Any writers?

[Anonymous]

Almost hate to contribute to this forum since someone completely deranged is artificially blowing it up instead of letting it grow in an organic way, but...any writers out there? I'm looking for a place to sit with my laptop and write for the price of a cappuccino or a cup of tea. Willing to travel. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost hate to contribute to this forum since someone completely deranged is artificially blowing it up instead of letting it grow in an organic way, but...any writers out there? I'm looking for a place to sit with my laptop and write for the price of a cappuccino or a cup of tea. Willing to travel. Thanks.

With an attitude and outlook like this, I'm sure anywhere will be just thrilled to have you.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

Chateau de Chantilly in the back is wonderful. 2 hour limit, but that helps me focus and take a break after.

If the back area is full, there is still good seating around the rest of the place, and spots open in the back all the time if you prefer it there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Almost hate to contribute to this forum since someone completely deranged is artificially blowing it up instead of letting it grow in an organic way, but...any writers out there? I'm looking for a place to sit with my laptop and write for the price of a cappuccino or a cup of tea. Willing to travel. Thanks.

With an attitude and outlook like this, I'm sure anywhere will be just thrilled to have you.

Sorry, it's true. Someone -- you? -- is way too heavily invested in this. Let people contribute normally. "Favorite Books With Characters Named Mike"? "Favorite mysteries where fall squash is mentioned" "Books you read as a teen but never finished, then picked up as an adult and never finished again?"


Come on, it's ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes.

Chateau de Chantilly in the back is wonderful. 2 hour limit, but that helps me focus and take a break after.

If the back area is full, there is still good seating around the rest of the place, and spots open in the back all the time if you prefer it there.

Thank you so much!!

[Anonymous]

OP, what an odd post. I'm thankful there is someone working to get it started. If I don't see a post in Recent Posts, I don't go looking for them, especially if I'm not aware they exist.

Also, not sure why a writer has to answer where to go. But I am a writer, and I write at home in my office. I have friends who go to Starbucks, or whatever is nearby, during off hours. I have another friend who goes to a major museum to write, another to a major library.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes.

Chateau de Chantilly in the back is wonderful. 2 hour limit, but that helps me focus and take a break after.

If the back area is full, there is still good seating around the rest of the place, and spots open in the back all the time if you prefer it there.

Thank you so much!!

Sure! Also, the cappuccinos and other coffees are great, as are the baked goods from the self serve area in the middle (that will make sense when you get there). They also make a lot of cakes and sweets (on display at the counter where you order), but I haven’t tried them.

[Anonymous]

I wrote a book and did it all from home. I cannot work in places like Starbucks--too many distractions. Plus I needed my references nearby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wrote a book and did it all from home. I cannot work in places like Starbucks--too many distractions. Plus I needed my references nearby.

Thanks. I'm getting nowhere at home. I thought sitting somewhere else would be helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote a book and did it all from home. I cannot work in places like Starbucks--too many distractions. Plus I needed my references nearby.

Thanks. I'm getting nowhere at home. I thought sitting somewhere else would be helpful.

Do you have discord? There are write groups there. There is also a bit that helps motivate you, Sprinto. You start a sprint, designate various time limits - default is 15 minutes. You start it by sharing your initial word count, and end it with your new one. It’s a little mental trick. I use it to write scenes I really don’t want to. It gets absolute crap down sometimes, but then you have something to edit later. Also use it when I’m feeling super idea-y, to see how much I can get down out of my head. Motivational.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote a book and did it all from home. I cannot work in places like Starbucks--too many distractions. Plus I needed my references nearby.

Thanks. I'm getting nowhere at home. I thought sitting somewhere else would be helpful.

Do you have discord? There are write groups there. There is also a bit that helps motivate you, Sprinto. You start a sprint, designate various time limits - default is 15 minutes. You start it by sharing your initial word count, and end it with your new one. It’s a little mental trick. I use it to write scenes I really don’t want to. It gets absolute crap down sometimes, but then you have something to edit later. Also use it when I’m feeling super idea-y, to see how much I can get down out of my head. Motivational.

*there is also a bot (not a bit).

[Anonymous]

Oh man. I have so many suggestions. I moved to an area with no coffee-shop-with-my-laptop culture and I miss it so much.

1. Tryst in Adams Morgan. Like working in someone else's living room who also brings you food and drink that you pay for

2. Cascade Cafe in the National Gallery of Art, so soothing and quiet on a weekday

3. the Atrium Cafe at the Portrait Gallery. you'll be surrounded by office workers escaping the cubicle for lunch, tourists, and fellow laptop ladies

4. kinda fancy and no snacks allowed, but it's inspiring to work in the Library of Congress reading rooms

5. In the suburbs, so many starbucks to choose from but I am partial to Peet's Coffees

6. Compass Coffee in Georgetown is too crowded and annoying for me, the chairs are all too small and too close, but maybe that your thing?

7. Capital One Cafe in Georgetown...I can't believe I'm suggesting it, but there always seem to be people working on laptops in the basement there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost hate to contribute to this forum since someone completely deranged is artificially blowing it up instead of letting it grow in an organic way, but...any writers out there? I'm looking for a place to sit with my laptop and write for the price of a cappuccino or a cup of tea. Willing to travel. Thanks.

Jeff, the owner of this website, just started the book club section of DCUM a couple days ago, and when he did , he encouraged people to participate in order to get it going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost hate to contribute to this forum since someone completely deranged is artificially blowing it up instead of letting it grow in an organic way, but...any writers out there? I'm looking for a place to sit with my laptop and write for the price of a cappuccino or a cup of tea. Willing to travel. Thanks.

Maybe there was just a lot of pent up demand for book talk here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh man. I have so many suggestions. I moved to an area with no coffee-shop-with-my-laptop culture and I miss it so much.

1. Tryst in Adams Morgan. Like working in someone else's living room who also brings you food and drink that you pay for

2. Cascade Cafe in the National Gallery of Art, so soothing and quiet on a weekday

3. the Atrium Cafe at the Portrait Gallery. you'll be surrounded by office workers escaping the cubicle for lunch, tourists, and fellow laptop ladies

4. kinda fancy and no snacks allowed, but it's inspiring to work in the Library of Congress reading rooms

5. In the suburbs, so many starbucks to choose from but I am partial to Peet's Coffees

6. Compass Coffee in Georgetown is too crowded and annoying for me, the chairs are all too small and too close, but maybe that your thing?

7. Capital One Cafe in Georgetown...I can't believe I'm suggesting it, but there always seem to be people working on laptops in the basement there

NP. Wow, this is really helpful. Thanks!