Each has a way of enticing your creative flow. Flat, unamusing and a real downer. For optimal practice, the scrap bin must be at least seven feet from your chair. With seven to nine feet, you can perfect your arc to the bin and make the basket every time. Unlike my writing window which looks out onto a lovely flat brick wall, try to give yourself a window with some life beyond the glass.
Nature can create a fascinating vista for time wastage.
Finally, the most important thing you should remember about the perfect writing space. No writer should find a pen when they need one. This throws the creative equilibrium completely out of whack, leaving the writer a mere shadow, clutching the pen tightly in hand, staring at it with bloodshot eyes, wondering just what this thing might be. Send this article to a friend. View a printable version of this article.