As this is the first post on this blog, I thought we would start with one of the first and most important considerations of being a writer, your writing space.
Even great writers put great importance on their writing space. Virginia Woolf, felt so strongly she wrote about the necessity of finding a suitable place to write in her famous piece entitled “A Room of One’s Own”.
Finding a room of one’s own may not be entirely possible. It is however, fundamentally important to find somewhere that suits your personality and allows your creativity to flow, but equally allows you to concentrate.
Every writer is different and each has differing factors that motivate them. This may seem obvious, but often people feel guilty for wanting to do something unusual. However, some of the very best writers wrote in the most unusual places. Roald Dahl for instance, wrote in his garden shed.
Where ever you choose to write, make sure that it is comfortable and suits your purpose. By this I mean that it suits your needs and feeds your creative imagination.
A beautiful view sounds wonderful but is not always possible, however this could be a blessing as a beautiful view would certainly encourage me to stare out of the window instead of actually writing and probably would a lot of other writers, if they were truly honest.
So when the ideal is not possible, work with what you have and make the most of it.
I have a little office cupboard under the stairs and I love it. It’s exactly what I need.
What’s your ideal writing place?
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