Over the next few weeks the Novelistas are going to be giving us a sneak peek into their writing hovels spaces. First to spill the beans on where she writes is Annie Burrows:
Not long since, I moved into
a new house. I quickly purloined a small
bedroom, filled it with bookshelves, and proclaimed it my "study" (doesn't that sound grand).
In one corner, I put one of
those ergonomic chairs supposed to support your back while typing. I type on a laptop. On my lap. Though the chair came with a footstool, I only use the footstool for
storing my laptop when I'm not typing. The chair is next to a shelf,
on which I keep things I might need during the writing process handy: pens,
paper clips, toffees, chewing gum, calculator (to work out if my word count is
on target!) and a kitchen timer. After
one too many trips to the chiropractor, it makes sure I get up every hour, and
stretch. (For stretch, read make a cup
of tea/load dishwasher/maybe even hoover something if writing is getting too
hard).
You will also see lots of
translations of my books. These give me
the confidence to keep going when things get tough. After all, people in all these countries enjoyed
my stories (or at least, they bought the book).
On a table on my other side I
keep the reference books I'm using for my current w.i.p. The books most frequently on this table are a
dictionary (in case I use a word the computer queries, and I then wonder if it
really means what I think it means) and a handy set of etymology of words and
phrases. I can't have Regency heroines
using language that didn't come into common use until the 1940's, can I?
And on the floor you can see
the printout of my latest draft, which I'm going through again, attempting to
make it an enjoyable read.
Annie's latest release in
paperback is with Harlequin Mills & Boon:
"Lord Havelock's
List" is available here
www.annie-burrows.co.uk
www.facebook.com/AnnieBurrowsUK
twitter: @NovelistaAnnie
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