Ottawa to Winnipeg: 2000 Km of writing time – except when it’s my turn to drive.
The views are spectacular, the roads winding (until you hit the prairies), and there are ample passing lanes. But what do you do with your time, hour after hour, in the car?
I find my mind wanders and with time to think, I get inundated with ideas. I keep a notebook handy to capture my thoughts. If I’m driving, my husband has to write them down. If only I could get him to write neatly.
Living is such a big country and having family in several provinces, along with the crazy notion that driving is the right way to get there, gives me lots of hours to write. I’ve written entire scenes without noticing what town we passed through, or that maybe we should stop for lunch, or that we are arriving.
As this is posted I am somewhere between Wawa, Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba hopefully coming up with some great ideas for my fourth novel.
So you’re driving across Canada and I’m driving down the west coast. Did you see my post about it, Kristina? Friday’s will have pictures. I’m amazed how much writing you can do in the car. Awesome!
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I did see your post. Lots of good info there to keep us working!
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Very cool. Some of the best ideas are the result of a long road trip.
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We are driving east from Vancouver – any chance of meeting you in Calgary??? We are in Panorama now, but it sounds like you might be in Winnipeg. Safe driving – Elizabeth and Wayne
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Sorry we won’t make it all the way to Calgary in time. 4000km in the last couple of weeks is enough driving for me for a while.
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