Writers home office

Tired of staring at a blank page? Maybe it’s not you; perhaps it’s the space you’re writing in. At A Writer Within, we think where you write matters. One of the best ways to get inspired and your pen moving is to design an inspiring writing space. Read the blog and find out how. www.awriterwithin.com

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The romantic version of being a writer includes sitting in a quaint coffee shop in the middle of a small European town, noshing on a pastry, while handwriting a novel. In reality, when I’m not in my office, my writing is done in parking lots, waiting for appointments, and at the library. Not the stuff of dreams, but the portability of my profession is a wonderful and sometimes necessary thing. From castles to cafés, writers set up shop in many different places. Read on to learn about…

I work in what used to be our son Andy's room on the top floor of a Hampstead semi. The room has changed dramatically since it went from teen-age to old-age use, except insofar as it still looks chaotic, though in a different way. Indeed, much of it is: piles of research notes, print-outs, writings, unanswered letters, money stuff and newly arrived books, all retrieved chiefly by a no-longer-reliable memory. Because I am a historian who works surrounded by multiple papers, they tend to…

There are some fundamental elements for a well designed writer's nook. A place for uninterrupted time leads the list, kind of like a backyard office studio. #amwriting #writing #writinglife #writingcommunity

Gwyneth Lewis is a world-renowned poet and author, and was Wales' first National Poet. Gwyneth has written the first of our second series of Writers' Rooms, where we look into the private work spaces of Wales' top writers. My husband accuses me of making ‘nests’ all round the house for writing. Each one is usually