Writing again

Hello there!

I have written many times on my focus of the writing environment, and I have almost finished crafting my writing space to be an inspirational font. I feel that I have to say, no matter what goals you have, you should never let an objective (such as my writing space) interfere with the goal (writing). I certainly haven't, I keep writing and have a few ideas fermenting in anticipation of NaNoWriMo and hope to be able to list a few of my projects on Amazon and Barns&Noble by this time next year.

 My writing area now has my Altare Musa assembled, the desk which is a small Parson's Writing Table with just enough space for my laptop, a second monitor and a mouse. As I said before it isn't in a private space so I have to keep things cohesive to my living area but still have some inspirational items around me, it takes creativity. For anyone looking to set up a space for writing, my advise is to first claim the space, decorate it so that you can easily close your eyes and feel like you are in a different place or time. Then include:

A Blank Journal or Notebook - this is to represent all the stories that have never been written. Its handy when you are at the point of starting something new. Just pick up the book, flip through its pages and visualize it full of words, run the gamut, when you have that oh so important first sentence figured out, turn back to your computer, type writer, or the paper that you will actually be writing on and begin to scribe.

A Notebook - This one is for general use, so you can take it with you and even write those first words in it.

A Catty of 3x5 Index cards - You can use these to scribble odd ideas or plot points on, maybe even ideas you have for new characters.

An 8x10 picture frame - This is for your current project, the internet is full of pictures. Find one that starts those gears turning, something that acts as a visual queue for what you are writing and print it out. This is particularly helpful if you don't have a window, or if your view is lousy.

The Writers Block - You read all over the internet "writer's block is what happens when your imaginary friends won't talk to you." (Mary Papas) it is really the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing. In other words Ennui "a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement" is what we creative types are experiencing. To represent the Block keep something heavy and solid at hand, a block of wood, a brick, a rock (or pet rock), or even a crystal ball. This gives you that reminder that when things start to slow down you should get up and do something before they grind to a halt, additionally if writers block does set in you can remove it from your desk as a physical way of removing a psychological barrier, and in the case of the block of wood you might even think about burning it, or with a rock you might take it out and toss it in a lake, the crystal ball I would just move to another room for a while. My mother quotes Ruth Burke at us kids all the time "Only boring people get bored" so have a plan for when you need to change it up.

An Anatomy Doll - Like the pose-able kind artists have. These figures have uses a mile long, first when you have a lull in writing you have something you can do with your hands, second you can name it and talk through whats going on, get that silent second opinion and three it will give your desk a point of interest so people who poke around won't always be reading over your shoulder.