One of the regular discussions

among the consultants/freelancers/small-business-owners I know through YULBlog in Montreal was about setting up a space that would enable normally solitary workers to have a space in which to work away from the home and gain the benefit of the cross-pollination of ideas and creativity that come from seeing people on a daily basis. It looks like it’s a common problem, and in New York, the people at Paragraph seem to have a solution - at least for writers.

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#1 Martine on 09.15.05 at 11:03 am

I wonder how writers will react to those tiny cubicle and such physical proximity to other people working, breathing, reading lines outloud to check them, etc. I really need isolation to work but I’d love to be able to open my door and hang out with people for lunch!

#2 Michael Boyle on 09.15.05 at 11:32 am

That’s the thing that struck me as well! I would definitely want a bit more space than that and somewhat more privacy as well.

I think a good compromise would be to have two rooms with cubicles, but with one designated as a “shut up and be quiet” room and the other allowing more of what you’re talking about Martine.

I would also try and have an open non-cubicle area that was still a working area, where people could have impromptu meetings and such.

#3 Zeke on 09.15.05 at 11:51 am

Howdy!

You know you’re welcome here, anytime.

#4 Martine on 09.15.05 at 3:41 pm

Zeke: Even if I make ugly faces when I write?

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