He rents a flat in central Stockholm and loves to sit down and write. For most of his lifetime, he did not write much. Only when those financing his work demanded. This occurred once a year. He wrote when he needed to report result. A couple of times each year he needed to apply for money. That pushed him to write some more. In general he wrote technical stuff using a descriptive language avoiding individuality and speculations.
After a large number of years in that bin, he felt there was something essential missing. He could not define what it was and began to look for it. He abandoned that container and whatever identity he managed to build using those tools.
While in this new bin, he searched his income as a ghostwriter and dialogue coach. He managed. Although selling himself was not his cup of tea. Present container, number four, he names retirement. He wants to let himself go in writing prose and poetry.
But, he experience handicaps when using words. Too many years in an academic and technical environment have had a severe impact. For him, the writing quality called ”show don’t tell” was a significant hurdle.
This morning he avoided his usual working place. He suspected that a specific environment might have an effect on how he wrote. At his ”office desk” he tended to do office work, that is to administrate, edit and correct. In short, an early version of his personality takes over and assure being in control. Working with a keyboard and a computer display does influence him in the same direction.
He was lucky having found a more playful part of himself writing elsewhere. It happened at another place and with another set of tools. Sitting sipping a cup of coffee at a coffee shop did do the job. He loved writing in an inexpensive spiral notebook. But, he always used his expensive fountain pen and black ink.
At the present moment, he stays in bed. He had never used this location when writing. What sorts of writing will emerge?

I love writing in bed, or on a sofa, nice and warm, preferably first thing in the morning, using my laptop so I can write in the dark. I can understand how a lifetime of professional-only writing is a tough hurdle. You are letting your inner critic step aside… I think that is wonderful.
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Such a lovely post! Well done 🙂
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I hope this works for you. For me, it is just discipline, pure and simple. Write, give it my all. and throw out most of it, keep what is valuable, then edit. That’s it. Best of luck to you, Dr. Bob
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