"Back in July, our Writers at Work at Work series hit a bit of a . . . well, let’s call it a work stoppage. I’ll assume it’s because you’re way too busy writing at work (and at home) to answer any questions about your writing lifestyle.
"But! This
series has reopened for business, because earlier this week we heard from another courageous writer at work at work. Below is a Q&A with this brave and funny writer/worker bee, who is probably high right now."
Melissa
Do you want us to use a pseudonym for you?
Yes! For reasons that will become obvious.
Please describe your work setting: do you have privacy in which to write, or are you out in the open? An inspiring view
of nature, or cubicle walls? Computer or longhand?
I have some privacy; it’s a cubicle setup, but I have my own. (Yes, my own cubicle! Look at me, Ma!) No view of nature, except for the 2014 landscape calendar stuck to my corkboard. I’m in June 2014, which depicts a mill on a creek in what is clearly autumn.
Have you ever been caught writing at work? Please describe the incident.
Never have. Some close calls, though. And I assume there are cameras in the ceiling, documenting our every move. Just because you’re paranoid . . .
Do your co-workers know you write at work? What would your boss say if he/she knew?
My coworkers know nothing. If my boss found out that I write at work, she would probably poo on my desk, but she’d get over it.
