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Hi, all. I''m in the planning stages of my first novel (I hope it will become a series) centered around a coffeehouse.
I''ve been hanging out here for a while, hoping to pick up some tips I can use in the book. I found the thread on events intended to attract customers interesting, particularly the one that mentioned inviting political candidates. I''d never thought of that, and it ties in well with my theme. For my own, imaginary coffeehouse I''m planning a philosophy club similar to a group I belong to myself and inspired by the book _Socrates Cafe_ by Christopher Phillips, as well as a book club. And I''ve been wondering about coupon clipping gatherings for housewives, or quilting. Does quilting take up too much space?
Someone mentioned that certain kinds of events attract certain kinds of people. As a writer I want to created a feeling in my coffee house, much the same as you real coffee folk probably do. Quilters and coupon clippers will differ from politicos, I would imagine, and philosophy clubs seem more likely to attract men than book clubs, I think. What has been your experience?
I was also interested in the thread comparing European coffee houses with the U.S., but frustrated that no one included many details. People like their layouts but don''t describe how they differ from ours. And you guys talked about there being differences in the coffee cultures, but didn''t explain what they were. Anyone care to elaborate?
And I''d be interested in hearing more about the pros and cons of encouraging computer users. I''m worried that you''d end up with a bunch of customers who pretty much ignore each other. The theme of my novel is community, so that would matter to me. I''m considering have my shop owner either consider connectivity and decide against it out of fear it would stifle real-life exchange, or actually try it and then abandon it because it stifles real-life exchange. None of that works if, in fact, computer use by customers doesn''t have that effect.
Cindy
Hi, all. I''m in the planning stages of my first novel (I hope it will become a series) centered around a coffeehouse.
I''ve been hanging out here for a while, hoping to pick up some tips I can use in the book. I found the thread on events intended to attract customers interesting, particularly the one that mentioned inviting political candidates. I''d never thought of that, and it ties in well with my theme. For my own, imaginary coffeehouse I''m planning a philosophy club similar to a group I belong to myself and inspired by the book _Socrates Cafe_ by Christopher Phillips, as well as a book club. And I''ve been wondering about coupon clipping gatherings for housewives, or quilting. Does quilting take up too much space?
Someone mentioned that certain kinds of events attract certain kinds of people. As a writer I want to created a feeling in my coffee house, much the same as you real coffee folk probably do. Quilters and coupon clippers will differ from politicos, I would imagine, and philosophy clubs seem more likely to attract men than book clubs, I think. What has been your experience?
I was also interested in the thread comparing European coffee houses with the U.S., but frustrated that no one included many details. People like their layouts but don''t describe how they differ from ours. And you guys talked about there being differences in the coffee cultures, but didn''t explain what they were. Anyone care to elaborate?
And I''d be interested in hearing more about the pros and cons of encouraging computer users. I''m worried that you''d end up with a bunch of customers who pretty much ignore each other. The theme of my novel is community, so that would matter to me. I''m considering have my shop owner either consider connectivity and decide against it out of fear it would stifle real-life exchange, or actually try it and then abandon it because it stifles real-life exchange. None of that works if, in fact, computer use by customers doesn''t have that effect.
Cindy
