Glamorous Decay as a Lifestyle

Interesting read for writer types: The fantasy of the writer's lifestyle

I do love the whole glamorous decay trope when it comes to writing, both on and off the page. Sadly, I know of no one whose writer's lifestyle in anyway matches up with an Anthropologie catalogue. Maybe I need to remind myself that it's possible to be a 'real writer' even if you don't feel like one.

I liked this quote from the article:

There is no writer’s lifestyle; your lifestyle is determined by what that other work is. I’m baffled when I come across interviews where writers laughingly allude to the solitude, say, or the introspection of the novelist’s life. No matter how solitary or introspective you are while you’re writing novels, you are likely spending many more hours each week at another job, or commuting, or raising kids, or trying to keep your house clean.

Anyway, somewhat fittingly, I had to run off to collect my daughter half way through writing this. Now that I am back, I thought I would share these Anthropologie mugs as a potential gift for the writer in your life:

And their books and stationary section isn't half-bad either. 

(p.s. I'm just sharing products I like here, not trying to trick you into clicking on affiliate links).