very funny, I was just thinking about this. I'm still seeking out the perfect place, and all of the above are inspiring in different ways. For me me, calm and quiet is essential or my writing brain shuts off

Great post. Makes me think maybe it's time to move the kitty litter box away from my writing space ...

I have drafted and revised my first novel almost entirely from the living room sofa, sometimes with a baby on my lap, sometimes one-handed. Desks are awesome, and I'd have one if I had room, but with laptops, you can get work done anywhere. When I need a more desk-like experience (working from a printout, for example), I just use the dining table.

This isn't to knock these lovely spaces, btw. Just to, hopefully, provide some encouragement for those of us without room for a proper work-space.

I do news writing all day at work and find that being forced to sit at a desk works for writing hard news stories. However, most of my creative writing takes place in bed. I have a perfectly lovely desk in my office/cat room/guest room and I never use it. I just find a warm, cozy bed more inspiring than being forced to sit upright to write. Lol.

If I brought my laptop to bed, I'd be asleep in a hot minute! :)

I have an home office but I never use it. I write anywhere from the kitchen while dinner is cooking to the balcony to a coffee shop to my job during my breaks. I like my writing profoundly anchored in my daily life and the office is too much of a retreat.

Do you have a tabletop surface (aka coffee table, end table, tv tray, desk, bar seating, kitchen table, etc)? If so you have a place to write.

I'm writing my dissertation and cannot, under any circumstances, work at home, where I am inevitably tempted to eat, sleep, and (especially) clean. I write at the library or at cafés.

This is the question I've been trying to work out for some time. In the two years I've owned my desk, I have never, ever used it for anything other than to connect to the printer or watch tv shows online. So I've been contemplating other ways to create a useful workspace.

I once took a psychology class where the professor told us the only things you should use your bed for are sleep and sex...I guess because you're supposed to have a place to let go of work, stress, etc. He was kinda kooky, though, so I say whatever works — go for it!

I love the desk in the closet - just shows what you can create if the need and will are there. Although the thought of a desk next to a fireplace is incredibly appealing this winter!

I agree with the other posts about writing in bed. It's just simple and cozy. There are times, however, that I'll write in other places depending on my mood. I like the idea of having a designated spot in your place to write but, knowing how I switch from mood to mood, I doubt I'll utilize it very much.

I agree with the other posts about writing in bed. It's just simple and cozy. There are times, however, that I'll write in other places depending on my mood. I like the idea of having a designated spot in your place to write but, knowing how I switch from mood to mood, I doubt I'll utilize it very much.

The first picture looks like it's been styled by the Ikea staff... you just need a page number on the bottom right corner.