I am a novel writer with two children aged two and four and even though both guys are the apples of my eye, their healthy exuberance is difficult to operate around sometimes. As most authors will tell you, children and penning can be like oil and water, they simply do not marry well. I've found I have trouble concentrating on my work when the kids are around which is the majority of of the time because they are still very young. The eldest goes to preschool in the morning which reduces the disturbance however the house is still not silent enough for me. Besides, when I notice my youngest son creating baby-gurgle sounds in the next room, all I want to do is visit and play with him.
Despite the fact that my wife is frequently at home because she chose to be a stay-at-home mum when our first-born arrived, she cannot be expected to keep the children silent constantly. What's more, I don't agree with the old saying that youngsters should be observed and not heard and think that a degree of disturbance is normal. Whilst I enjoy being present to witness my offspring's first steps and burbling attempts at forming words, my work is increasingly getting placed on the back-burner which is not a good thing because it's my bread and butter, after all.
After a long discussion, my wife and I came to the conclusion that there was no other option but for me to rent a workplace. What we were going to pay on office rent could well be worth the expenditure when compared to the threat of me not finishing my latest novel on time. It took me many years and countless rejection notes to get to the point where I could support my family with my writing and I wasn't about to let that achievement to slide.
Finding an office to lease wasn't hard but finding low-cost office rent was. I used to lease a workplace before the kids were born until I awakened to the fact that I might just as well work from home, so I understood how to go about getting suitable office space when I started looking on this occasion. For the benefit of people who have not yet had the dubious privilege of needing your own personal office, there are a few things to bear in mind when looking for one.
First of all, you need a suitable locale. You should choose your position based on the kind of business you happen to be involved in as this will determine whether you need to be near to a business hub or situated in an industrial environment, for instance. My requirements are considerably different to those of regular corporations, however, since I don't work with anybody other than my agent and occasionally my editor. Closeness to my house was a big priority for me personally for obvious reasons and the determining factor in my selection of office location.
Secondly, you need to figure out exactly how much office space you will need so as not to end up paying more than necessary in office rent. If you absolutely can't avoid taking some extra area for whatever reason then try to negotiate an improved rate on the square meterage.
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