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As a writer, we have unique sources of inspiration, and one of those is our favorite spot, where it exudes so much joy and peace for us.
Whenever I have alone time, and ideas come to mind, I jot down notes. I write wherever I bring my phone and utilize the Notes.
I have my work station at home. Fortunately, we moved into a spacious place. The space is very conducive for a writer who is contained at home because of a pandemic.
Going outdoors is fun and brings so many joys, especially to writers who always seek inspiration. I have been to some place and have written something in every spot I stepped my foot at.
The sun setting has so many stories to tell and almost. Almost all writers have a paragraph or two stating how the sky's hue with the sun's apparent descent below the horizon had captivated their entire being.
Like you and me, famous writers also have their favorite spot where they can fully immerse themselves in their work and forget about the outside world.
I will feature 8 famous writers who I like. You can also share the writers you love and the favorite place they have to lose themselves into oblivion and be the best storyteller they already are.
Here are the 8 Famous Authors and Their Favorite Spot to Write
STEPHEN KING
King is one of the best horror writers of all time. Though I read his book On Writing, I still cringe whenever I hold his horror and supernatural books because I know I would be wide awake again the whole night. But before he got famous, he was once a struggling English Teacher living in a trailer with his wife.
King was poor back then and couldn't afford his typewriter. He used his makeshift desk pinned between their dryer and washing machine.
King locked himself in a cramped laundry room to do his writing. From that spot, he had created his first hit novel entitled Carrie. It wasn't a fancy spot, though, or a comfortable one, but he could finish his Writing.
It's about perspective and a location that is best suitable for you.
*not the real trailer home of Stephen King, only an inspiration
PAULO COELHO
A famous Brazilian author. Coelho writes wherever because that is what he loves doing.
When he was 35, he wrote Veronika Decides to Die because of his experience of being locked down in an asylum, when his parents were so desperate because he wanted to be a writer. Coelho was locked in a mental institution three times.
But the novel The Alchemist made him famous and his career blossomed from there and became unstoppable.
*an inspiration of asylum
NICHOLAS SPARK
An American Novelist who published 21 novels and two non-fiction books. One of his masterpieces that moved me was The Notebook, and the movie adaptation had given justice to the reader.
He works from home because he has his office located somewhere in his house, in New Bern, a small town in North Carolina.
He writes with the TV on. He always has it turned on. He doesn't want to watch anything new; he watches tv series or movies he had already seen multiple times. He uses it as a background white noise while he does his writing.
*photo was taken from Nicholas Sparks' Facebook Account
RICK RIORDAN
He tells aspiring writers to find what must be written. To quote one of his interviews, "When you find it, you will know because the subject matter won't let you go. It is not just enough to write simply because you think it must be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write because nothing else you do matters if you are not."
He gets away from home at times and learns to appreciate what he knew. He stays home, most often than not, to write, and he has a lot of reasons simply because he loves writing.
*image from flagstaff(.)com
JK ROWLING
Who doesn't know the author of Harry Potter? "It's no secret that the best place is in a cafe," The famous author says, "You don't have to make your coffee, and you don't have to feel like you're in solitary confinement." It is known that "The Birthplace of Harry Potter" was at The Elephant House in Edinburgh.
*taken from facebook page
DAN BROWN
The famous author of The Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Digital Fortress, and other bestsellers. When asked about the inspiration for his writing during one of the interviews he said he's already on his 0n his desk by 4:00 A.M., He feels like he's missing his most productive hours if he starts later than that.
In addition to starting early, he keeps an antique hourglass on his desk and every hour break briefly to do push-ups, sit-ups, and some quick stretches. To quote him, "I'm also a fan of gravity boots. hanging upside down seems to help me solve plot challenges by shifting my whole perspective."
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BELLA ANDRE
A bestselling American author of more than 40 contemporary romance novels, some are the series "The Sullivans" and "The Morrisons."
Her ideal writing place is in her backyard. When she started her career, she practiced and began her day by writing three pages from a book, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.
*Not Bella Andre's house but an inspiration
MAYA ANGELOU
Some writers prefer a quieter place where they are so determined to finish their works with the least distraction.
This writer loved staying in hotel rooms, where she did most of her writings. She was so resolute in focusing on her work that she would request that all artwork forms be removed from the walls before she billeted herself.
Her specific tools were notepads and pens, a dictionary, a thesaurus, and a bible. One of the popular venues for Maya Angelou is The Chelsea Hotel of New York City.
*Taken from TWC News_Hotel_Chelsea
Take Away
Writers' preferences vary, but some want posh surroundings to write. Frequently, their rooms' seclusion, a private area in the house, a hum of the city, or some it doesn't matter.
Due to quarantine status, we are not in the liberty to roam around town to find a place to write to avoid distractions at home. In my case, I have a 3-year-old toddler, but I still write while watching over her with all the nursery rhymes as my background noise.
But again, there is no hard and fast rule, only your perspective and the will to write that matter.
Where is your favorite spot to write?
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