I’m lucky in that I have a spare bedroom which I’ve turned into an office. I try to write every morning for about two hours and as you can see by the picture I love everything costal, in particular, Florida. So I painted the room a light sea blue, and there are flamingos everywhere. I started collecting the flamingos when I was writing a contemporary about a fictional town called Flamingo Heights. That small brown comforter covers a small chair for my little dog Bentley, who loves to sit with me. Of course wants to sit on my lap but he’s adapted to the alternative, his little spot which is right by me. I also have two bulletin boards plastered with pics as inspiration for my current WIP. One of them (not pictured) is a magnetized surfboard.I’ve found I need background noise to write so I have a radio or iPod going. When I’m editing the iPod is blaring out my playlist of music I made specific for my story. Don’t you just love the iPod? How did we ever live without it? <g> Every once in a while I’ll have a candle burning too but most of the time I write before heading off to work so the candle is reserved for the weekends.Strangely enough I’ve found some of the best place to write in public spaces like Starbucks or doctors offices. Don’t ask me why, maybe it’s because I can’t do anything but write. Go figure.Long gone is my desk top computer. I traded that in for a laptop with a docking station and a back up hard drive. I don’t keep paper around either. Everything regarding my WIP or future works is on spreadsheets. I’ve even scanned some of my favorite reference books into the computer and saved them as PDFs. I learned a while back, when I was forced to clean out my closet in search of an elusive piece of paper that was important then, that stacks of paper and sticky notes were not my friend. I lost precious writing time, and almost scraped a story in the process. That simplification process took about a month but it was worth it. So where is the best place for you to write? Have you made over a room? Maybe you have a favorite comfy chair instead? Or perhaps you can’t write in your house. Where do you go?
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November 27, 2007 at 8:58 am
I’ve been tempted a couple of times to post pictures of my writing room on my blog but always shy away in the end. It’s such a personal, private space to me. But perhaps I shall follow your example, swallow my nervousness and show an aspect of my world few people have ever seen. Thanks for this…
November 27, 2007 at 9:31 am
I write in my own bedroom, sitting or lying down on the bed. To me pen and paper are the muse!
I usually type them up later but …on the bed, hugging a cushion, holding my mug full of tea …
I feel like writing now …
November 27, 2007 at 5:12 pm
I’m still writing based on the mood. I know this is not good. It’s very different with you who keep writing wherever you go.
November 29, 2007 at 3:34 pm
My writing designated corner of my room looks so sad compared to this picture… Oh, well. At least it is my space – when I can get my kids to stay away from my computer that is!
June 25, 2008 at 11:28 am
We got rid of our dining room and turned it into an office and I think that’s the best thing we’ve ever done. I spend so much time at my desk with other things, it’s very easy to switch right over to my WIP.
I find the best place in the world for me write is at work when it’s slow. That’s not the greatest advice in the world, but your in front of a computer anyway, right?