Five Essentials When Writing on the Road
By Candyce Carden We writers like our routines and accoutrements. They comfort us like a toddler’s favorite blankie and signal our brain that it’s time to write. I knew a recent ten-day road trip, with stays in four cities, would challenge my writing production. Although I couldn’t bring all my security blankets along, I had to take a few. Besides my slim, silver phone and laptop, what else must accompany me on this journey? My Five Essentials When Writing on the Road I narrowed the list to five things, keeping in mind they needed to be objects that wouldn’t take up a lot of luggage space. 1. Favorite Coffee Mug I’m not sure I know a writer who doesn’t have a mug among her favorite things. Whether it’s coffee or tea, we want our fuel. I love my oversized mug and tucked it into a corner of my bag. It’s personalized with the sentiment But first, God and reminds me to keep my priorities in order. I want to connect with Him before that first drop of coffe...
