Co-working: Not just for start-ups

I have a slash existence. I am a librarian/author and I’m also a mother and wife and sister and homeowner and all of that which takes a bit of balancing. I write when I can, but being in the school system allows me the opportunity to devote my summers to my writing, but that doesn’t mean my other responsibilities don’t crowd in. For example, I live in the suburbs, but in Atlanta, there are some really great camps for kids in the city, which means I have to commute. It’s not easy. It’s 45 minutes one way without much traffic. But you can just about cancel any writing time if I’ve got the kids at home. Shout out to all the single moms and stay-at-home Moms because your time is spent cooking three meals a day, cleaning, and entertaining little people. I also have to manage a chronic illness that can cause me to be exhausted for long periods of time, so where does that lead me?

To a co-working space!

Co-working isn’t just for start-ups, recent business grads and graphic designers, it’s for people like me, who need a desk, wifi and air conditioning for a few months. As an introvert, there are only a few things I enjoy more than being productive in a room full of people who don’t talk to each other. Bookstores, my co-working space, ugh…bliss.

So, I’m working on edits and hoping to get this middle grades novel ready for more than my eyes by August. I would tell you where my space is but for $50 a month I am reluctant to put a run on the place. But they’re out there. They usually have open space, dedicated desks and then office space for rent. There’s a fridge and microwave like a real office and at lunch you can see people doing the whole water cooler thing which can be cool. Where do you write?