Writing at Home

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Home is a great place to write. You might write on the sofa, the floor, in bed, at the kitchen table, on the porch, in the yard or even in the tub. You can make yourself a whole pot of coffee, your favorite snacks and meals without shelling out extra money, at any hour. Best of all, you can write alone, while your children sleep and with your pets nearby for company. You can setup on the sofa or in bed with pillows and blankets, light candles and put on music that invites your creative muse to come out and play. You can sink into a tub of bubbles with a notebook, pen and book of writing exercises handy on the floor. I've been known to setup on my screened porch in any sort of weather, with laptop, pets, plants, a pot of tea and a plate of fruit, cheese and crackers. While the birds and squirrels chatter and my furkids answer, I scribble out poetry, grant proposals and features. Many writers designate a writing room in their home or even add a detached outbuilding, so they can write without disturbing their family or being interrupted by them when they're working on deadline or for confidentiality purposes, such as a well-known author or research documents requiring security clearance. Appointing a writing space in your home has another, more tangible benefit. Im the United States, writers with home offices can write off a percentage of furniture, equipment, decor, utilities, homeowners' insurance and other costs as part of their office's operating expenses on their income taxes. So writing at home can put more money in your pocket. For all these reasons and more, writing at home is a fine idea.