Writing and Editing Workspaces!
About three months ago, I had a life change. I left my job at Grosset & Dunlap at Penguin to become an Editor at Egmont USA. It was a very exciting move for me, if a bit scary. Grosset had been my first publishing job and my first "real job" out of college. I had a ton of memories there and it felt like my second home.
When I arrived at Egmont in December, I was thrilled to begin working on a new list and with a new team, but I realized something was missing. Now, this may sound crazy, but hear me out.
My desk at Grosset had been very lived over the course of my five years there, I had acquired numerous action figures, plush toys, photos, and trinkets from my authors. When I got home from my first day at Egmont, I knew I needed to bring in the little things that would make my desk feel like "home" again. What are those things?
Well, my Benjamin Linus bobblehead, of course.
![Ben Linus doll Ben Linus doll](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdcfa8f60-a6fb-45d8-922c-aa78fa09d3ac_768x1024.jpeg)
And my paper machete, inspired by an amazing typo written by one of authors (attempting to spell papier mâché) and what I use on particularly intense edits!
![paper machete paper machete](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2ab090f-a101-459d-8733-8ae604e21d8a_1024x768.jpeg)
At last, my workspace was complete!
![Jordan Workspace Jordan Workspace](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd520a6ad-783b-42b8-a417-ee263237de28_1024x768.jpeg)
My journey to complete my new workspace made me wonder where all of the other Pub(lishing) Crawl members do their work. Here's a sneak peek at where they write/agent/and sell their books!
Erin Bowman's amazing workspace
Susan Dennard's desk
Julie Eshbaugh's writing space
JJ's workspace
Amie Kaufman - I usually work in my study, but I love to move around as well -- this is the view of my writing spot at one of my favourite bars in Melbourne, where I can sit right on the river and watch the world go by!
Biljana Likic's workspace
Jodi Meadows - You might think there's a lot of yarn on this desk. You'd be right. You're probably also overlooking some. There's more than you think. No, another one besides those.
E.C. Myers - Basically, I write 95% of the time on my netbook, even when I'm at home, and I mostly use my larger laptop and keyboard for other work — graphics, video editing, e-mail — and blogging. I work best outside of my apartment.
Adam Silvera's desk at work
Adam Silvera's workspace for writing
Joanna Volpe's desk
Joanna Volpe's bookshelf
Kat Zhang - Here's where I'm writing right now (local B&N). Only add in half a dozen toddlers running around.
The Pub(lishing) Crawl team is a great example of how everyone has a different place where they work. What makes your workspace unique and special to you?