I realise that this video isn’t perfect. Please check out the new video of more writers and their desks at th-cam.com/video/GyxJHo2V7L8/w-d-xo.html. Hope you like that video. I missed mentioning Arthur Miller at 1:51. My bad.
Damn, Terry Pratchett had that 4k 120fps multi-monitor set up. Would not be surprised if he pulled out a steering wheel and played f1 simulator between chapters 😂
Hahaha I was thinking the same thing. I wouldn't be surprised if Sir Terry could actually access Disk World through that set up. Not the novels... the actual place.
I remember being in the British Library and coming upon Jane Austen’s lap desk and reading how she used it because she could easily hide it away as she felt so self conscious about being a “Lady Writer” when there weren’t really any. Though I didn’t have any particularly strong connection to her writing I burst out in tears at the profound sadness of that, being that she felt she had to hide away what she was doing. I’m also angry that Harvard University owns Emily Dickson’s desk and it doesn’t reside in her home in Amherst. They should do a long term loan and let it be in its original location.
@@soylentcompany5235 When I went to Amherst I saw her house as well as her brothers. When I went to Harvard the section of the museum the desk was in was closed and didn’t get to see it at all.
When I was a little girl, I remember the first object I ever truly yearned for, begged my Father and Mother for, and ruminated upon day and night was a white desk with an attached hutch for my myriad books. As long as I was old enough to hold a pen and scribble with it, I have been consumed by an intense and utterly inexplicable need to write ✍ I write every single day of my life. This video was profoundly moving and deeply resonant to my heart and mind. 💌
Thats so sweet :) when i was in 3rd grade I yearned for the school desk next to the book shelf and nearest the window, that way I could have an extra little shelf for my knick knacks, and be able to use the window seal to out my other stuff. I was so excited about that and I finally got it. It was my little cove.
You earned yourself a follow. I struggle so much in keeping my own writing desk as organized as much as possible so it’s nice seeing a bunch of authors, that I personally admire, be as messy and chaotic as they want and still being productive, something that I struggle with. It’s eye opening and liberating. Thank you for the video! :)
Since my own desk/office is a corner of an unfinished basement, it was nice to see that Bradbury (one of my favorites) also works in what looks like an unfinished basement.
I’m not sure if you know this but Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in a basement in ucla whilst renting a type writer. That type writer is in a museum now.
Not always old writers. I always write long hand on a first draft. It's a different experience than typing. Makes me toil less with things that don't matter like font and page lay out. Those things are great for later. You need them. But not on a first draft. Plus, it's far too easy to backspace and say to hell with whole sections on a screen. Once I've committed something to paper with pen, sure I can cross it out or tear the page out, but it's not as easy a decision to make. Keeps me from stalling or worrying about editing when I should just be getting a damn story down. Also... Tyranny of a blank screen is a real thing. A sheet of lifeless paper isn't nearly as intimidating or daunting as that glowing cylopean eye of the monitor staring back at me asking me why I ever thought I could write in the first place; don't I know I have no talent?!?! Lol
Wow, I’m absolutely stunned! Thanks for creating this. As photos and names appeared on the screen it was like turning pages of the family album. Watching people who shaped me, my dear friends, my confidants. Thanks again and happy New Year!
