The Writers Room piece in the Saturday Guardian has pictures of famous and famousish writers’ rooms with an explanation of why they put that Afghan rug just so, or have a Mozambique desert scene to ponder on, or whether they sit side-on, back to, or facing a window or wall. The seduction of the piece is that you might think if I did that, I too would be writerly, prize winning and featuring in a Guardian feature.

I have a bit of desk envy when it comes to Al Gore’s work space:

TDS has got our household on a carbonfast for Lent. This means I’m honour bound to simplify and not mug the planet further so will be unable to add the plasma tv and three cinema display screens to the disorder and chaos of our house which looks not unlike a Turner Prize installation.

My consolation:

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. A.A. Milne

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