From a sacred space to opportunistic. This writer has a lap top on the dining room table stocked with Plenty kitchen roll and cans of coke. There are folders, but no sentimental objects or personal bits and pieces. Regardless of circumstances that may make writers use a space that has another primary function (lack of space, room, etc) the ability to just work in a little fort of kitchen paper would indicate the writer can maybe escape into the work to such an extent that it doesn't matter. Perhaps they like grim reality that we all need kitchen roll and ironing boards- they might not try to hide this in their work.Personal objects? Motivational posters?
I'd say this writer doesn't need them. They are going to write wherever, whatever. Maybe it is less a sacred activity to them than one that is like breathing- it just will be done, anywhere, anytime. It needs no stage. It needs caffeine.
I think this writer must be very organised in how they approach their work- something about the ability to work in a space that isn't always a writing space makes me think they must have a certain discipline that is untouched by what is around externally.
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