Writing Spaces for Spring
Wednesday March 26, 2008
With the advent of spring -- and spring cleaning -- it's the perfect time to think about writing spaces. Even if you don't have an office, you can still create or find room in which to work. Be resourceful. A lack of space should never be an excuse not to write. For one example, read about and link to Amanda Eyre Ward's workspace in last week's interview. Do you have a creative solution to the problem of writing space? Please post it in the comments below!
Image courtesy of the Writers Workspace in Chicago.
I’ve tried a bunch of different places, but my own house just doesn’t work for me. I find I get my best work done in a coffee shop or other public place. For some reason the buzz of activity just helps me focus.
I find the best place for me to write is in my bedroom, but I don’t want an office in there. I set up an office in a separate room, but i just don’t feel motivated to write when I’m in there. Currently I have my laptop set up at the bar in my kitchen, but that doesn’t seem like a long term solution. I guess I like writing in the bedroom because it gives me a sense of privacy. What do you recommend?
This place is like $70 per MONTH. Why not go to the public library where it’s free? I think this is a strange idea.
Libraries are a fabulous option, if the hours work with your schedule. Here in New York, for example, they don’t have funds for extensive hours. If you work 9-5, you can generally only use the library one evening a week and for a few hours on the weekend (though the central locations are open longer on the weekends than the branches). That’s one reason, I think, why there are so many writers’ rooms here.