» Favorite place to write?
I have a very small house with no real desk space and my favorite writing space is where ever I find a comfy chair. I just prop the book open on my knee and I’m fine. (Which why I prefer journals with rigid covers.) I have been writing this way for so long, (5 years) that I probably would feel uncomfortable if I had a big wooden desk to spread out on.
Do you have a favorite place to write? To plan out your day, make to-do lists, etc.?
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I seem to mostly write with the journal on a large hard cover art book rested on my lap.
Sometimes it is written with the journal rested on the bath side when I am too busy to keep up with things :)
Tony
Hi Stephanie,
At this point anywhere except in a moving car is my favorite place to write.
Actually I find that my writing is much neater when seated at a desk or table, but I am much more at ease and likely to write more if I am in a comfy chair with the book on my knee.
xoxo
I prefer sitting at my kitchen table in the mornings with my coffee and a smoke. (I know, don’t nag!) But I have written in some pretty unusual places with book on my lap. If I’m not at home, I will write anywhere I can find a spot where I can at least sit, although I have written while waiting in lines.
My favorite writing place is in my rope swing chair that is suspended from the large tulip tree in my back yard. Especially if I have a steaming mug of coffee at hand.
I write mostly on our dinner table, late at night. Or sometimes I set up a small foldable table so I can sit comfortably while watching TV (I have the habit to write during the commercials of the shows I follow :P)
…Rich and bored aristocrats in Rococo France, in the costume drama, “Dangerous Liaisons”(1988), a story about what happens when that people like John Malkovich and Uma Thurman have too much free time (and stationery) on their hands.
Dragan from Macedonia
I like our big old dining table. But when is just as important…it has to be after my wife and daughter have gone to sleep, so the house is quiet and cosy. Then my thoughts are my own.
I have two spots where I do most of my writing. More and more frequently, I tend to park at the kitchen table with a large blank Webbie and a fountain pen, especially when I’m doing my final draft on my sermon Saturday night.
I also go to our local Panera, typically on a weekday morning for couple of hours. This is usually to go through various books/commentaries to make notes for sermons. Again, this is done with a large blank Webbie and a fountain pen.
Anywhere that is comfortable and quiet. :3
My favorite place to write is outside by water. I am blessed to have a river one-quarter of a mile away, but when I can’t get there, my apartment complex has a wonderful, shaded garden surrounding the pool. Its fountain sounds are almost as inspiring as the river. Of course, the iPod and coffee go along. My favorite notebook remains the Rhodia Reverse, my favorite pen, the Lamy Safari. Life is rich and full!
Hi, Stephanie! I’ve been having trouble seeing the RD blog’s homepage on my PC. Now that it’s back, I’m surprised to see that most comments say what I am about to write: I love writing on our dining table. Wht? It’s simple. The dining table is big and can accommodate all the pens and notebooks I love to keep while I write. I usually write at night, after dinner. I write first on my planner, jotting things down, and then I write a page on my journal. It’s always like that. If I am to write on other places, it’s not as easy to gather my ideas and thoughts together, but I’d need a flat surface to place my notebook on. :)
Lovely shot of the Webbie! Also, which pen is that? I keep wondering between Pelikan and Lamy… but Google isn’t exactly very helpful :s
Not sure of the pen – that was a photo from one of our friends. Looking for a fountain pen? Have you tried the Fountain Pen Network? Lots of pen people to talk to there for advice & suggestions & reviews.
Hi, thanks for the reply! I did post a question and a link to this photo on the FPN, but sadly only one person thought they knew more about the pen, and even so they weren’t all that sure. It just looks very nice and modern compared to the classic look of the Rhodia, that’s probably what caught my attention since I’m not really that much into modern fountain pens (I prefer Sailor Sapporos and Pelikan M400s)
Kelly,
I too took a close look at that pen. At first glance it reminded me of a Parker Sonnet. On closer exam I see that the pen isn’t a Parker as the cap end is flat where the Sonnet’s have a rounded cap and barrel ends. I hope you find what you are looking for, but if you want to skip to a good look alike pen have a look at the Sonnet line. Even though, I am like you, a big Pelikan user I do have two Sonnets and just love them even though they aren’t piston fillers.
Oh yes, Parker! I used to have the cheap, small-nibbed versions when I was younger, so obviously I am completely oblivious (as) to most of their other pens *feels slightly ashamed now*
Well, it certainly can’t hurt to have a look at the Sonnets – maybe I’ll end up adding another item to my list of want-or-must-have pens :) Thank you!
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