Writing Space

Remember a year or so ago the fad in writer's blogs was to display pictures of your desk? My mess was so inspirational that it made a constant reader of published novelist Paula Offutt (well, that's what she said). We've moved on from desks to writing space in general, about which writing coach Lisa Collazo suggested, "It should be filled with tokens of positive reinforcement, such as a letter from a good friend, a piece of writing that influenced you, or a photograph of a favorite author." She asked her readers to describe their writing spaces. I'm more of the "creative clutter" type of artist, but some of us are really neat ... or else don't have much in the way of physical resources. You can take a look at other writers' spaces on the Writer's Digest forum. Yep, mine's there. I jumped right onto the bandwagon as soon as it appeared, having the shot at hand. My real writing space, however is my whole house. The desk is in my bedroom now, but the other one still contains a large file cabinet and all my photo and spare electronic equipment. The library is in the kitchen, and I keep notebooks, a clipboard, writing instruments in the living room. Papers and newsprint turn up in every room, too. I've learned to function like a man, spread out and take up all the space!