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My Writing Room by Eve Bourton

By Novelicious

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

My Writing Room by Eve Bourton
I don’t have a garden shed, or a cubby hole, a desk or a favourite chair. If I could find a place to swing it, I'd probably have a hammock with a 'Hazardous Area: Author at Work' sign attached. I hate sitting in chairs, to tell the truth – I've had rheumatoid arthritis since my twenties, and my knees really dislike prolonged periods of sitting down. I do have an office, but I can't write in it. It's for filing and business paperwork and going cross-eyed over accounts and spreadsheets. So my writing space – wherever I happen to be, home or abroad – is my bed or the sofa. Legs stretched out, laptop switched on, and (when I am at home in the country) a cat or two curled up beside keeping an eye on things while ensuring I am still fully functioning as their personal central heating system.

Naturally one needs essential items within easy reach – coffee, the telephone, and a pad and pen etc. but the fewer distractions the better. This is why it would be a very good idea to use my office, where the WIFI struggles to work (it has to get from the router through a very thick wall). I used to be able to write with music playing, but I can't anymore, usually because I start singing along or go off in a daydream.

The beauty of not having a single 'writing space' is that I am not dependent on it to get me in the writing mood. So long as I have a computer or a pad and pen and can be relatively horizontal, I can write anywhere! I usually carry a notebook with me when I am out and about, so I can jot down ideas or inspiration. And I once wrote the whole chapter of a story in longhand while sitting out a thunderstorm on holiday in a beachside bar (deciphering my scrawl when trying to type it up back home was not the easiest thing to do).

Love in Vogue by Eve Bourton is out now.

Filed Under: Alternative Thursday, My Writing Room

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