Does The Perfect ‘Writer’s Space’ Exist?

If you ask any writer I'm sure they can describe to you the very perfect writing space…

…for them.

Just like each writer is different, each writer's perfect writing space is going to be different, but that doesn't mean that the essentials are that varied. 

However, the perfect writing space doesn't exist, there will always be something that's just a little bit off. On my desk, there's just not enough space. It's a cheap little desk I bought to finish off my undergraduate degree that sits tucked into the corner of my bedroom. There's just enough space for my monitor, my notebook, and my mouse if the notebook is hanging half off of the desk when I need to use it. 

To me, this is my perfect writing space.

Your perfect writing space needs to have two things and two things only.

Comfortability and usability. 

Do you have a place to sit (or stand if you prefer) where you are able to type or write at a comfortable angle without putting strain on your wrist or back? 

Are you able to place your needed tools for writing on it?

Then you have the perfect space.

I write in an orange rolling desk chair on a small desk in the corner of my bedroom.

I have a friend that writes laying in her bed with her laptop in her lap and her notes beside her.

I have a friend that sits at his dining room table after he puts the kids to bed.

I have a friend that writes in a notebook as she takes the train to and from work every day.

These may not be their ideal writer's space, but to them, they are their perfect writing spaces because it's the place where they are able to write and your space should be no different. 

No writer really starts out at their ideal writer spot, mine would be in a large office surrounded by books, with a desk large enough to fit both my notebook and my mouse at the same time, but they make do with what they have until they can get what they want.

When my partner and I finally find a place to move into it's with the understanding that we'll need that extra room for both of our book collections and my workspace. 

Take a Space and Make it Your Own 

Your space is wherever you can write and do so without strain or injury. If you believe that you need a dedicated desk in a dedicated room that is only used for writing, then find a way to make that happen. 

If you can write on the couch, in a living room chair, at the kitchen table, or lying in bed, then you're more of a writer than you thought.

Writers write, and they don't let anything stop them. Stopping to find the very perfect space to write is accomplishing one of two things. 

Finding your ideal writing spot…

…or procrastination.

Sit down somewhere with your tool of the trade in hand, be it a notebook, laptop, computer, or phone, and start writing. 

Maybe stop when someone says they want to watch tv, eat dinner, or go to bed or let them know that it is now your writing spot and they're just going to have to make do with working around you.

Best of luck in finding your spot.

Get to writing.

With love, 

B.K. xo

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