tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post3761385987560387328..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: Avoid Eye ContactKathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-77562418888464803742010-06-29T22:23:03.433-05:002010-06-29T22:23:03.433-05:00Take me with you. I'll deal with the men for ...Take me with you. I'll deal with the men for ya. ;)Susan Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531475435874099337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-85330619630615069492010-06-27T08:55:20.283-05:002010-06-27T08:55:20.283-05:00Stick with Starbucks, but pick up Bose noise cance...Stick with Starbucks, but pick up Bose noise cancellation headphones. They won't give you silence, but muffle/reduce noise.<br /><br />I pop them on in Starbucks, but don't connect them to anything. People leave you alone 'cause they think you're listening to something.Phyllis Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159964500693902500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-86056238067680310002010-06-25T16:29:15.628-05:002010-06-25T16:29:15.628-05:00Lol Kris! Yeah, why this never happened when I wa...Lol Kris! Yeah, why this never happened when I was single, I don't know...<br /><br />~Gemma<br /><br />(P.S. I'm writing this from Starbucks right now and concentrating on avoiding all eye contact. I'm also wearing dark sunglasses. ;) )Gemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-16498781432789943742010-06-25T13:01:32.460-05:002010-06-25T13:01:32.460-05:00You got hit on 3 times at starbuck's in one we...You got hit on 3 times at starbuck's in one week???? Cool!! I'd spend all day every day there just for the ego boost!! hahahahakrisgils33https://www.blogger.com/profile/06971511383288530885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-26843931395429360902010-06-25T11:52:51.684-05:002010-06-25T11:52:51.684-05:00How about the lobby of your local police station? ...<i>How about the lobby of your local police station? =)?</i><br /><br />Interesting idea! I wonder... I may look into somewhere like that. I'm sure I'd get some great inspiration too!<br /><br />~GemmaGemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-71515602672624546912010-06-25T11:51:34.563-05:002010-06-25T11:51:34.563-05:00Okay, Denny's is an option! I have tried the ...Okay, Denny's is an option! I have tried the park, but I like to write in 4 hours stretches and my laptop only lives unplugged for 2 hours max. So, short stretches are good outdoors (especially when the weather is nice like now!), but inevitably I end up at Starbucks recharging again. Though, maybe I’ll try the indoor sunglasses thing! I was thinking maybe I need heavier eyeliner or something “less friendly” looking.<br /><br />Unfortunately, our library sucks. It’s tiny, smells like mold, and it’s a homeless hangout. They’ve been threatening to renovate it for years, but no luck so far. :(Gemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-41457627523036741922010-06-25T10:04:45.740-05:002010-06-25T10:04:45.740-05:00Oh, Gemma. Haven't you heard Starbuck's o...Oh, Gemma. Haven't you heard Starbuck's or the B&N Cafes are the new pick-up places? LOL<br /><br />I'm 100 lbs. overweight and in my mid-forties. I make no effort to look nice when I go to these places. Yet invariably when I'm typing furiously, some guy will come up to me with the same opening line. "Are you connected to the wi-fi? I'm having a little trouble."<br /><br />I highly recommend Denny's from 2-4 on weekdays. Few kids, fewer single men.Suzan Hardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600258874634909988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-53547290517044550552010-06-25T09:16:23.718-05:002010-06-25T09:16:23.718-05:00How about the lobby of your local police station? ...How about the lobby of your local police station? =)Zitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934983183390982361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-56179583633484913062010-06-25T08:56:54.992-05:002010-06-25T08:56:54.992-05:00I was going to say the library too, but ours has a...I was going to say the library too, but ours has a really cool little cafe at the front so you'd have the quiet, the wifi, and the caffiene.<br /><br />I turned my dining room into a writing room, but my kiddo is pretty good about leaving me alone. Now and then, she'll stroll in and ask how it's going. Depending on how it's going determines whether she gets a smile or singed. :)Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-83700791590361220152010-06-25T08:08:25.578-05:002010-06-25T08:08:25.578-05:00I ran into the same trouble, Gemma, but it was wit...I ran into the same trouble, Gemma, but it was with teens and their friends in the house. That's when I converted one-half of the garage which had been a TV/VCR repair shop in its former life, to new writing digs. It works out perfectly. I'm close enough to the house to get the WIFI signal, it has a big front window I can look out, and has a door I can shut. I'm just out back so I'm close enough to run to the house for 'necessaries' and there's even room for a small dorm-sized refrigerator. Since that isn't an option for you, I also take my laptop to a nearby county park and--yes, a cemetary. There's a pond with park benches that's perfect for a couple of hours of solitary writing. I must confess. When I'm up against it and needing a few days uninterrupted writing, I've also checked into a nearby hotel for a couple nights. Whatever works!<br /><br />~KatKathy Bacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-91676588603212312932010-06-25T08:04:44.729-05:002010-06-25T08:04:44.729-05:00Any public place that serves food is likely to get...Any public place that serves food is likely to get you the same response. I write in my favorite cafe on weekends, but unfortunately, the regulars know I'm published and everyone seems to think they need to comment on my book, how's the next book, ask about my netbook, do I own a Nook, am I buying an ipod touch, etc. And they're all old and retired - they have NOTHING better to do than bother me with their whole day stretching in front of them like a vast wasteland.<br /><br />I suggest wearing sunglasses inside. Then you'll look like either a kook or an a-hole (since mostly only a-holes wear sunglasses inside) and no one can tell who you're looking at.<br /><br />BTW - I do the same thing when I'm thinking and inevitably, there's someone in my line of sight who thinks I'm staring when I actually have never seen them.Jana DeLeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351774231244304409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-32954545115801550182010-06-25T03:11:32.305-05:002010-06-25T03:11:32.305-05:00How about the library? They would at least have in...How about the library? They would at least have internet access and (relative) quiet, but you'd probably have to bring your own caffeine. <br /><br />I couldn't begin to work in a Starbucks - I too want to look around and listen in on other people's conversations. Making eye contact is no problem because apparently I have the ability to send looks that kill, LOLJenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.com