As a writer, I’ve discovered over the years that surroundings contribute. I can’t begin to explain how, but the space you inhabit in which to create matters. I rearranged my own office several times before I finally got it “right” to produce work.
So I thought it cool to discover this little piece on other Writers Rooms [1]. I’m not sure which room belongs to which writer, but I can almost guarantee you that what the writer writes can in no way be deduced from the environment.
I’ve read that Proust required a velvet-lined chamber in which to be properly creative. James Michener worked in various places all over the world on a door laid atop two file cabinets. Gene Wolfe stated in an interview that if there are bills to be paid, you can write in the back of a moving van.
But when you get to choose one place, one space…
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