This is from the comments.
Thanks, Nancy! It’s so hilariously true I can’t even stand it.
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I actually did some writing NOT at Starbucks today and you know, it didn’t feel like it counted for anything.
“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.
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.
“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.