Where I write

My dream writing place

In Malta a lot of the houses look like this. Beautiful.

My dream writing space is the courtyard at the back of a house such as this.
Actually, why not this very one? Two storeys high and overlooking a shady street where each house has a balcony enclosed in brightly painted wood. From the roof garden I can see the sea over the next row of houses. The space isn’t big. It is open to the sky and has two reclining chairs for moments of contemplation or snoozing in the sunshine.

The courtyard is cooler and shady, and PERFECT.

A wooden table is in the shady part, long enough to eat at with friends but small enough that, when I’m writing, there’s only room for me. The table has a honey-coloured brolly to match the Maltese limestone, and it is rectangular to match the table and the space and my computer screen and my notebook.

Committing your dreams and goals to writing is a great first step towards achieving them.

Stating your dream in the present tense, as though you have already achieved it, makes it more real and increases motivation to get there.