Whatever works for you do it. Here’s what I do: I start early, several hours before my family wakes up. My home office is soundproof. I have one felt board wall where I storyboard scenes, plot character arcs, etc. I have one wall that contains reference books, materials organized into subjects related to my world building and character development effort. I have an idea shelf. I have a small section of wall with nothing but a prominent clock and a calendar to remind myself to put in the time and to meet my deadlines and other family, social and business obligations. I have an exercise mat and a microphone to take short breaks exercising, stretching, meditating or singing. I also use the mic to dictate my story, note ideas that pop into my head, etc. Periodically, I stop and convert edit and organize this dictation. My office is neatly organized with only what I am currently doing on my desk at any one time. I have easel a with a map, and a flip chart with a sketch or diagram that captures the essence of what I am currently working on. I have a split screen computer. One screen is text the other screen is visuals or reference materials. I have inspirational art on the walls to keep me inspired and happy. During the day I take a break to go for a run in the forest on a trail on the side of a mountain near my home or I practice my martial arts or I paint or work in my maker’s shop on a a project or in my garden. After my break, I work some more. I set an alarm a half hour before my family returns home. During that time, I clean up and organize and attach sticky notes to prompt me to return to what I was doing the next day - this half hour is practically and psychologically critical, otherwise I would spend the rest of the day thinking about my work. After the whistle blows - and it is literally a factory whistle - I spend the rest of the evening with and focused on my family (which I treasure and think of as my personal reward for having completed a hard day’s work). I try to turn in early so that I can get up early the next day and do it all over again.
I'm currently at my desk. There's a peel of fruit on the table, my notepad is on top of a pile of books, and my other stuff is just somewhat cluttering on the side. I'm not a writer in profession or anything, but when I saw this on my feed I feel like one.
Amazing! What a paper sheet, a pen and a human Mind can accomplish. Thanks for sharing this nice video, I needed some push and this video came at the right moment to get my ass on a chair continue my writing..
In my fav show on tv, the murdoch mysteries, the production team once said that there was no pic of mark twain available when they had an actor portray him...hum...
@@rverdict9013 Thank you! It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever attempted but the most rewarding! I’m almost done with an extensive outline/ rough draft / reference part and now onto the less-rough draft lol 🙏
Psssst. Want to know a secret? Typewriters STILL kick ass. No distractions, just you and the paper. I draft on typewriters, then digitize (ridiculously easy to do in 2024), then edit a full draft on computer.
Interesting how each person has their own taste me some love mess and others don't. If I had to work in some of those rooms I'd tear my hair out and jump out of the window.
I find myself contemplative upon whether some of those writers did indeed "love mess" or if the messiness was a direct manifestation and representation of the state of their mental health. In some, depression can lead to a loss in the will to be organizational or even clean. I am an inherently orderly person; yet, when my depression intensifies, my spaces become quite cluttered.
You should have included people like Homer. Instead of a writing desk, he's just standing beside a campfire, or in front of a crowd of listeners. Spoken word... the original typewriter. I keep imagining the caption: Random Caveman, with just a sketch of a man in animal skins using a piece of stone to carve rudimentary symbols into a large boulder. The original original writing desk 😄
It’s titled Sensitivity in my editing app, FMP. I have access to some songs on the app itself, this is one of them. There’s no information of the artist on the app.
Thus is ridiculously quick - it is filmed at ten times the speed it should have been for any sane person to see anything whatsoever or take in the atmosphere... Such a shame. Even a bloody millennial has more attention span than 2 seconds for each photograph shown here, surely?
Kinda sad to see random indian authors that most people wouldn't know of/care about next to some of the greats, kind of takes away from the integrity of the video.
I realise that this video isn’t perfect. Please check out the new video of more writers and their desks at th-cam.com/video/GyxJHo2V7L8/w-d-xo.html.
Hope you like that video.
I missed mentioning Arthur Miller at 1:51. My bad.
could've added pamuk, his is interesting
Damn, Terry Pratchett had that 4k 120fps multi-monitor set up. Would not be surprised if he pulled out a steering wheel and played f1 simulator between chapters 😂
Yes, he was pretty cool :)
Hahaha I was thinking the same thing. I wouldn't be surprised if Sir Terry could actually access Disk World through that set up. Not the novels... the actual place.
He used to play Oblivion and Skyrim on those, and he even used to make mods for Oblivion and be active on the forums
@@Beantbeantbeant I can't tell if this is sarcasm and I really want to believe that it's true
@@archiefenn1527 with Terry, it could be true
Thank you for making this! Some of these are so messy, so full of character! Marvellous to look at
Thank you. I am glad you liked this video :)
Ruskin Bond and his humble set up with an old trunk below the bed and a hanging shelf on the wall. Lovely!!
