My Fantasy Turret

Are any fellow writers reading my blog?  I have a question.  Do you ever wish you had a turret to which you could retreat and create?  I can picture myself in a haven for my creativity.  Like most of my fantasies, it quickly grew out of hand.  Yes, a turret would be perfect, with its only access being a winding staircase.  It would, however, need certain accoutrements.  A coffee pot would be a must, as would a small fridge.  Since coffee requires water and clean-up, a sink would be necessary.  A microwave would be nice, too.  Sounds like I should just turn the kitchen into my writing room. 

Unfortunately, the kitchen tends to be the busiest room in our home.  We have something of a commune at our house.  It is never quiet, and I am never alone.  At its peak, we had 10 people, a dog, and a cat, all in a two bedroom house.  In all honesty though, they weren’t ALL in the house; we had two tents in the back yard.  We have leveled off at eight, after two left, taking the cat with them, but that still makes for quite a crowd.  And loud considering two of them are small children aged one and four. 

So my “turret” is now wherever I take my laptop.  I prefer my desktop, but it resides in our living room.  Its fine in times of minimal activity, but when life gets too revved up, I have to go somewhere quiet.  To keep my writing synched between the two computers, I’m using Google Drive and Google Docs.  As a word processor it is basic.  But I have not as yet found any of its limitations to be a problem.   

On the writing front, I’m making progress on my next novel, and even have an idea for a future work.  And more on the commune situation, coming soon.