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| Owner Maggie and her daughter, Jordan |
The coffee shop/tea shop is a cliche for a reason. Writers go there not just for their caffeine fix, but for the warmth and the chance to be around other people working.
Like the also-popular library, a comfortable coffee shop is an essential place for your literary life. The synergy all those laptops and people reading is a shot in the arm for your own work.
So let's explore some wonderful places to write and refresh yourself. Especially
The ClockWork Rose Tea Emporium.
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| If this doesn't make you want to write a story of derring-do, nothing will. |
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| C. Morgan Kennedy and I |
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My friend
C. Morgan Kennedy, a steampunk fan, discovered this gorgeous place. The owners, Maggie and Harold, have lavished love, attention, and thoughtfulness all over their gorgeous space. All the little details in the tea shop inspire and encourage a writer (ok, *this* writer) to take care with all the small details that make a scene sing.
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| Look at those gears! |
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| How can your writing not soar under pretty balloons? |
Something about warm beverages and delicious, carefully made treats (seriously, try the scones) keeps people (ok, *this* person), alert and refreshed even during the most difficult writing tasks.
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| Seriously. Everything is delicious. |
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| Harold, Maggie's Husband made nearly all their steampunk decor. |
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| The awesome, tempting shop. |
If you have to write, scout out a local coffee house or tea shop. Find a place with comfortable chairs, delicious baked goods, and excellent beverages. I promise, it will always lift you up and renew your enthusiasm for your projects.
