D.C.

Maybe this summer I’ll do that again – maybe I’ll use the laptop this time 🙂 Anyway, sitting on the deck watching birds, rabbits, squirrels and deer, with an ice-cold libation at hand, is a great way to get inspired and creative!

J.D.

Indeed they are. I couldn’t do what I do without Susan’s cooperation.

Wow….4000 words in a weekend–that’s impressive. I don’t think I’ve ever done that much.

Eric

About one weekend a month, they will take a trip to the in-laws’ a couple hours away, and give me a good part of the weekend to work. I relish those only because I usually get a great deal done. Sure, I miss them for the couple days, but without such periods I’d be able to do a lot less writing. But you have to love someone who understands your need to have time once in a while to devote to the writing. I’ve got a longer attention span than you, so on those weekends I will often put in 16-20 or more hours – more than I can sometimes get in two weeks of evenings. In fact, once I have all my research, say, for a magazine article all prepared, I can knock out a 4000-word piece in that one weekend and have enough time to work on other pieces as well.

Here’s to understanding wives. They’re priceless. And we can’t do enough for them in return. We need to constantly tell them we appreciate it.

J.D. Petruzzi