tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677181678998387043.post675241553885723670..comments2018-10-26T00:07:30.689-07:00Comments on Kate In The Closet: Writing SpaceKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16995806117529635229noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677181678998387043.post-63520244377455549422009-10-12T12:50:11.902-07:002009-10-12T12:50:11.902-07:00J.J., thanks for that affirmation! I read On Writ...J.J., thanks for that affirmation! I read <i>On Writing</i> just after it came out and forgot about that particular story.<br /><br />Ello, I want this room so bad I have measured it out, priced it out, and rehearsed the speech wherein I explain to my husband how this would be a far better use for our dining room. Fortunately or not, I know that once it's in my house, it'll look exactly like the pile of crap I already have. For it to work I would need a much bigger house with much more storage... and a housekeeper and an assistant... and I would need to be a completely different person :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995806117529635229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677181678998387043.post-59104800553333617692009-10-12T10:10:25.750-07:002009-10-12T10:10:25.750-07:00is it sad that I want that room? I want it so badl...is it sad that I want that room? I want it so badly because even though it won't help me be a better writer, it will be a beautiful writing space all others will envy!<br /><br />yeah - reality is the humongous cluttered mess that my desk truly is.Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677181678998387043.post-42927715974808005712009-10-11T09:35:15.302-07:002009-10-11T09:35:15.302-07:00In his book On Writing, Stephen King has a story a...In his book <i>On Writing</i>, Stephen King has a story about how he had a great writing space with the perfect desk--and he got no writing done there. However, he astutely blames that on the fact he was an out-of-control alcoholic at the time. <br /><br />When he got sober, however, his perfect writing space was poisoned with associations to drinking, so he got a little desk, stuffed it in a little boring corner of his house, and actually started to produce good writing again.<br /><br />So Stephen King agrees with you! Writing is a mindset, not a list of physical requirements.jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.com