Writing Spaces

Virginia Woolf famously said that a writer needs a room of one's own. While I do appreciate my own room, I also love a couple of corners of the world that are public yet also incredibly great for writing.

I'm lucky to be in one of these places now.

Coming back to this small, quaint Bangkok hotel, I wonder about its marketing policy. It's such a great place for writers: quiet, with a 1950's vibe that seems like the hotel hasn't changed from the day it was built. There are immaculate antique writing desks, old fashioned library corners, and gilded lights and plush red mid century seats that are almost reminiscent of The Shining.

Authors flock here in the quiet unassuming droves, as evidenced by the bookcases displaying complimentary copies of the books written here. One of those books was "Eat Pray Love". I adore this place, perhaps in great part because this was where I made a major breakthrough on the rewrite of "Theo and the Forbidden Language".

And that's why I am hesitant to recommend it to anyone outside of my closest family and friends. People who love this place want to keep this hidden gem hidden.

But who knows, maybe this place is already famous, and its watertight guest policy guarantees that it will never lose its old world charm, or get flooded with every aspiring writer on the planet. Or perhaps it just relies on its loyal clientele, like me, who come back any chance we get. Regardless, I'm grateful for all the cozy nooks I've found, at home or abroad. Something about being away from home for a short while really can energize the writing, not to mention all the stimulus of a new place.

Anyway, back to writing!