Where Do I Work?

That partly depends on what I'm doing, but I do have a few places I do most of my work. The one thing I spend the most time doing as an author is writing! I do that at a desk I made with my partner's help. The wood framing was all taken from my first pony's stall, after we built a newer and better stable for the horses. He passed many years ago now, and the desk is a constant reminder of all the good times I had with him.

Sometimes I'll write on my laptop somewhere else, but most of my creative work comes from this desk. I also make book covers and edit videos from here, too. That, and I run my Dungeons and Dragons sessions from this desk. The larger screen makes using the online tabletop easier.

Where do I work on my audiobooks? I record them in my walk-in closet. It's large enough to serve as a recording studio, and filled with clothing and soft things that deaden echoes and background noises. I have a laptop I take in the closet with me and I record onto it directly. I won't share a picture, because it's my closet and I choose some privacy! I might share a picture of my equipment, though. That's for a future journal post.

When the time comes to actually edit those audio files, I have a different desk for that. Keeping my workspaces separate helps my brain go into the right kind of editing mode. Now, for every hour of recording, there's about 5 hours of editing for an audiobook, so I spend a lot of time at that desk compared to time in the closet. That desk also is used for any other work purpose either of us might have not related to my writing.

The thing about being an author is I really can write from anywhere. I didn't start at my desk, I started on a laptop wherever I was sitting, using a lap desk. As writers we need to find the best places for our own work style. As I got more seriously into writing, I developed my system and put together places I could work more easily. Don't let a lack of space stop you from writing. 

And yes, I have plants all over the house. And outside. What can I say, I love things that grow! Ilia and Aili, many of my characters really, simply reflect that part of me.