I couldn't help noticing that none of them was watching TH-cam. Great video, thanks.
I remember being in the British Library and coming upon Jane Austen’s lap desk and reading how she used it because she could easily hide it away as she felt so self conscious about being a “Lady Writer” when there weren’t really any. Though I didn’t have any particularly strong connection to her writing I burst out in tears at the profound sadness of that, being that she felt she had to hide away what she was doing. I’m also angry that Harvard University owns Emily Dickson’s desk and it doesn’t reside in her home in Amherst. They should do a long term loan and let it be in its original location.
What about Kohinoor Diamond?
But this way its available for more people to see
@@soylentcompany5235 When I went to Amherst I saw her house as well as her brothers. When I went to Harvard the section of the museum the desk was in was closed and didn’t get to see it at all.
@@High_101 what about it?
@@abhishekbhuyan3576 I know right? They keep bringing it up like some insult of the past.
When I was a little girl, I remember the first object I ever truly yearned for, begged my Father and Mother for, and ruminated upon day and night was a white desk with an attached hutch for my myriad books. As long as I was old enough to hold a pen and scribble with it, I have been consumed by an intense and utterly inexplicable need to write ✍ I write every single day of my life. This video was profoundly moving and deeply resonant to my heart and mind. 💌
You are truly inspiring.
i would love to read your work
Thats so sweet :) when i was in 3rd grade I yearned for the school desk next to the book shelf and nearest the window, that way I could have an extra little shelf for my knick knacks, and be able to use the window seal to out my other stuff. I was so excited about that and I finally got it. It was my little cove.
You earned yourself a follow. I struggle so much in keeping my own writing desk as organized as much as possible so it’s nice seeing a bunch of authors, that I personally admire, be as messy and chaotic as they want and still being productive, something that I struggle with. It’s eye opening and liberating. Thank you for the video! :)
This warmed my heart. Those people feel like long lost friends. I would do anything to sit for one second at their desks. Thank you🙏
Since my own desk/office is a corner of an unfinished basement, it was nice to see that Bradbury (one of my favorites) also works in what looks like an unfinished basement.
I’m not sure if you know this but Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in a basement in ucla whilst renting a type writer. That type writer is in a museum now.
I love those old writers who use only pen and paper 📜🗞️
Same here :)
What about typewriter
@@fmfilipinoman5609 I guess those too :)
Me too
Not always old writers. I always write long hand on a first draft. It's a different experience than typing. Makes me toil less with things that don't matter like font and page lay out. Those things are great for later. You need them. But not on a first draft. Plus, it's far too easy to backspace and say to hell with whole sections on a screen. Once I've committed something to paper with pen, sure I can cross it out or tear the page out, but it's not as easy a decision to make. Keeps me from stalling or worrying about editing when I should just be getting a damn story down.
Also... Tyranny of a blank screen is a real thing. A sheet of lifeless paper isn't nearly as intimidating or daunting as that glowing cylopean eye of the monitor staring back at me asking me why I ever thought I could write in the first place; don't I know I have no talent?!?! Lol
Wow, I’m absolutely stunned! Thanks for creating this. As photos and names appeared on the screen it was like turning pages of the family album. Watching people who shaped me, my dear friends, my confidants. Thanks again and happy New Year!
Sir Terry with all those screens! Lol wonderful
I am so glad to have found this video! It's wonderful. Thank you many times over.
Aah this makes me want to be a writer so much!
