Had we thought about it, we’d have guessed that the homes of today’s celebrated writers would contain some pretty interesting workspaces. Thanks to this feature in the UK-based Guardian, we can see for ourselves.
Thirty-five writers have given extensive commentary to accompany a photo of their writing rooms, inviting the reader to look for some kind of paradigm of productivity among this accomplished group.
(Many more pictures after the jump)
I officially want a writing room. Now.
view anh-minh's profile
I have a writer's niche -- does that count?
view JonathanB's profile
Lots of red in these - interesting.
Love this from Michael Frayn's commentary:
"I envy people who have the ability to surround themselves with interesting things - beautiful little whichwhats that a burglar might want to steal, or amusingly whimsical doodahs, or thingummies full of secret personal significance. But it's not something that I can do, and it's no use pretending."
view Mella DP's profile
Yes, Mella, Frayn's quote is great. I'm going to send it to everyone who's every complained about my bric-a-brac-a-mania.
view JonathanB's profile
That quote jumped out at me too. The feeling that I would be putting on some kind of show, or that artwork I might aquire wouldn't have enough significance, really held me back from displaying anything in my home. But at some point I realized that just wanting to see something everyday was enough, and now I can't stop framing and arranging little collections. It's kind of a problem actually.
view Dani's profile
I LOVE that second to last photo. What a great room.
view Caitlin in Seattle's profile
I'm not messy.
I'm just a natural-born writer.
view Deb of Oz's profile
I'm loving the desk in the first photo (custom job?) and the pillows in the second-from-bottom.
All the red really is curious, isn't it? I didn't notice at first but now it's everywhere, even in the other rooms in the article, not pictured here.
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