I’m back at Starbucks. It’s not so perky here today. An old gray sheet hangs below the Southern California sunshine, making it cozy inside with the South American music playing, lights hanging from the black ceiling, the clink of cups and din of conversation. It helps that there are no waitpersons here as there are at the Gypsy Den. No one walking up to me asking if I’m okay, if there’s anything I want. Just to write, I want to say, willing to pay to just sit without being bothered by the nice woman with the short hair and skimpy top, so young and worried looking.
I felt guilty at the Gypsy Den for not buying more so I’d leave a larger tip than was required. But here, at Starbucks, you step up to the counter. You order. You hand over your Starbucks gift card, drop a quarter into the Plexiglass container, and you’re done. No one comes up to you as you revise revise revise and asks if you’re okay. No one cares.
Oh, both places have their advantages. I love the eclectic quality of the Gypsy Den. I like the soft cushiony booth seating here at Starbucks. Like how there’s more room to spread out my papers.
It makes me all the more want that writers’ space. I will call a Realtor this week and see if such a place is possible
On another note, here's an interesting story about bestsellers in theNew York Times. It reminds me of what's been said before: that no one knows why some books make it and others don't.
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When I saw this I immediately thought of your writing place idea. I think, though, that it makes more sense for designers than for writers.
that article depresses me, where's the art in any of this?? Market analysis, cost/risk ratio, advertising, jacket cover... where's the art, the voice, the presentation of spirit?
Your book, I remember, was like a kind friend guiding me through a process I was unfamiliar with. What a loss it would have been if your book was shelved before it was ever published because some marketing guru didn't know how to market it.
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