I don’t know if this happens to others, but when I’m writing my entire brain focuses on what I’m doing, and it tunes out ‘real life.’
This can be a problem while writing and living on a sailboat.
It’s shocking, I know, but sometimes I have responsibilities on the sailboat. My husband, Matt, could be off windsurfing, playing volleyball, or spear fishing, and I’m on the boat writing.
I might need to turn off the water maker when the tanks are full, turn of the generator when the batteries are charged, or re-angle the solar panels when the sun moves – which it has a tendency to do during the day.
Matt learned that when I’m writing, there is a slight chance I could forget my duties. And yes, he learned from experience. His solution: he sets an alarm.
Now you’d thing that would be enough, but it’s not. He leaves me a note for what the alarm means.
I’ve learned to read the note as soon as the alarm goes off and attend to the task right away. If I sit back and start writing without doing what I was supposed to do, there’s a good chance I forget.
Sometimes the boat needs take precedence over writing, but I still love to write while I’m on my catamaran.
Thanks for reading . . .
Creative Story Editors 
When i`m writing I dont hear my husband at all and I attend to say yes to things I dont really know he said. I do recognize this quiet a bit. 😉
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Funny how that works. I guess our spouses get used to and can even laugh about it. Thanks for the follow.
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I’m so glad you shared this! I have to write a lot of stuff down, things like birthdays, and errands, and paying bills, because if I don’t I will completely put them out of my mind to make room for more exciting things– like stories. 🙂
When I sit down to write, I set a timer and when it goes off I have to force myself to stop, otherwise I’ll just keep right on going! If I didn’t, things like eating, going to bed, and checking in with family just won’t happen.
This writing thing can sure draw you in!
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It always make me feel better to know others out there have the same issues. I don’t feel as guilty about getting consumed by writing.
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I’ve gotten so deep into my writing that I was able to be squared by the phone ringing or someone coming into my office unexpectedly. Funny, I wrote about this in my blog too.
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Hi Derek, thanks for the comment. I look forward to checking out your blog.
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*supposed to read scared, not squared. Not sure how that happened….
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Too immersed in your writing that you scared yourself into being squared? I always notice a typo right after I het the send key. Such is life.
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