Being an author is a rewarding job for you will be able to influence other people’s lives through creative writing. However, being an author does have obstacles too and one of which is how to get started. Writing is a self-thought art and for you to become successful you should make it a habit to write whenever you get the chance.

Your mood affects your ability to write. For you to become an efficient writer, you should determine the time of the day when you are most productive and motivated. If you are a morning person, then you should set a few hours for writing. The same thing goes for night owl. Aside from the time of the day, you should also consider the condition of the environment. An author is most productive when the environment is quiet and conducive for writing.

You should also consider your location. Some authors are productive when they are inside their home while others express themselves well through writing when they are at the coffee shop or office. You should also determine the number of hours you can devote to writing. Some writers have a short attention span while others become too deeply involved and forgot that they have other important things to attend too.

The writing materials matter too. There are writers who write well using notebooks. However, in today’s modern times many writers prefer to use a computer. If you are a computer savvy, then you are most likely comfortable using a computer than a traditional pen and notebook. Some authors use voice recording to record their thoughts and transcribe them later on. At the end of the day, you have to determine what works best for you because only then you will be able to come up with a productive result.

I know someone who is a successful author and one factor that keeps her motivated is her place. She has a condo where she spends a few hours a day to gather her thoughts and put them into writing. Now, if you want to become a successful author, then I suggest you find a place where you can consider an escape from everything. Try to contact a real estate agent Anniston for you to know what your available options are. There is one reputable place to start – The Joey Crews Team. This is a team of professional and well-respected real estate agents in the Calhoun area.

Sometimes it is not really the physical structure of the place, but the ambiance that will inspire and keep you motivated to write.

At the furthest point south there is a little known vacation spot that few people know about outside of the southern states surrounding it. While on a business trip to Orange Beach in Alabama I discovered that the best beaches aren’t only in Florida. It didn’t take me long to find out that this was a really great place to kick back and relax. 

The Alabama beach line isn’t very long. If you exclude Mobile the beach stretches from Fort Morgan to Florabama at the state line. That whole area in between is filled with some of the best seafood and luxury beachfront condominiums in the area. During my stay I found that Florida has been the name everybody thinks of when they think beach vacation or spring break. You might have heard of Panama City. It’s because of this that Florida cities have become more run down from the wear and tear that thousands of 18 year olds can inflict. I’m going to share a secret with you. Orange beach and Gulf Shores are basically right next door and are virtually unknown to the spring breakers. This stretch of beach is more family oriented, clean, and classy. If you have kids and just want to relax this is the place. 

Normally I take about two trips a month building a future for my business. I have seen a lot of great places and every once in a while I can talk my wife into going along. I’m not sure why but I didn’t really have to talk her into this one. She started packing as soon as I said beach. 

We arrived at our condo in Orange Beach on Saturday and it seemed pretty calm. We notice on the way down that there were tons of people going the same way that we were. We drove down through Pensacola and were caught up in a bottleneck for about fifteen miles. That last stretch took us about an hour because traffic was only moving about ten miles an hour. 

Apparently condos are rented in weekly cycles from Saturday to Saturday. Everybody comes in at the same time and the weekends can be pretty insane. You can tell when the house people come in on the weekend. Lines at the restaurant lines double in size. If you want to avoid the big weekend crowds come during the week. 

The Best Condo in Orange Beach

There are many different kinds of condos and what is best for you may not be the best for someone else. We stayed at The Turquoise Place for 3 nights and loved every minute of it. Some people want to stay in a place that is nice but won’t break the bank. Lei Lani is mostly owned by people just like you and me. They rent out their condos in week blocks for a decent price and the condos are really pretty nice. If you look around enough you will find something that is perfect for you and your budget. Here’s a helpful tip for you: look on VRBO.com and find a condo that looks good to you. Then google the name and condo number and read the reviews for that condo on other sites. You can get a ton of good info this way. 

Best Place to Eat in Orange Beach

While we were in Orange Beach we heard about a place the locals like to go called Docs. We decided to go ahead and try it and boy were we glad we did. The food was superb. The only thing that we didn’t like so much was how worn out and dirty it looked. We went at 5:30 and that was a mistake. 

Here’s a helpful hint for eating out when you’re at the beach: Be at the restaurant at 4 or 430 and you will get a table right away. Wait later than that and you will wait at least an hour. 

