A rare look into The House of Reaver:
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What is your work space like?
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Russ
Dark Lord
A rare look into The House of Reaver:
Love the view!
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
My desk is very randomly accessorized. It has, among the heaps of paper and empty Gatorade bottles. a masquerade mask from a masquerade ball event I attended, lots of pottery I made in art class forever ago that now holds pencils and pens, some nose-themed party cups my friends found at Goodwill and gave to me, and my cactus, Snuggles.
Malik
Scribal Lord
Our house is an old barn that we converted into a living space. I built a den in one corner upstairs. I wish I'd made it bigger; I had no idea how much time I'd be spending in this room.
That's one of my Boxes O' Worldbuilding on the left. The leather-bound journals are series bibles.
That's one of my Boxes O' Worldbuilding on the left. The leather-bound journals are series bibles.
Russ
Dark Lord
Our house is an old barn that we converted into a living space. I built a den in one corner upstairs. I wish I'd made it bigger; I had no idea how much time I'd be spending in this room.
That's one of my Boxes O' Worldbuilding on the left. The leather-bound journals are series bibles.
I love maps on the wall, something about a nice map says "adventure and exploration." I have a blank wall in my home office and am seeking just the perfect map to put on it.
Malik
Scribal Lord
I love this map. It's a Winkel Tripel Projection from Nat Geo, with a pretty accurate representation of major landforms until you get to the poles. It has polar region subs in the top corners to remediate this, and the bottom corners are land cover and altitude/depth projections. And it's a recent map, so it's up to date. It has South Sudan, for instance. I have an identical one in my office.
Malik
Scribal Lord
So while I am capable of writing just about anywhere on my laptop, my best work gets done in my small home office. But, to be honest I am particular about my writing space. So here is my desk etc:
I don't do well with clutter. And yup it has a strong Africa theme. My wife grew up there and I have been a few times. We have both been profoundly impacted by that continent and I am always in a better mood when surrounded by some of our African collection.
And my favourite piece of furniture in the world is in my office. This is a book display case that was previously owned by the Spencer family, at Althorp.
I use it to store hardcovers published by friends that I really like, and certain key reference texts that I think are classics or close to them. The book in the display case is a museum quality facsimile of the I 33 Manual of the Royal Armouries in England. I have a few "fechtbuch" facsimiles that I love and rotate through the top spot.
When I can make the time to sit in that chair the words just pour out of me.
My God. I would never leave that room.
Malik
Scribal Lord
I still have an entire room behind a garage downstairs, about 12X15', with nothing in it except construction detritus and some old furniture, with 70's crap thin carpet over concrete. It needs double-paned windows, a floor, and new drapes. I dream about putting in hardwood and moving in an antique desk, a couch, several bookcases, and a stand-up bar, going with Russ's vibe, above -- dark wood, muted tones, austere feel. It's fairly removed from the rest of the house; it would be a total artist shack in the back of the barn. Looks out into a garden, even.
I need to get my shit together.
I need to get my shit together.
Malik
Scribal Lord
ApprenticeMy workplace is for both (nurse)school and (hobby)writing, so... there are endless stacks of papers and books lying around, some with notes on dementia, some with notes on elves, and a lot of scribbles. The only free space on my dest is where my keyboard lies.
I spend most of the time in my computer, so on top said staples there is somewhere a cup or a pack of chips sometimes.
I really don't know how I am able to find the stuff I am looking for (in the rare cases I do find it)
I spend most of the time in my computer, so on top said staples there is somewhere a cup or a pack of chips sometimes.
I really don't know how I am able to find the stuff I am looking for (in the rare cases I do find it)