My Writing Space

I saw a thread on the NaNoWriMo forums where people were posting pictures of their writing spaces. I'm going to add my writing space to the thread as well, but first I wanted to post the pictures here, because I wanted to post all of the pictures and talk about them a little bit.

The bulk of my writing is going to be done in the study. It's still a little messy but I'm hoping Brandon will have all of his boxes out by the time NaNo starts on November 1st. It's been kind of hard unpacking everything because both Brandon and I are pack rats! We have way too much stuff that we don't want to throw away.

Here's a head-on view of my desk. I've go the iMac in the middle, and on the desk you'll see my MacBook, a camera lens, speakers, printer, mouse, iPhone dock, and my Kindle. This is with the blinds closed, which is how they will be when I really need to concentrate. (The doors to the study will most likely be shut as well.) I've been trying to go for a very minimal style to my writing space, but I always seem to have too much!

I'll probably open the blinds on weekends or on particularly nice days. You can see some of the clutter (it's gotten a lot better). Brandon's desk is on the left side of the picture and wraps around the study. The best part about this room is the view. A nice view of the large pond which will be great when I need some openness or inspiration. (Or if I'm just feeling really shut-in).

And here is a picture of the view outside the windows. It was cloudy today, so it looks a little dreary. It looks a lot better when it's sunny outside.