Does it fit?

 

Every writer needs a space which is theirs and theirs alone. A place which contains the tools of their trade. Mine happen to include two monitors; one standalone and one on the laptop. I’m lost without my two screens. However, I don’t normally type on the laptop…I dislike that keyboard. So I have a wireless keyboard which fits me. Plus there’s the all important printer/scanner and behind everything is my backup machine…always, always backup.

However, you can also see I have much more going on at my area. I’m very much a visual person. The photos are ones I took outside the window to my right. The black and white is a print we picked up a few years back. I see skeleton faces in it every so often and wonder what little folks and creatures live within.

I’m also a texture person. I have a wide-mouth cup with wood samples…my favourite is the Hickory, don’t really know why but I also carry one with me. The clay bowl under my monitor has crystals and different polished stones. When it works the mini stand up piano plays Edelweiss, a song favourite of my dad and mine.

The important aspect of this space is it fits me. I have the electronics I need and they’re easily found, uploaded, and charged. The phone is handy as is music. And I have my silly toys which help steady my hands when I’m trying to figure out what I mean to type.

Whether you write or work at anything else, your space needs to fit you. It doesn’t matter if you have papers all over the place or if you need everything cleared from the desk top. Or if you simply need the couch and tablet to write.

If it fits; it’s perfect.