Today we ask author, Diana Rubino to tell us a little bit about herself and her workspace.
What’s On My Desk (and general workspace)
The permanent staples are: to my monitor’s
left: the outline to my current book at my left. To my monitor’s right: small
blank papers for note-scribbling and the scanner with my address book on it. In
front of me is my purple felt-tip pen and small mirror. My bank passwords are stuck
to the monitor with Post-Its.
On my filing cabinet to my left are a pile
of pages I Xeroxed from various books that pertain to my current book, and a
picture of Alexander Hamilton, the subject of my last book. On my left wall
next to my bookcase (stuffed with writing books), is a Liberty Bell mousepad I
bought in Philadelphia (which is too small to actually use as a mousepad) and a
picture of Aaron Burr, our 3rd Vice President, the subject of my
current book. I glance at Aaron when I’m writing from time to time, and give
him a smile. To my keyboard’s right, the mouse sits on a NY Mets mousepad.
Before me, on the wall, is a clock and a wall calendar, and directly in front
of my monitor is the window that faces northwest. Mountains lie in the
distance, but now the view is blocked by the overgrowth of trees and shrubs.
Once in a while, a deer or even a moose will trot by, along with wild turkeys,
skunks, and an assortment of critters, including my cats. Behind me is a chair
piled with some history books and more Xeroxed pages.
I’m writing and researching at the same
time, and as I write, I refer to all these notes, pages and books where I’ve
marked the subject matter I need—for instance, 18th century clothes,
taverns, meals, street names, what New York looked like, etc. I write 2500
words a day, and I shoot for a 90-100,000 word length. I’m now at 59,000, which
means 14 more writing sessions till it’s done. THEN comes the endless rewrite
and revision. I don’t write full-time; I own an engineering business with my
husband, so not every day is devoted to writing. But the computer lets me
switch gears easily.
Not sure if all this is feng-shui, but it
works for me!
Diana is the author of 18 historical and paranormal novels. Her publishers are www.thewildrosepress.com and Moongypsy
Press www.moongypsypress.com where she is also Acquisitions Editor.
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ASK THE AUTHOR: What's on YOUR Desk Wednesdays?
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