Power of the pen & paper
Whatever works for you do it. Here’s what I do: I start early, several hours before my family wakes up. My home office is soundproof. I have one felt board wall where I storyboard scenes, plot character arcs, etc. I have one wall that contains reference books, materials organized into subjects related to my world building and character development effort. I have an idea shelf. I have a small section of wall with nothing but a prominent clock and a calendar to remind myself to put in the time and to meet my deadlines and other family, social and business obligations. I have an exercise mat and a microphone to take short breaks exercising, stretching, meditating or singing. I also use the mic to dictate my story, note ideas that pop into my head, etc. Periodically, I stop and convert edit and organize this dictation. My office is neatly organized with only what I am currently doing on my desk at any one time. I have easel a with a map, and a flip chart with a sketch or diagram that captures the essence of what I am currently working on. I have a split screen computer. One screen is text the other screen is visuals or reference materials. I have inspirational art on the walls to keep me inspired and happy. During the day I take a break to go for a run in the forest on a trail on the side of a mountain near my home or I practice my martial arts or I paint or work in my maker’s shop on a a project or in my garden. After my break, I work some more. I set an alarm a half hour before my family returns home. During that time, I clean up and organize and attach sticky notes to prompt me to return to what I was doing the next day - this half hour is practically and psychologically critical, otherwise I would spend the rest of the day thinking about my work. After the whistle blows - and it is literally a factory whistle - I spend the rest of the evening with and focused on my family (which I treasure and think of as my personal reward for having completed a hard day’s work). I try to turn in early so that I can get up early the next day and do it all over again.
I'm currently at my desk. There's a peel of fruit on the table, my notepad is on top of a pile of books, and my other stuff is just somewhat cluttering on the side. I'm not a writer in profession or anything, but when I saw this on my feed I feel like one.
Keep dreaming it's so cool 😎
Archer has the dream. Those windows make me drool.
Lol Alan Moore was like "Fuck this, I'll get a type writer" haha
That's not Moore at 0:32. It's Hemingway.
Amazing!
What a paper sheet, a pen and a human Mind can accomplish.
Thanks for sharing this nice video, I needed some push and this video came at the right moment to get my ass on a chair continue my writing..
Love the concept of your videos.. very unique !
Thank you :) Glad you like these videos.
Seeing Louisa May Alcott is like seeing Jo March💛
Gorgeous your Channel!! Lovely, different and full of sensibility!! Thank you so much for creating It!! 🌹
Idk how some of them work with such messy desks and rooms, that clogs my brain right up 🙈 this is super interesting! Thank you :)
2:00 resembles Alanis Morissette's bookshelf. Great video.
This was so therapeutic to watch.
Great work.keep it up.👌❤️😍
Thank you for this. Glad to see the stacks of books in many of them. Where are the writers who write standing up?
Will do some research on that :)
@@literarycharacters thanks!
Interesting to see how Pratchett leaned into so many monitors.
Someday in my dreams hopefully if luck persists I can be a great writer too.
Why not ? Just go for it kid, but work on it hard though.
First and se one draft will be pencil and typewriter, third and hopefully final draft will be on computer.
thanks for compiling these pictures, it's very interesting!
I get such a cozy feel about this idk why. Hah
Such a beautiful video! Thanks for making this. And indirectly reminding me to start writing... XD
1:04 I think another monitor or two is what he needs
I would love to have Ray Bradbury's office but have it in a cabin on a mountaintop and look out at the world from it.
Any picture of HP Lovecraft?
In my fav show on tv, the murdoch mysteries, the production team once said that there was no pic of mark twain available when they had an actor portray him...hum...
I prefer one to be less messy and a beautiful view in front.
That Tolstoy picture is crazy.
Wow! I just cleared off my desk today to start seriously writing my novel then this popped up #synchronicity
good luck with that novel
@@rverdict9013 Thank you! It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever attempted but the most rewarding! I’m almost done with an extensive outline/ rough draft / reference part and now onto the less-rough draft lol 🙏
I got really very surprised With Bob Dylan(My favorite songwriter)in this video.
Glorious.
