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My Writing Room by Lauren Oliver

By Novelicious

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.

Lauren Oliver's Writing Room
Blame it on watching Beauty on The Beast too many times as a child, but all my life, I've wanted a house with a library.

And, okay, maybe my house doesn't quite have the multi-story wonder of the Disney Movie (much to my dismay, it did not come with a singing teapot, either), but as soon as I saw the green library of our circa-1835 home, with dozens of built in bookshelves, an old fireplace, and what can only be described as a sitting nook, I knew I'd found my new office.

Every morning, equipped with a pot of coffee and usually two puppies (and occasionally one cat) at my heels, I head to my office and plop down at my leather desk. (Yes, my desk is entirely upholstered in a beautiful, saddle-smooth tan leather, and was both a huge indulgence and the first piece of furniture I bought for the house, before even a living room sofa or a headboard.)

Lauren Oliver's Writing Room
I spend hours in the library every day and yet I rarely feel restless or unhappy. I love being surrounded by the books I know and love, by the assortment of bric-a-brac I've gathered over time, like a stuffed piranha from an ex-boyfriend, an antique writing desk from my future mother-in-law, a wooden horse I bought in an antique store in Brooklyn. The whole room feels like an extension of my brain: slightly overstuffed, full of stories, bursting to reveal itself.

At night, I walk a whole dozen feet to the sitting nook, curl up with my latest read (recently, Salman Rushdie's newest), a glass of wine, and usually some cornichons I eat like potato chips straight from the jar. As the sun sets, I love seeing the windows darken to reveal the room reflected back in miniature, full of warmth and Christmas-tones, and the kind of old, worn-in comfort I associate with home.

Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head and Rooms by Lauren Oliver are out now.

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