Today, I'm back to my current WIP, aka YA MS the Third. It's my genuine obsession. Last night, I dreamed I was the protagonist, running around Greenpoint, visiting a bike repair shop that also served espresso drinks. It was a very cool place, and it was run by a guy named Jim, who I think was a counselor at my sleepaway camp when I was about ten or eleven. I'm not sure the idea of a coffee counter at a bike repair shop would be a good idea in reality*, and I don't think I need to add a cycling motif to the WIP at this point, but it was pleasant to dream about my characters a little. Protagonist wore some really cool jeans, like a member of the Smiths or something.
Speaking of the WIP, it's made the rounds in the Otters (my online crit group) and has gotten some very good and some very . . . errr, constructive comments. Good: nice writing! Bad: no plot! So I have gone back to the beginning and written up a nice beefy synopsis that I think has added quite a lot of tension and hopefully a nice arc and all that story stuff. Now I need to start the rewrite. So what am I doing here, blogging?
*Um, apparently it is a good idea, since there is a popular one right here in the Twin Cities.
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Mellow Johnny's, the bike shop Lance Armstrong owns down in Austin, TX has a coffee shop in it, too. Apparently it's a really good idea. :)
August 21, 2009 at 11:12 AMSteve, do you remember my dream of opening up a coffee shop/laundromat? I even had a name picked out: Java Wash.
August 21, 2009 at 11:50 AMOf course I remember, Bee. I still say the smell of laundry while sipping coffee might be off-putting, but I will hope on your behalf that your dream comes true some day.
August 21, 2009 at 12:06 PMLet's also not forget the brilliant vintage arcade/bar my cousin and I hoped to open, to be called Zen Arcade. Of course, Williamsburg's Barcade is essentially what we had in mind, so I guess we were right and too slow and unmotivated.
Anywho.
Oh I've so been there! And recently even. I too wondered what the deal was with a bike shop/cafe. I asked my friend if we could really eat there lol!
August 21, 2009 at 1:20 PMPost a Comment