Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf when she gives such great advice? I am relieved to discover I require only money and my room. I have undertaken a whole-house remodeling project, which includes knocking down walls, putting in structural beams, opening the floor plan, redesigning, and repurposing rooms to better fit 21st-century life. At first, we slated the workspace to go in the loft, but plans change, needs change, and the vision changed. The non-negotiable office we moved from the loft into the current living room.
My office will accommodate two floor-to-ceiling bookcases, loaded with my books, an oak library table, a printer, my favorite laptop, and a beautiful view. It is a slow process. I split my days between making necessary decisions: flooring, tiles, wall color, area rugs, and finding time to write. This week, work is winning.
Truthfully, I can write anywhere and trust the words will flow. My hotel accommodations have limitations, and I daydream, visualizing my new retreat. It is a delicious and decadent feeling contemplating my dedicated office. I need to call my contractor.
Do you have a dedicated writing space?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
I have spent most of my writing life squashed into literal cupboard space, or anywhere I can sit down. I remember longing for a space of my own, but it was a pipedream.
Then we moved into our current home and it had a dining room. We knew we wouldn’t use it much, so I commandeered one side of it and built my office space. The view is limited, but then I aim to be too busy to be gazing out of the window…
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I have worked in some pretty confined, and unexpected spaces. Your space sounds wonderful, and I agree about the view. If you are working, it isn’t like you are going to be gazing outside. Still, it is nice to have for those times when the words get stuck. Enjoy your space. ❤
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Oh, I do… I do so many other things, so the space is put to good use…
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your writing room sounds grand and so inspiring, sigh….I would love one too! for now writing is on my couch, in a fave spot, in the garden or in my rrom, the only requirement is silence, i need the quiet to hear my thoughts…LOL!
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I am really looking forward to the end of construction, (whenever that is) Like you, I have learned to write wherever I can find a little room, and regardless of the noise level.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you for the reblog. ✨🙏✨
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Glad to share this, My Friend
xoxo 🌹✨✨
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I’ve always written on the living room couch with life going on all around me. Sometimes I find it hard to concentrate if it’s super quiet.
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If I can open the laptop, balance it enough for me to write, then that is a good place. Noise, silence, either work for me. I am glad you have found your writing spot, Jeff.
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