Hitting The Road (Again)

Last week we took another big car trip and spent a couple of nights in a hotel. All this shuttling around on the highways certainly cuts into our writing time.

The fortunate thing is, we’re currently in the stage of our process where we’re least chained to our desks. Our work sessions lately consist of conversation and note-taking, which we can do even while driving. We also take a laptop with us so we can do some research if a question comes up, such as how common a particular type of fingerprint is. (And yes, we are enjoying the idea of someone trying to guess what this book is about based on what we’re researching. Because it’s impossible.)

Having a teammate helps at every step of a project, of course, but this developmental stuff might be the place where it’s the most significant. Conversations are so much more productive when they have more than one participant (plus, there’s someone else in the car who can take notes while you’re busy driving).

So, once again, we’ll advocate for finding yourself a good writing partner. You don’t have to marry them, but in our experience that does bring some nice fringe benefits.