For our second night at the beach we chose to eat at Cobalt which is right next to Perdido Pass. It has an awesome view and even better food. It was our favorite of the trip. I surprised my wife with a Sound Wave Bracelet which would mean nothing to most but she is a music teacher and loved it. It was very special to her. On our third night we went to The Hangout and wished that we hadn’t. That was awful. The music was way too loud and there was just way too much going on. Oh and the parking was terrible too. The Hangout is definitely not recommended. Gulf shores has great places to eat as well. If you decide to take the short drive over to Gulf Shores I recommend stopping at The Oyster House. The food is fantastic!

Fun things to do in Orange Beach 

This might sound childish but my wife and I took a dolphin cruise after dinner at the Cobalt. We chartered a boat that a fellow writer had recommended. He told us that they had taken their two year old son for a cruise. When they arrived for the cruise they found that they were the only ones. The owner, Captain Bart and his wife, took them out even though they were the only customers. Captain Bart knew he wasn’t going to make enough to even cover the gas cost but he took them anyway. He even let their son sit in the Captains seat and pretend he was driving. Captain Bart, if you read this, Steven Luke says thanks for the experience. You can visit their website by clicking this link: The Best Dolphin Cruise in Orange Beach

There are many things that you can do at the beach that we didn’t do. You can rent a boat or a pontoon boat that has water slides if you want. You can parasail if you have a death wish. I would like to do some deep sea fishing next time we go. We will be going back. There is much more to do but not enough time to cover everything. Go explore!

Driving

There are only three ways into the area. Through Pensacola, through Gulf Shores, or across the new toll bridge in Gulf Shores. The toll bridge is much faster, but will cost you a few bucks. That’s what I recommend doing. 

Over all our entire trip was really good. I didn’t have enough time to write in as much detail as I would like, but I do plan on continuing later on. I have more tips that will make your stay more pleasant, and if there is something that I didn’t mention here please put it in the comments below.

Another Reason To Love Writing – Meeting Inspiring People

I belong to a family of writers. My grandfather was a journalist of a local newspaper. My mother is a senior writer of a home magazine. The sound of a typewriter has always been part of our home’s ambience.

There were times when my mother brought me along to her work. I had always thought of her as one of those women who typically wears corporate clothes and stay in the office for a long day. But I discovered that her job as a magazine writer involved a lot of field work. Her work entailed going to nice homes, interviewing the owners and creating content about their homes. I’ve seen different styles of old and modern homes. House designs and home gardens became my obsession.

Every trip to a stranger’s home with my mom has been memorable and unique. One day, she asked me to come with her to visit an old Scandinavian-styled home in a rural place. She was asked by her boss to do an interview with a woman who owned the most stylish old house in the place. The idea made me excited for days. The scheduled day had arrived. It was a 7-hour travel from our city to Atlanta, Georgia, where the interview will be done. We rode along with two other crews and a driver. When we arrived in the place, we expected for a fine weather. But we were welcomed by heavy rains and cold winds. I didn’t see any worried gestures from my mother. She’s always been a calm person. We hustled through the muddy streets heading to the old house.

When we arrived at the house, an old woman on her early 80’s warmly greeted us on her porch. She was energetic and hospitable. She apologized for the inconvenience caused by an unfriendly weather. We were toured around the nice two-storey house. Seeing how organized her home was, I knew that the old woman had a keen eye for aesthetics just like my mom.

Mother did her interview with the owner in the family’s dining place. The old woman started conversing about how she and her husband got the place and how they accumulated the beautiful furniture and accessories of the house. Until she went on sharing how the house was rebuilt and transformed after it was devastated by the strongest typhoon which hit the state ten years ago. It was also when she lost her husband. The typhoon took away what’s been dear to her, her home and her husband. She was teary-eyed when recalling the tragic experience.

She imagined how everything she earned for years had gone in one day. The water damage had cost her huge amount from their retirement savings. However, through the help of her children, especially her son, Jon, she was able to rebuild the house slowly.

Among all her children, she shares that Jon was the one who made it possible for the house to even be saved. Jon has been known to help people, especially those who experience water damage problems. This is evident in the website that he has put up – MyWebPal. He talks about how to help people understand, prevent, and remedy water damage issues that all people are bound to encounter, one way or another.

She may not understand the entire concept of all that online stuff, but she understands that her son is able to help other people, and that knowledge alone is enough for her and makes her proud of him and all her children. She owe them the existence of the beautiful house she lives in today.

It must have been so hard for her to reminisce on such event. However, my mom saw in the old woman’s eyes the gleam of hopefulness, strength and gratefulness about life. My mom as a writer have seen many homes and heard different stories from people. But it is this home in Atlanta which is the most unforgettable.