OK so I’m sitting at work in my lunch time trying to think about my next move on the novel, writing front and despite donning big white TDK head phones and failing to ignore the constant interruptions (I’m a CAD Manager for my sins) things just won’t flow in that direction. That got me to thinking about where i work at home and when and how do I best turn on that creative tap. Well for me I have a vision of what my spare room in the house would look like when I’ve transformed it into my studio. It would have to be white with a smattering of colour, super cool desk, big cork board splattered with inspirational cuttings of art and articles and piles of my favourite books surrounding me giving off creative vibes.
This space is just so important, a sanctuary where the music flows and the creative batteries are almost guaranteed to get juiced. Even though some of my most lucid words have appeared whilst sitting on public transport the idea of having an ispace if you will just seems so comforting and almost necessary. I just don’t have it yet, just moved, countries, area, house you see…
So my list of writing Catalysts would go something like this: -
- ispace (including cool desk and white leather & chrome Buck Rogers style chair)
- ipod
- imac (Can’t afford so got a HP Notebook)
- coffee or glass of wine (sometime separate sometimes alternating
) - cigarette (although i don’t smoke so scratch that one!)
- post / pin board
- energy (see item 4… or have a red bull)
- peace and quiet apart from the music (scratch that have wife & 2 kids)
- Inspirational reference material (books, comics, art, newspaper cuttings, photos)
- inspiration (see item 1-9)
For some great creators i-space check out the end of the William Gibson video in my previous post or this fantastic article on Jonathan Hickmans workspace… get yourself an ispace and revel in your little hub of physical creativity.
