{"id":7410,"date":"2013-08-01T08:45:29","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T22:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=7410"},"modified":"2013-10-08T12:18:15","modified_gmt":"2013-10-08T01:18:15","slug":"where-writers-write","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/where-writers-write\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Writers Write"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all have our favourite places to write. Some of us like comfy couchs and warm fires, others like the local caf\u00e9 or park. Most of us also have a desk somewhere, either buried under piles of something or organized and clean.<\/p>\n

Me? I have a desk… but I don’t write there. I love it because there are little bits of me scattered all over it \u2013 a talking dalek, Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver and a TARDIS-USB-hub, some roses Hubbie gave me last year now dried and in a fancy jar, a couple of fluffy frogs, a photo of Hubbie and I on a posh boat speeding under the Harbour Bridge, a mosaic tile from Jordon that I use as a coaster\u2026 curiously, no photos of the kids (though perhaps other parents can understand why!!). Above my desk is a painting by my Dad and memorabilia from a couple of writing awards. It\u2019s a very me-space and I love it. I do all my rewriting and editing there. Wanna see it? Okay then\u2026<\/p>\n

\"My<\/a>

My beautiful desk!<\/p><\/div>\n

Pressies from Hubbie…<\/p>\n

\"Pressies<\/a>

Exterminate… exterminate…<\/p><\/div>\n

My beautiful desk lives in a study nook at the end of our hallway…<\/p>\n

\"My<\/a>

My hallway study nook…<\/p><\/div>\n

This means I have no door I can close… but at least my lovely bookshelves are there for all to admire…<\/p>\n

\"Bookshelves!\"<\/a>

Bookshelves!<\/p><\/div>\n

As for actual writing, I like to get away from my desk for that, because my desk comes with a darkly interesting and fast internet connection! So \u2013 to create \u2013 I put my feet up in the lounge\u2026<\/p>\n

\"No<\/a>

No internet to tempt me here!<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

What about other writers, though, where do you suppose they write?<\/p>\n

Well, I wanted to find out\u2026 so I asked them! Now you get to see too. For every day in August and a bit of September, I\u2019m going to post a photograph of a different author\u2019s desk or writing space. Who in particular?<\/p>\n

Well, here\u2019s a list! (NB. photos probably won\u2019t appear alphabetically)<\/p>\n

Alan Baxter<\/a>
\nAleesah Darlison<\/a>
\nAngela Slatter<\/a>
\nBruce Lyman<\/a>
\nCat Sparks<\/a>
\nCharlotte Wood<\/a>
\nClaire Corbett<\/a>
\nClaire Scobie<\/a>
\nDavid Henley<\/a>
\nDeb Kalin<\/a>
\nDonna Maree Hanson<\/a>
\nDuncan Lay<\/a>
\nFelicity Pullman<\/a>
\nFleur McDonald<\/a>
\nGraham Storrs<\/a>
\nGreg Barron<\/a>
\nIan Irvine<\/a>
\nJason Fischer<\/a>
\nJason Nahrung<\/a>
\nJennifer Fallon<\/a>
\nJo Anderton<\/a>
\nKaaron Warren<\/a>
\nKaren Miller<\/a>
\nKate Forsyth<\/a>
\nKim Falconer<\/a>
\nKirsten Krauth<\/a>
\nKirsten Tranter<\/a>
\nKirstyn McDermott<\/a>
\nKylie Scott<\/a>
\nLee Battersby<\/a>
\nLisa L Hannett<\/a>
\nMargo Lanagan<\/a>
\nMarianne de Pierres<\/a>
\nMichael Pryor<\/a>
\nMJ Hearle<\/a>
\nNansi Kunze<\/a>
\nNicole Murphy<\/a>
\nNina D\u2019Aleo<\/a>
\nPamela Freeman<\/a>
\nPatty Jansen<\/a>
\nPM Newton<\/a>
\nRichard Harland<\/a>
\nRowena Cory Daniells<\/a>
\nSean Williams<\/a>
\nTansy Rayner Roberts<\/a>
\nTerry Dowling<\/a>
\nTrent Jamieson<\/a>
\nTrudi Canavan<\/a>
\nWalter Mason<\/a>
\nZena Shapter (me!)<\/a><\/p>\n

Wow \u2013 aren\u2019t we lucky that all these wonderful authors are sharing photos of their writing space with us. Thank you, wonderful authors!<\/p>\n

Now… Bring it on, August!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all have our favourite places to write. Some of us like comfy couchs and warm fires, others like the local caf\u00e9 or park. Most of us also have a desk somewhere, either buried under piles of something or organized and clean. Me? I have a desk… but I don’t\u2026<\/p>\n

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