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Wherever I live, I try to identify places where I can hide from others and be alone with my thoughts and imagination. Often these places are in nature. Just as often, they’re a favorite room in a museum or a table in a beloved pub or a bench where the people-watching is great. When I lived in Oxfordshire, one of these places was actually the grave of Eric Blair — known more commonly as author George Orwell — in Sutton-Courtenay. I’d often bring a picnic blanket, spread out, and scribble in my notebook for an hour or two in his company, maybe even do a little reading, before popping into the local pub for a pint.
Where are some of the best — and strangest — places you go to find inspiration and create?
I'm a new subscriber, so this is my first comment. I'm an unpublished author and I've written some screenplays too. I love this Substack, thanks so much for writing it. One of my favourite places to write is on the train. Some of my best work is done there with the world passing by outside.
Well, first off, thank you for becoming a paid subscriber -- and welcome to 5AM StoryTalk! I'm very glad to have you here and look forward to seeing your name in the comments. The train is one of my favorite places to work, too. I used to live outside Oxford, and I'd take the train into London for meetings. The countryside passing by outside does something to you. But I have the same experience taking the train in more urban environments, I think. Same as the bus, with the city passing by outside. Thanks for your comment.
I'm a new subscriber, so this is my first comment. I'm an unpublished author and I've written some screenplays too. I love this Substack, thanks so much for writing it. One of my favourite places to write is on the train. Some of my best work is done there with the world passing by outside.
Well, first off, thank you for becoming a paid subscriber -- and welcome to 5AM StoryTalk! I'm very glad to have you here and look forward to seeing your name in the comments. The train is one of my favorite places to work, too. I used to live outside Oxford, and I'd take the train into London for meetings. The countryside passing by outside does something to you. But I have the same experience taking the train in more urban environments, I think. Same as the bus, with the city passing by outside. Thanks for your comment.