tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post192264326742230558..comments2023-09-24T07:49:19.084-04:00Comments on Games By Design Has Moved!: Passing the 10K MarkChristopher M. Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719365007524426389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post-88746770709663385092007-04-01T22:25:00.000-04:002007-04-01T22:25:00.000-04:00Thanks for all the support everyone!Part of my pro...Thanks for all the support everyone!<BR/><BR/>Part of my problem these days with physical comfort is that my settings have changed a lot from when I wrote THE GUARDIAN. Back then, I was working in the company office all day, and so sitting in one chair there (and up and around talking to people and going to meetings, etc, at least some of the day). At that point, I also had a futon in my home office, and that was where I did almost all my writing--either that, or propped up in bed late at night.<BR/><BR/>But in January I started working from home full time, and I've got a giant desk now that crowded out the futon. And the desk at the computer I would write at is the same one that I sit in all day every weekday--pretty much all my meetings are by phone, unless I'm on a trip out of town, so that's a lot of hours in that one chair. By the time the evening rolls around, my butt isn't wanting to sit in that chair any longer. But I'm adjusting.<BR/><BR/>To your point in the music, Marva--for me, I got into the habit of listening to music while programming because it helped drown out the ambient office noise. Most of my music is instrumental, so having that on headphones is a heck of a lot less distracting than hearing everyone else's conversations. That's no longer an issue, obviously, but the habit has stuck for all of my non-writing computer activities.<BR/><BR/>ChrisChristopher M. Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719365007524426389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post-67477566893075189752007-04-01T19:01:00.000-04:002007-04-01T19:01:00.000-04:00Comfortable butt is everything. I've never listen...Comfortable butt is everything. I've never listened to music while I worked, as a programmer, tech writer, or fiction writer. I've always found it distracting.<BR/><BR/>Good progress on your WIP!Cellophane Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166797508899835493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post-468926742501769162007-04-01T17:24:00.000-04:002007-04-01T17:24:00.000-04:00You know, in all the books I've ever read by write...You know, in all the books I've ever read by writers on how to write, they always talked about how physical the job is. You need to get up and move around, remember to drink your water, change chairs, dance around a bit before sitting down again, feed the cat. So, sounds like you're getting the hang of what you need physically to get pages down.Rachel V. Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993034871233904955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post-51422784904448846882007-03-31T07:41:00.000-04:002007-03-31T07:41:00.000-04:00Wow! You've made so much progress in the last few ...Wow! You've made so much progress in the last few days. Well done, Chris, good to see you've passed that first Big Hurdle (10K). :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com