Sometimes you just have to let your procrastination flag fly. If you read me often, you know how I feel about procrastination. If not, basically procrastination is the best tool in a writers arsenal. Procrastination is the minds form of idea-seeking, thought-forming, preparation tool. So, as I was saying, let your procrastination/randomness flag fly.

And I’m going to help you out.

Quality Free Desktop Wallpapers are hard to come by when it pertains to writing. It can take some time, scouring the internet, to find something that relates, something that really makes you go ‘Ah Ha!’ and lets your mind stop wandering.

I’ve put together a quick list of free wallpapers I have found that are interesting and pertain to the fiction writing world. So if you are an author and you are on the prowl for a desktop, look no further.

1. The Desktop Wallpaper I myself am Using Now

I made this one number one on my Free Desktop Wallpaper list for Writers because…well, it’s my desktop so obviously I think it is the best. That is not to say there are not other, far more interesting, desktop wallpapers out there.

2. Oceanic Fiction

This Free Desktop Wallpaper by Wallcoo.net is straight out of a fiction novel. Well, not literally but it sure gets the imagination going. It definitely captures the concept of my working series so I’m adding it to the list.

3. City in a Bird Cage

This theme is close to the #1 spot, with the fishbowl. I relate it to fiction. Each and every writer is nurturing their own world in their own way. ‘There can be many like it but this one is mine” and so, in a way, each novel is our little world in a birdcage/fishbowl/snow globe.  I think this is a nice, clean depiction of that.

4. Anthem of the Writers World – Coffee Please!

Coffee Wallpaper by SED Art

This is a good one. Simple, I love simple, and to the point. It’s a coffee cup. GREAT! Because if you are writing a novel, you know…coffee is your only friend.

5. Platinum Conception

Another wallpaper by WallCoo.com and a very literal one if you are looking at writing your novel as a race. I would say it reminds me of the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ theme that is sweeping the nation. But really, it is just a race track through some wonderful terrain.

6. Simply Inspirational : Writer’s Digest Sinclair Lewis Quote

“It is impossible to discourage the real writers — They don’t give a damn awhat you say, they’re going to write. – Sinclair Lewis” This is a great inspirational quote for all aspiring and current writers. This will get you fired up and keep the nagging voices out of the back of your mind, or at least beat them back. Writers Digest has many inspirational quotes as desktop backgrounds, different colors and with different flourishes or plain. If this color and quote are not your style, give Writers Digest a look. I’m sure they have a background to suit just about anyones tastes.

7. The Rise of a Planet

The Rise of a Planet by BaseSciences.com

This wallpaper by BaseSciences.com is a great wallpaper. It is the ‘rise of a planet’ as it is titled, and really that is what a writer does. Out of thin air comes a new world, a new perspective, a new story. It is busy but still clean and it makes plenty of room to put you desktop icons and shortcuts to be easily viewed. I love it!

8. Canticle for Leibowitz – A Steampunk Blogger

Canticle for Leibowitz

Now, this is new and it is relevant to the blogging/writing community. If anyone has been following the ‘Steampunk’ revolution for the past year now, you will know that almost anything ’steampunk’ has been getting published. It is not really new, it was a genre that started in the 80’s and never really took hold until now. Now it is a freakin’ epidemic.

Am I going to change my writing style right this minute for a fad that may or may not be around for a while? I honestly thought about it, but I think it is a safer bet for the new writer that isn’t set in a genre yet. This has sparked revolution in everything from books, to fashion and I’m guessing many other things. Regardless of where Steampunk is going, this wallpaper is definitely unique and speaks to the Steampunk crowd.

9. InkBlot Butterfly – All things Inkblots

Inkblot Butterfly

The caption reads ‘What do you see here’ and whether you like butterfly’s or skulls, inkblots are a great way to rip into that skull of yours and take a peak at the patterns your mind chooses to see. There is a nice collection of inkblot wallpapers on the internet. If you ever get stumped for some ideas to go into your novel, just give your mind a little self-examination. I don’t recommend dumping your pen on your desk and smearing it around…that could be messy. But you could look into inkblots online. Some seriously artsy stuff going on.

10. Something to Make you Laugh

Better Writer by ScumIcons

This is a funny, albeit rude, wallpaper by ScumIcons on DeviantArt. I had to put it on the list because I’m not a fan of Stephanie Meyer. If you ask, yes I have ‘read’ her and I did like one ‘phrase’ of her twilight series very much.

But can you really call it literature if only one phrase was memorable and the story itself was an emo-success? I’m sure hundreds of misunderstood teenage girls are going to throw themselves off of cliffs when they find out that their precious 15 year old exboyfriend either a) doesn’t sparkle or b) moves away.

I’m just saying…good for you Stephanie Meyer, you made reading ‘cool’ again and that’s a huge accomplishment. But consider this your ‘one hit wonder’.

WELL Folks! That’s it for the ten wallpapers I found that were great picks for writers. If you found some or designed a free desktop wallpaper for writers, feel free to leave a link back to your page!

As always, thanks for reading! Hope this helped you procrastinate into the next scene of your novel. If you are still at a loss, go ahead and poke around. I’m sure I have some more useless ramblings that could spark your brain into a tizzy…eventually…