When you’re unhappy with your writing space, writing becomes impossible. You need to make sure that where you’re writing is conducive to the writing, and not a source of unhappiness and frustration!
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The writer’s writing space is a place where you need to almost literally have a “Do Not disturb” sign up. It has to be set aside for writing, and for the business of writing. My writing space is amazing. A little black cabinet with a drawer, a red chair that just needs an ottoman for my wife to use, my desk, two bookcases, decorative lamp, prints, diplomas from various work related training and some Karate certificates, little keep sake items… and a very nice desk. All very organized and nice.
But not everyone has a writing space that’s as good as mine!
So, when you’re not feeling it, it’s not working it all… how do you fall in love with it?
Put a Shoji screen in it.
Make sure your Shoji screen is mostly open. That way it takes up a lot of room.
Put the cat litterbox in there.
You want it as close to your desk as possible. So you can see it and smell it. And when the male cat that flings the litter is in it, he’s getting it all over your feet.
Boxes full of stuff in every corner.
This is a must have. Get that going right away.
Now sit and write for a week like that. Now’ here’s the last step:
Take all of that stuff out. Put your office back the way it was.
You’ll love your writing office now!
Conclusion
This may sound stupid, but seriously – we often look at something so often we neglect to see the fine details. Interrupt the calmness of something, and the restoration of it is often the ingredient we need to be happy until we have the time and money for a writing space makeover!
