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For the last two months I've driven down to the coffee shop every day and write for an hour and a half on loose leaf paper with a variety of pens to finish the my personal fictional multi-chapter story. I'm so far at the ninth chapter with close to two hundred pages. I've already written a complete story outline. Currently, I'm working on the draft, which I do on paper so that I don't have to worry about battery time limits. After the draft, I intend to go back with a highlighter and red pen to make edits, then translate the whole thing into the second draft on Google Docs. Then I will be done and will post it on the nonprofit open source repository I like to frequent.
The only drawback so far is that I keep getting excited about ideas in-between the story beats on the outline, which extends the story, and that's added like a lot of extra pages, so it's just taking a lot longer than expected. Also, the coffee shop I go to doesn't let you use the study room in the back unless you buy something and they have a $5 minimum on cards. I'm thinking of changing my location from the coffee shop to a secluded parking spot and using the backseat of my car and some pillows to write with my legs as support, although I worry it'll affect my speed. Hopefully whatever I do will result in getting closer to the climax of the story. I refuse to get excited about the project until I've got the draft done.
Yeah, this is the main reason I don't write at coffee shops too much. I find food courts work pretty well, because not only are they less likely to hassle you about not buying anything since there's so much space, but also you can get a real meal if you do wanna spend money. Main downside is they can get loud, so you need headphones or the right one. I write a lot at my local hmart, since on weekdays it's only loud during lunch rushes and after 4 pm.
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