Writing in Public

This is from the comments.

Thanks, Nancy! It’s so hilariously true I can’t even stand it.

Tags: Writing

1 NanMel // Jul 27, 2008 at 3:04 pm

I actually did some writing NOT at Starbucks today and you know, it didn’t feel like it counted for anything.
2 rob why // Aug 2, 2008 at 2:27 am

“Ok, will you watch me?”
Funny.

Man, I write in Barnes & Noble and Starbucks not because I’m trying to impress anyone, but just because I want to get out of the house. I also want a cafe mocha and a bagel, and the parade of cute girls wandering through is a welcomed distraction. And finally I can get my magazine fix when I take a break.
3 tlitchfo // Aug 2, 2008 at 7:19 am

Part of what I found so funny about this is that I’m totally guilty of writing at Starbucks. I used to do it when my wife was deployed with her ship. I couldn’t stand sitting at home all the time.

I also found that I could actually focus better out in public: no TV, phone calls, and no Internet. TV and the Internet are poison for writers. They are time vacuums.
4 rob why // Aug 2, 2008 at 2:25 pm

“TV and the Internet are poison for writers.”

Truer words were never spoken. I’ve taken on toxic dosages of both. I cannot get any writing done at home.

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