I had this realization today. For two to six hours on any given weekday I will hole up with fingerless gloves (oh the inconsistent heating) and sweater/fleece and write at Starbucks. I rent a table and power outlet for the price of a “venti hot earl grey tea” (or a “grande nonfat toffee nut latte”; [...]
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I essentially pay rent to Starbucks.
posted by erin on February 5, 2009
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2009/i-essentially-pay-rent-to-starbucks
Word counts
27 Jan: 3,139 28 Jan: 4,568 New total: 46,521. More to come imminently! The last two days got off to a slow writing start because I was between big scenes. The big scenes flow like water, but the little scenes, the connective tissues between parts, come more slowly. It’s not less interesting but it’s just [...]
posted by erin on January 29, 2009
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2009/word-counts
Okay. I give in. It’s a novel.
The um, project that I’ve been working on? I give in and admit it’s a novel and probably for the time being it’s the only thing I’m focusing on. I decided this the other day when I sat down and outlined about 90% of it. I never do this. I usually write out a bunch [...]
posted by erin on January 18, 2009
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2009/okay-i-give-in-its-a-novel
Success at Starbucks
Yesterday I wrote roughly 5,000 words while working at Starbucks all afternoon. I also got, essentially, a free latte on top of my purchased latte. That was lovely. Bryan said that for the price of a latte he’d love to see me write 5,000 words a day. I laughed and said, Yeah, me too. When [...]
posted by erin on January 15, 2009
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2009/success-at-starbucks
