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20 Reasons Why Writers Like to Work in Cafes
The idiot savant’s guide to getting your creative juices flowing
Ever since I was old enough to realize there would never be a want ad in a newspaper that described a job I wanted, I’ve loved writing in cafes. I never really thought much about it until a few days ago when a baffled friend of mine asked me why I was so into it.
His assumption? That writing in a cafe would be a distraction. A distraction? Dude, quite the opposite. Here’s why:
1. It doesn’t feel like work.
2. It’s a nice break from the office (or kitchen)
3. Easy access to caffeine.
4. If you have a home office, you appreciate the fact that — in a cafe — there are no interruptions from your wife/husband/kids/roommate who rarely think they are interrupting when they stick their head in your room and begin the conversation with something like “I’m not interrupting you, am I?”
5. You bump into friends you know and people you want to meet.
6. The act of going from your home to a cafe gets the creative juices flowing.
7. You get a whole bunch of unexpected inputs that change your perspective for the moment (i.e. snatches of conversation, songs on the radio, odd…
