Where This Writer Writes
on Feb7 2010As a part of the 2010 QLD Writers Centre Blog tour, I’m blogging here about my writing space.
I was gong to post a picture of what is technically my study though, after moving into a town-house, this is just a little corner in a garage among everything else we have to store in there. It houses the mad mess of ideas and research for my novels, plus the paints and paper, ribbon, boxes and ’stuff’ for artistic endeavors, should anyone feel inclined, and the washing machine.
My preferred writing space, though, is a small table at Gloria Jeans at Indooroopilly Shoppingtown. Yes, I know, it’s not the most ‘ambient’ of places. It has no atmosphere, it’s opposite Woolworths and it is just a re-claimed space in the middle of the mall. But it’s where I go everyday to write (when I can).
The advantage of this particular place is that there is a constant background noise that cocoons me into my own thoughts. Too much quiet around makes my own myriad of other thoughts seem way too loud. Hmm. I feel like chocolate, damn I fogot to hang out the washing. When was that electricity bill due? Too much noise, like music, has me tuning in and singing along, that’s me in the corner, that’s me in the spotlight losing my religion. But with a constant level of background noise, I forget where I am and everything else except the novel I have in front of me. Oh, and the coffee is good and the staff know me. It’s the small things. People drop by for a chat, and it’s not far from home.
By current novel, Big River Little Fish, was mostly written here and it will be published by UQP in September.
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on Feb7 10That’s brilliant news about Big River Little Fish, B – congratulations! Looking forward to reading it. xx
on Feb7 10Now you’ve put that out there you might get more people dropping by for a chat! Also, you might end up with a plaque on that table, so one day writers of the future will be lining up to get inspiration from the ‘Belinda Jeffrey’ table, where all her award winning books were written
PS. I know exactly what you mean about too much quiet Vs too much noise.
on Feb7 10Hi Belinda,
This is my first visit to your blog and I’m having a lovely time. The coffee is especially good. I haven’t ventured out yet to write in public, but I wonder how you condense all your ideas into one notebook and the laptop. I would be spread over two tables, lol.
Congratulations on your September release. Looking forward to the book launch.
on Feb8 10Hi Belinda,
Can relate to your need to get out of the house. I do my best writing among the noise of the local library, in its coffee shop. I can shut down to the outside world and just jump into the world in my work. Congratulations on your new book deal.
Lynn
on May3 10just popped over from the Perilous Adventure interview. Great stuff Belinda. Good to see you around the web. congrats on the new novel.