I’ve always been the sort of person whose mental space is a reflection of my environment– organized space, organized mind– so when my husband and I had the opportunity to live in a home in which we could have an office, we jumped at it.

More often than not, I’m wrapped in a wordsmithing cocoon, immersed in the world of whatever work in progress I happen to be giving my attention to at the time. Dodging falling prose and sharpshooting errant words is a lot easier when you have a space committed to editorial gymnastics, let me tell you. So, here’s my little office nook.

Having dual monitors makes my life so much easier. Usually, I have the manuscript open on the laptop’s screen and Microsoft OneNote open in the extra monitor. You can just barely see my little plastic alien friend who hangs out on the screen. And that’s my husband’s desk in the background.

The space looks bare because I straightened up before taking this picture. Trust me, it’s usually littered in notebooks, note cards, note smoke signals– pretty much anything I can grab when a thought kicks me in the face and demands I jot it down. You know how it is.

You can sort of see my character notes on the white board.  I love that thing, but I think I need a bigger one.

So, what about you? Do you have a preferred writing space? Share pictures and descriptions in the comments; let’s see where your creativity blooms.