tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post808958162483187282..comments2024-03-28T09:42:20.558-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: A New HomeJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62275315361777725922013-04-18T16:43:30.514-04:002013-04-18T16:43:30.514-04:00Was the orange shag carpet not inspiring enough? J...Was the orange shag carpet not inspiring enough? Just kidding! Jokes aside, I think it's fun to take on a home improvement project even if it does seem like a huge task. It's very satisfying to look back at what an old house was like when you bought it and seeing the end results. It's even more gratifying if the improvements add more to the home's value. I look forward to seeing what the finished project looks like. Thanks for sharing, Carla! :)Avril Copperfieldhttp://georgia.churchillmortgage.com/about-us/mortgage-lenders-in-georgia-office/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-48227346542390960362013-04-17T07:35:25.120-04:002013-04-17T07:35:25.120-04:00Forgive me for not commenting sooner. I am in the ...Forgive me for not commenting sooner. I am in the midst of renovations. Sanding, painting and getting ready for the tile guy preoccupied my time yesterday. I hope your space will suit you. Your view of the lake will aid your writing. <br /><br />That said, beware the ides of renovation. Month four here--next week I must bug-out to the beach. I can't stand it anymore. There is light at the end of the tunnel and by next week, I hope we are finished. Of course, this means deep spring cleaning of the entire house since construction dust invades all areas around the construction.<br /><br />All of that being said, about eight years ago, we took a useless dining room and made it into our offices. I love my office, which is directly off our screen porch. In the warmer weather, my laptop and I go outside to write.<br /><br />Good luck in your renovations. If you need to commiserate, let me know, but have a bottle of your favorite plonk by your side, too! E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53138351199864435782013-04-16T22:41:20.015-04:002013-04-16T22:41:20.015-04:00I love the idea of the large windows with the grea...I love the idea of the large windows with the great view. My workroom is bright and sunny, but I have no real view, other than the side of my neighbor's house or my garage.<br /><br />My favorite workspace I ever had (one that I'd love to recreate) was my office at Ragdale Artists Residency. It was roomy with a spacious desk that looked out a large window onto the last bit of virgin prairie east of the Mississippi. It also held a library, a fireplace, a sofa, and a rocking chair, and a door led out onto a broad porch with a porch swing and wicker rockers. The porch jutted out into the branches of several old trees. It was like an elf residence in Loth Lorien. I got so much work done while I was there. I just loved that space.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-50166382259139227042013-04-16T15:25:08.061-04:002013-04-16T15:25:08.061-04:00Your new writing space with a view of the lake sou...Your new writing space with a view of the lake sounds like it will be terrific.<br /><br />The window in my writing area gives me a fantastic view of the back sides of townhouses. If I'm bored or stuck for an idea while writing, I can watch my neighbors like Jimmy Stewart did in Rear Window. Photos of flowers, pictures painted by friends, and a calendar in Chinese hang on the wall.<br /><br />I'd like to read "Convergence" when you republish it.<br />Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-66314280701635622582013-04-16T13:03:21.208-04:002013-04-16T13:03:21.208-04:00Carla, I'll send you info about a possible pla...Carla, I'll send you info about a possible place to resubmit. It should be available to the reading public!Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-23478575252406186742013-04-16T11:58:02.662-04:002013-04-16T11:58:02.662-04:00My usual writing space is in my "man cave&quo...My usual writing space is in my "man cave" where I have recent;y added more lights. It is furnished with bookshelves. Of course the books are in piles everywhere. I have three writing awards on the wall in front of my desk to look at when I get stuck on something I'm writing. Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-43833585278272779542013-04-16T11:14:06.563-04:002013-04-16T11:14:06.563-04:00Carla, it sounds like your new writing space will ...Carla, it sounds like your new writing space will be perfect. I love the picture of the planets and the woman.<br /><br />My writing space is a front room in my house with one large and one smaller window. Both windows have many plants in front of them until they're able to safely go outside without danger of frost. It's my combination library with two walls with built in bookcases plus a shorter wall with a bookcase. It's also my dining room when company comes and the long dining room table is where I do my first draft writing, write letters, pay bills, etc. Clutter and all, it's my favorite room in the house. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57290023682692756322013-04-16T09:04:47.022-04:002013-04-16T09:04:47.022-04:00Hi, Paula, that story was archived for a year but ...Hi, Paula, that story was archived for a year but alas, it's faded into the ethos. Guess that means I can place it again??? <br />And YES, Pluto is a planet. To hell with what the astronomy science people say!carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-45168505380622222892013-04-16T07:05:36.435-04:002013-04-16T07:05:36.435-04:00Carla, this post says so much about you as a perso...Carla, this post says so much about you as a person and a writer. It also brings back happy memories for me of when you brought Convergence to our writing group. We were enchanted by it. I'll never forget that Pluto really is a planet. Could you remind us where it's published online?Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83856420394551102022013-04-16T06:58:24.587-04:002013-04-16T06:58:24.587-04:00I like light and preferably a long vista for my wr...I like light and preferably a long vista for my writing space. I have one sign on my desk that says, “Attitude is Everything.”<br /><br />I used to have a second sign that said, “Simplify.” One time when I was simplifying I removed the sign.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com