Arron Banks and the garden office/writing room debate

Those of you not on Twitter may have missed the current garden office/writing room debate kicked off by Brexit campaigner Arron Banks (although now he's kind of changed his tune) who criticised JK Rowling for having a writing room. As everything always does on Twitter, it's all kicking off and as you will not be surprised to learn, entirely against Mr Banks's position. Here are a few comments (warning, there is some poor language in the following tweets):

I have a writing room. It comes complete with writing dog. If you think that's pretentious, I'm afraid that's on you. pic.twitter.com/O47nkYqzDp

— James Oswald (@SirBenfro) December 1, 2018

I've a writing shed (& office/library), was a shed, took out end to remove carpenters bench (any offers?) replaced with reused double glazing, then insulated, added vinyl floor, shelves, plus a stove, and all by myself, why, because this writer needs more than a pen. Pretentious! pic.twitter.com/2sLhkgcfqG

— Bob Flowerdew (@FlowerdewBob) December 3, 2018

Like J.K. Rowling and Neil Gaiman, I have a writing room. Actually, it's a one-room studio. There's even a couch. And if you think that's pretentious, go fuck yourself.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) December 1, 2018

I've had a "writer's room" since 1985, and the first house we were renting, when I was still a journalist. It's the room you do the work in. The idea that you don't get a room to work in is the same as the idea that writing isn't work. https://t.co/4e7EBnLj0Y

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) December 1, 2018

My current writing room: it's a cabin in the woods. Most days I look up from writing to see deer, chipmunks or even bears wandering, scurrying, or lumbering past. It's a good place to work, because if you are a writer people don't always leave you alone to write. pic.twitter.com/FuNNQu6RW2

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) December 1, 2018

there's this flash butcher I know with a SHOP

— Dom Joly (@domjoly) November 30, 2018

You can catch up on the whole sorry spectacle on Twitter here.

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