I can't write when there are any distractions around. Be it television, other people, or light itself. That's right, I even find it hard to write simply because it's daylight. I can be a vampire sometimes, and stay up all working on something, but as soon as I hear another human voice or the sun rises, I lose inspiration. Once in a while, if I'm the middle of working on something that's going very well, I can manage to work on it even when there are other people around--but only if they have no idea that I'm writing. I'm the exact opposite of those people who go to Starbucks and sit on their computers and make sure everyone knows they're working on the next Great American Novel. I'm always in awe of people who can work through distractions. It keeps me from getting a lot done. It takes me a long time to get "in the mood" to write, and trying to force myself just doesn't work. I wonder: are there any tips out there from those of you who are used to working in distracting environments for how to write in such situations? How do you write when the world isn't being cooperative?