Where do writers hang out in Manhattan and Brooklyn? (Greene: sunny, communities)

[Matt00926]

I've noticed many writers at Grounded cafe in the West Village, it's on Jane Street a bit off 8th avenue.

[Henna]

Originally Posted by jspyder136

Don't most pretentious aspiring writers do?

It's hard to answer that question. The answer could be either:

No, they don't do.

or

Yes, they do do.

[xpxexaxcxex]

Originally Posted by citylove101

Writers dont hang out with each other while writing. By defintition writing is a solitary endeavor. Writers hang out with each other after they're published.

If you've been published somewhere at least moderately well-known, you will end up hanging out with where writers from that publishing house or magazine or whatever hang out because you will be in the "in' crowd and know. Each outfit has its own hangout and they're not always too anxious to welcome unknowns.

If you are unpublished, however, either join a writing class somewhere or get ready to be really friendly with your neighborhood barista.

You speak the Æ’ucking truth my friend.

Originally Posted by Henna

It's hard to answer that question. The answer could be either:

No, they don't do.

or

Yes, they do do.

This made my night! LOL!!

[NooYowkur81]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

No writer's hangouts anymore. They were a thing of the long ago past.

You'd need a Wall Street salary these days to hang out and guzzle wine with the literati unless you do it at home. Then you could call it a "Salon!"

Not really true. NYC still has tons of local bars and dive bars...

[Mightyqueen801]

You can also go on Meetup.com and find writer's groups in your area. I belong to a couple in Monmouth County, NJ, but because the search feature looks within 25 miles and doesn't realize that much of that mileage is water, I get meetup notices for writer's groups in Brooklyn and Staten Island.

[Kefir King]

Writers hang out with each other after they're published.

UNPUBLISHED writers hang out over a LOT of booze bemoaning their unpublished fate...but a good pity drunk is a LOT cheaper in someone's home with a$ 15 dollar 5 liter BOX of Carlo Rossi. (Which would cost a couple hundred bucks in most bars.

"So why did that bastard of a publisher send back you terrific novel? And pass the box <hic>."

[gimme it]

Originally Posted by jspyder136

Where do writers hang out in Manhattan and Brooklyn?

Starbucks.

[xpxexaxcxex]

Originally Posted by gimme it

Starbucks.

I wouldn't call that hanging out.
They kinda keep to themselves as they intensely type into their MacBook Pro the next Great American Novel!!!

[UpsonDowns]

Wow, I had no idea there was such animus toward writers. This thread makes me thankful for my friends, family, and supporters.

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Originally Posted by UpsonDowns

Wow, I had no idea there was such animus toward writers. This thread makes me thankful for my friends, family, and supporters.

you sound unpublished.