Nesting and Other Fun Ways to Procrastinate

I finally made myself sit down and read my book. And guess what? It wasn’t nearly as painful as I thought it was going to be. I was actually able to read the entire thing in about a half day I didn’t feel the need to crawl under a blanket in shame nor did I throw the entire book at the wall. I did make heaps of notes, tagged every page where I felt I had a plot hole, and generally tried to read the story like I would if I was beta reading for someone else.

So, now that I’ve got a manuscript ready to be edited and I should start editing, right? I mean, other than writing this blog post of course. The book is out of the box and I’m so ready to edit. I am. But first…

Yep. So I’m procrastinating again. It all started with a genuine attempt at getting my office ready for editing…

“Boy, I sure have a large stack of books sitting on my desk. I bet if I put up a shelf and got these out of my way, I’d be ready to start editing.”

So I got a shelf for these books and it now sits above my desk where the books are within easy grasp. But the shelf left a blank piece of wall under the shelf but above my monitors. Right in my eye line. Shrug, goes I as I make a moue.

“That would be a great place for a bulletin board.”

So I spent time finding a bulletin board that was just the right size. And decorative. Which meant I also needed push pins because no REAL writer wants to deal with those old-fashioned plastic push pins. Ah, good. So now I have a shelf holding the books I want within easy grasp. My desk is clear and I have a bulletin board right in my eye line where I can put notes and hang images of my characters. Now I’m ready to edit.

Or I would be if the wall area just to the left of the fancy bulletin board wasn’t so blank. And if I had a better light in the corner.

So, I went shopping for prints to put on the wall. Not any old art mind you, but art to inspire a writer. Book-related-writer-inspiring art. I found just the thing on Etsy (Amy Brown I thank you for your book-related images!) but then I needed to frame it all. And hang the prints.

And dang it, I still needed a light. Not the lamp that sits on top of the Bisley pull-out drawers I also needed (they are amazing!) for organization. Light helps with my energy level and my focus. Gotta have more light. I’m sure that the less clutter I have, the better I can edit!

And once I had a pendant light hanging in the corner I noticed that a little shelf sitting on the wall was empty. Really empty. Obviously a perfect opportunity for some more writer-inspiring stuff. And maybe a muse. Every writer needs a muse, right?

I’m gonna kill it with the editing. As soon as I find the right pen. And boy, has this chair always been this uncomfortable?

How have you set up your writing space?