I’ve realised there’s a contradiction in my writing process, and I’ve been struggling to reconcile the two sides of the coin.
On the one hand, I occasionally pepper into my entries that many of my writing ideas happen while walking. There’s something about the constant motion that brings these to the surface.
On the other hand, I realised a few years ago that I consider writing to be a strictly indoor activity, not an outdoor one. I examined this in a short entry titled Inside the Box from 2022, and I still agree with the points made.
The recent streak of sunny weather has brought this duality to mind. It’s provided a good incentive to go for these walks and think about recent projects.
I will, of course, always write down an idea when it occurs. Yet even on the warmest day, I hadn’t once considered intentionally taking my computer or notepad outdoors.
I entertained the thought that it might be down to practical issues like screen glare, spitting rain or unexpected gusts. Annoying as these are, it doesn’t fully describe my aversion to outdoor writing. I can be anywhere with walls and a ceiling; I’ll happily write on public transport, and I even jotted down the beginnings of a poem in a club this weekend.
In short, it simply feels wrong to write anywhere but indoors, and there’s no concrete reason for it, especially when I like to be outdoors to form ideas.
If you’ve any clues or insights about why this might be, I’d like to hear from you.
Gavin Cameron 
I prefer to write indoors as well although like you, will write and think about IDEAS when I’m outside. For me it’s probably a sensory thing and I like to be seated at a proper PC with a keyboard etc. My outdoorsy world is a different thing to my writing world.
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