Special Announcement & What A Writer Needs, Part 2

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What A Writer Needs, Part 2 — YOUR SPACE!

You need a sacred space that invigorates and inspires your writing.   It could be a room or even a corner.  It's your job to make that space your own.  Here are your equipment and necessities lists.

Equipment:

Computer

Paper–buy a pack of parchment (you'll want to use it some day)

Pens–with inks of many colors

Pencils–all colors

Journels–all different kinds that you find pretty or inspirational–to capture your thoughts when you're not on the computer

Legal Pads–to change your mode of writing when you can't think on the computer

Stickers–to make you laugh, to push you forward

Post-it Notes–to put on important pages of reference or important points in your writing.

Paper Clips–fun ones in various designs

(I'm sure you can add things.  I'm going to stop here to continue with the next list.  It's important.

Necessity List  – This list will change with the writer.  Feel free to add and delete.  It's your inspiration place.

Window–decorate it with stars, flowers, knick-knacks, a beautiful window dressing, or whatever excites you

If you lack a window place inspirational photos of places and people you love or a poster that sets your writer's heart on fire

A desk that has places for putting things

A bookshelf for some reference books but with empty space for your books

A comfortable chair that you wouldn't mind writing in for hours

A rug that's you especially like

A few sitting pillows–for sitting on the floor for a different perspective

A blanket

Now what is this all about?  I'm talking about creating a space that you can use everyday, a space that will move you personally, a place where you'll rhapsodize for hours on end and enjoy the flow and process of writing.  Of course, our gentlemen writers should decorate as befits their needs.

The most important of this is that the space remain YOURS.  Everything in the space should be instrumental to your writing.  We all share spaces with others, but it's important that this one space be held sacred to you.  When you put your work away each night, you want it where you can pick it up easily again.  You want to walk into that space and feel the energy of the story you're working on.  Your space is your sanctuary.  It doesn't have to be big.

–Susan

Susan Hanniford Crowley

http://www.susanhannifordcrowley.com

 

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