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Finding the Write Setting #IWSG

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Loni Townsend

Man, time is sneaking up on me. It’s been a scramble to try to keep up with everything in life, and that’s put me behind in everything else. It’s hard to believe that it’s already September and Insecure Writer’s Support Group day.

I’ve got insecurities a plenty. Will I frustrate people with book 3’s timeline? Will I finish MMF this year? How will my rewrites in Isto turn out?

But I haven’t really had time to focus on that lately, so I’ll just answer this month’s question.

IWSG Question of the Month: If you could pick one place in the world to sit and write your next story, where would it be and why?

To tell the truth, my choice of location has nothing to do with writing. It’s been a life long dream of mine to go to Japan. I used to talk about traveling there with my grandma. It was a childhood fantasy that never came to fruition, and I admit, it’s one of the largest regrets of my life that I’ll never overcome. Between school, work, and life, I never made that hope of mine a reality, and my grandma has since passed away.

So, if I could pick one place to go, it’d be there. I’d travel back in time and hop on a plane with my grandma. It doesn’t matter if we wound up at a shrine in the mountains or in the center of busy Tokyo. I could write anywhere. It’d be so much cooler if it were there with my grandma.

Where would you go? Would it be some place in the present? Or would you travel to the past?

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24 thoughts on “Finding the Write Setting #IWSG”

  1. CD Gallant-King says:
    September 4, 2019 at 7:54 AM

    Hey, I didn’t know travelling through time was an option for this. In that case I would go back to my apartment in 2009 and write, instead of all the time I wasted playing Smackdown vs Raw on PS2.

    That’s a lovely picture of you with your grandma.

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  2. H.R. Sinclair says:
    September 4, 2019 at 8:34 AM

    When you make it to Japan, your grandma will be with you in spirit.

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  3. C.G.Coppola says:
    September 4, 2019 at 9:23 AM

    What H.R.Sinclair said! As long as you go – which you better! Hubby and kids as well 🙂

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  4. Madeline Mora-Summonte says:
    September 4, 2019 at 9:30 AM

    Such a sweet answer, Loni! And a lovely photo.

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  5. Elizabeth Seckman says:
    September 4, 2019 at 10:02 AM

    When you make it to Japan, maybe your grandma will be riding along like an angel on your shoulder.

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  6. Alex J. Cavanaugh says:
    September 4, 2019 at 10:34 AM

    Sorry you can’t go there with your grandmother. Hopefully you make the journey for her one day. It is an amazing city.

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  7. Patricia Josephine says:
    September 4, 2019 at 10:42 AM

    You’ll get to Japan one day and your grandma will be watching with a big smile on her face.

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  8. Anna says:
    September 4, 2019 at 11:58 AM

    Yeah, that would’ve been great. 🙂

    Anna from elements of emaginette

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  9. Sarah Foster says:
    September 4, 2019 at 1:44 PM

    I’m sure you’ll get there someday, and your grandma will be there in spirit!

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  10. Michelle Wallace says:
    September 4, 2019 at 1:54 PM

    Wonderful sentiment…
    I’m sure it will happen one day. 🙂

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  11. ChemistKen says:
    September 4, 2019 at 1:57 PM

    My daughter would love to visit Japan, but it would take a lot to convince me. I’m not a good airplane passenger, and until my doctor prescribes me a pill that will knock me out for 12 hours or so, I think I’m staying put for a while.

    As far as Isto and your other books go, just keep plugging away. You’ll eventually get them all polished to your satisfaction. But when don’t have tons of time to write, the process will take time. Especially if you feel guilty about spending time away from your family while you write. That’s one reason it took so long for me to write my fan fiction story.

    Try to enjoy the ride and worry about the destination later. Every book you finish will make it that much easier to finish the next book.

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  12. C. Lee McKenzie says:
    September 4, 2019 at 3:30 PM

    You’ll get there and so will your grandmother. I can’t imagine that she’d not tag along to share that delightful country with you.

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  13. L. Diane Wolfe says:
    September 4, 2019 at 5:08 PM

    Take a trip there and your grandmother will be with you in spirit.

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  14. Juneta Key says:
    September 4, 2019 at 5:50 PM

    I agree. Your grandmother is with you no matter where you are and she will be there too. I know not exactly what you meant, but you can still share the joy with her because joy comes from the spirit.

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  15. Liz A. says:
    September 4, 2019 at 6:32 PM

    When you do make it to Japan, your grandmother will be with you in spirit.

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  16. Lee Lowery says:
    September 4, 2019 at 9:55 PM

    You have, hands down, the best response and reason for choosing a writing place! And not only that, you’ve nailed the whole point of even making such a journey. Well done, Loni!

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  17. Kalpana says:
    September 4, 2019 at 11:11 PM

    Regrets about not having done something you planned to do with a person who has passed away are so sad. Well I hope you do make it to Japan and you can imagine your lovely Grandma is with you. Beautiful photograph of you and her.

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  18. Natalie Aguirre says:
    September 5, 2019 at 6:06 AM

    I hope you get to Japan some day. And like everyone is saying, your grandma would be there in spirit.

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  19. Julie Flanders says:
    September 5, 2019 at 10:46 AM

    Aww, I hope you make it there sometime. And feel sure that when you do your grandma will be with you in spirit. <3

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  20. Olga Godim says:
    September 5, 2019 at 1:03 PM

    I heard a lot about Japan, all of it fascinating. I hope you visit one day, and of course, your grandma would be there with you, in spirit.

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  21. Gwen Gardner says:
    September 5, 2019 at 4:55 PM

    You’re the second person I came across today who would go to Japan. It’s such a lovely, zen-like country. You know your grandma would be there in spirit! I’m Gwen, your co-host stopping by from the IWSG!

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  22. Gwen Gardner says:
    September 5, 2019 at 4:56 PM

    You’re the second person I came across today who would go to Japan. It’s such a lovely, zen-like country. You know your grandma would be there in spirit! I’m Gwen, your co-host stopping by from the IWSG! <3

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  23. Angela Wooldridge says:
    September 6, 2019 at 5:08 AM

    Aww beautiful photo 🙂 I hope you get there one of these days

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  24. Tyrean Martinson says:
    September 6, 2019 at 4:27 PM

    That sounds like a wonderful time and place to write!

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