Psssst. Want to know a secret? Typewriters STILL kick ass. No distractions, just you and the paper. I draft on typewriters, then digitize (ridiculously easy to do in 2024), then edit a full draft on computer.
It's so beautiful, i compare with my desk wish someday my desk could be picture and known as (My Name) Desk
It's possible if you give it your all 🌹
Lovely 🌹
Never knew Alan Moore looked so much like Hemingway!
I love this!
Roal Dahl. One day I will sit like him.
Aww how nice
❤ 😍 love your new channel
Can't wait to see it grow big
Loved this!
So niceee, thank you for this!
0:21 my fav
Interesting how each person has their own taste me some love mess and others don't. If I had to work in some of those rooms I'd tear my hair out and jump out of the window.
I find myself contemplative upon whether some of those writers did indeed "love mess" or if the messiness was a direct manifestation and representation of the state of their mental health. In some, depression can lead to a loss in the will to be organizational or even clean. I am an inherently orderly person; yet, when my depression intensifies, my spaces become quite cluttered.
great video
Thank you for this.
You should have included people like Homer. Instead of a writing desk, he's just standing beside a campfire, or in front of a crowd of listeners. Spoken word... the original typewriter. I keep imagining the caption: Random Caveman, with just a sketch of a man in animal skins using a piece of stone to carve rudimentary symbols into a large boulder. The original original writing desk 😄
awesome
A deep thank you.
That's not Moore at 0:32. It's Hemingway
i m new but your content was really good.
How do you mean "new" ?
Hi, does someone know the title of the piece of music in this video? Thank u :)
P G Wodehouse’s writing corner any day !
2:11 ray bradbury's room is so sick
Ok, I guess it’s time to get back to work :)
My pic would have me in my pajamas sitting in bed😆
This would be true for me as well. ☺
Thanks
I can't believe the Rowlings one
It is actually a hotel room at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. She finished the seventh Harry Potter book in this room.
Love this
What’s the music’s name?
It’s titled Sensitivity in my editing app, FMP. I have access to some songs on the app itself, this is one of them. There’s no information of the artist on the app.
What’s music ?
Sorry, but who was the writer between Stephen King and Charles Dickens?
My bad. That’s Arthur Miller.
JK Rowling's desk looks like a room at Best Western
It is actually a hotel room at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. She finished the seventh Harry Potter book in this room.
where's the picture of that writer who writes in a bathtub with his typewriter?
You missed Arthur Miller at 1:50.
Yes, my bad.
J.K Rowling is the only writer in this video that wasn't shown beside her desk... some coincidence tho.
0:32 Damn, the disrespect of putting Alan Moore over Hemingway.
Was it ordered according to level of greatness?
Most of the time, it's not necessary to have a fancy space to start writing. You just need a pen, a piece of paper, and your imagination.
Bukowski and his drink problem...
this is so fascinating to see
thanks!
Rabindranath Tagore?
Amrita Pritam ⭐⭐⭐
Only PEN can transfer myself on the white paper...
Bassed
Nah man Stephen King writes in a cemetery
Amrita Pritam ❤️
i would like people to find out about me if i was a famous writer.
Thus is ridiculously quick - it is filmed at ten times the speed it should have been for any sane person to see anything whatsoever or take in the atmosphere... Such a shame.
Even a bloody millennial has more attention span than 2 seconds for each photograph shown here, surely?
I can't say I care for the music. It is a bit too melancholy to be inspirational.
Yes. I am figuring out so many things now. These honest feedbacks help. Will definitely care of the mood of the music while making videos.
I liked the music, reason I liked the video, and it gives inspiration by just feeling what the authors are portray as.
I thought the music goes very well with the video
@@terrapinalive6192 Thank you for your support:)
I prefer melancholy music. It evokes a haunting, moving quality. 💙
Kinda sad to see random indian authors that most people wouldn't know of/care about next to some of the greats, kind of takes away from the integrity of the video.
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GRRM is doing everything but writing