Comments on: It's Moving Day: So Exactly What Does the Modern Writer's Office Look Like?

By: Helen Bostock

Helen Bostock — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:25:12 +0000

Hi Tom. My name Helen . I am very interested in becoming a copyunder writer iike yourself. Plaese can you send me information on how you got started and what compainies you have worked for in the past, good points and bad. THank you for your time. hope to hear from you soon.

By: Cathy Goodwin

Cathy Goodwin — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:20:17 +0000

Interesting! I love light. But some writers need to be away from light. Amy Tan says she needs to be in a windowless room or she draws the blinds.

Cathy Goodwin

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:35:39 +0000

Cathy: Skylights are good. Skylights are our friends. But here’s a stunner; I’m not 100% certain I want windows where I work.

My new house has stunning views (I live on the side of a 14,000′ inactive volcano), yet it’s easier for me to keep my head down and work while I’m in the “dungeon” — my bottom floor office.

If I need views, I can always take the laptop upstairs.

But shelves. Hmmmmmm, shelves…

By: batteryfast

batteryfast — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:56:02 +0000

I have quit the job for 3 years. Now I do business at home.Everything is good.

By: Cathy Goodwin

Cathy Goodwin — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:36:29 +0000

I think everybody messes up DSL. Qwest screwed up my order: I told them I have a Mac and they said “no problem,” then sent out a couple of clueless PC-only guys for my “free installation.”

My dream office would have a skylight and windows. Like Julie Anne’s, it would be separate from the refrigerator and have a door. There would be cozy beds for the dog and the cats, where they could be with me but not be able to sleep on the computer when I’m not there. And every wall would have shelves from top to bottom.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:49:29 +0000

Sounds familiar, and since we’re a ways away from the nearest switching box, I’m waiting to see what our actual throughput is.

We may be switching to cable yet…

By: Roberta Rosenberg

Roberta Rosenberg — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:02:49 +0000

Tom, I feel your pain. Took Verizon 3 weeks to get our order straight. I spent WAY too much time on dial-up during the duration. Finally dumped the DSL and went to cable. Now I’m thinking FIOS but that means a return to Verizon. Ugh.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:24:52 +0000

Leg: Writing my fly fishing blog will remain fun, but running a business ads a layer of drudgery — ad sales, billing advertisers, media kit, promotion, etc.

It changes things.

Roberta: I’m in my shiny office (away from the house hubub). Only problem now are those dolts at AT&T, who have messed up our phone & DSL order three times.

Guess who’s on dialup the rest of the week?

By: Roberta Rosenberg

Roberta Rosenberg — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:23:44 +0000

Ugh, moving. I’m still living with unpacked boxes from our big move 2 years ago (and my husband’s tacky beer stein collection which I wouldn’t let him unpack from the move BEFORE the last move.

But I digress :=)

I work in my office, period. I need physical separation from work space and family/personal space so when work is done, I get to shut the door on it for a few hours.

My special treat to myself? A really, really good chair.

Don’t work too hard, Tom, and when it’s time to unload the boxes, don’t forget to Freecycle.org

By: legbamel

legbamel — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:48:49 +0000

Tom, can’t you have fun and be a business person as the same time? If you still love writing for that blog and you make money at the same time, what could be better?