Q: do you have any suggestions on how to set up your music writing area so that you can write music better?
A: yes. i will tell you my story, in context, so you can make your decision. i used to think it was better to put the desk against the wall, facing toward the wall, because it gives you more space in the room. but then, at some point, right around when i was facing one of the more severe brickwalls in my development as a writer, just 1 day after the really really dark day when i sort of made a declaration that this is impossible and i can't do this, i had a breakthrough and rearranged the desk, to be facing away from the wall. and this changed everything. i didn't expect this but it ended up being the magic key to everything. things seem to be better if the desk faces the generally toward the door (but is on the opposite side of the room). basically if you can imagine it as an office where people might come in to meet with you occasionally. for some reason that makes all the difference