On Monday, I had my first actual day of working in my new writing shed. There was a lot of pressure. Pressure on me to get work done, pressure on the shed to help me get the work done. It turns out that that pressure was just what I needed: because I felt like I had to get work done in the shed, I did. And the biggest surprise is how much work I'm getting done on the couch/daybed/storage bench. It's super comfy, and a perfect place to read things over and write longhand. (Photo above is Cosmo doing his own hard work on the couch. Also I have ordered a cover for it, so it's going to be slightly less disheveled looking eventually.)
Ah! First of all, I love (and miss) BookPeople in Austin. And I guess I'm a "Lindsay Leslie" style writer--title first, idea formed before writing is the main way I get anything done.
Second, I love your writing shed even more than I already did, somehow! You've shown pics before, of course, but this view looks particularly inviting. Is the bed part a built-in?
Third, if you haven't used your chalkboard tape yet, that seems like just the thing to line the back of a door with--your plan for the week kind of thing? Or maybe something portable--a clipboard or the backside of a marker board (if the back of the markerboard is just cardboard or whatever)?
Fourth, I love zines, too--and this reminds me that I was working on two of them -- "Things I Missed About the U.S. While in Oz" and "Things I Missed About Oz While in the U.S." but I never finished either! I should get back to work on those sometime soon!
Finally, "the way to be a productive writer is to trick yourself into writing!" is completely spot-on. Unfortunately, sometimes we are too wily for our best-intentioned selves. LOL!
Ah! First of all, I love (and miss) BookPeople in Austin. And I guess I'm a "Lindsay Leslie" style writer--title first, idea formed before writing is the main way I get anything done.
Second, I love your writing shed even more than I already did, somehow! You've shown pics before, of course, but this view looks particularly inviting. Is the bed part a built-in?
Third, if you haven't used your chalkboard tape yet, that seems like just the thing to line the back of a door with--your plan for the week kind of thing? Or maybe something portable--a clipboard or the backside of a marker board (if the back of the markerboard is just cardboard or whatever)?
Fourth, I love zines, too--and this reminds me that I was working on two of them -- "Things I Missed About the U.S. While in Oz" and "Things I Missed About Oz While in the U.S." but I never finished either! I should get back to work on those sometime soon!
Finally, "the way to be a productive writer is to trick yourself into writing!" is completely spot-on. Unfortunately, sometimes we are too wily for our best-intentioned selves. LOL!