I'll Take the Cushioned Windowseat

DAY 43

Word Count: 27,911

Sentence of the Day: His black greatcoat shrouded his length like a shadow, an eerie image of the grim reaper.

Agree or disagree...

"Appealing workplaces are to be avoided."

~ Annie Dillard (The Writing Life)

Far be it from me to discount the sage advice of famous author Annie Dillard. This chick knows what she's doing. I shudder to even stand in her literary shadow.

BUT (and I've always got a big but)...

I happen to disagree. Messiness makes me crazy. I can't think creatively if there's a pile of paperwork strewn over my desk. Or a pile of dirty dishes winking at me from the kitchen counter. Or knowing the laundry pile is the size of Mount Crumpet.

I need an appealing workplace, or at least one that's tidy. That's why my writing haunt of choice is a coffee shop. If there are scone crumbs on the table, I don't feel the least bit responsible to clean them up before I sit down to write a scene. Naturally, I choose a different tabletop to set up shop, but I think you get the point.

So, how about you? Does your muse work best in an appealing or unappealing work space?