This Cafe Is Designed for Writers with Deadlines
When you’re a writer with a looming deadline, putting words on the page becomes incredibly difficult. Making yourself focus is easier said than done. But one cafe is here to help you do the work: Manuscript Writing Cafe. Located in Koenji, a district of Tokyo, this co-working space helps writers with deadlines using rules and a minder who will check up on your word count progress. It’s only open to people who are writing.
Manuscript Writing Cafe’s premise sounds perfect. If you’ve tried writing at home or at your local coffee shop with little success, it’s the next step. The cafe’s structure builts in external accountability. When you arrive, you let the staff know how many words you need to or want to write during your session at the cafe. You’ll note that work goal on a card. Then a manager will check up on your progress every hour. As the cafe’s site says:
· Upon entering the store, write down at the reception desk how many words and by what time you are going to write your manuscript.
· The manager asks you every hour how your manuscript is coming along.
· You are not allowed to leave the store until you have finished writing your manuscript or writing project.
· Customers can choose different “courses” in terms of how rigorously staff check up on your progress. For instance, an “S” course sees them hurry you along pretty aggressively, and “M” course has them do it a more mildly.
· The “manuscript writing” at the store includes “translation work”, “proposal writing”, “layout work”, “image processing”, etc., indicating that the store caters to a wide range of people.
You pay to use the space, and if you don’t finish the work you put on your card, the staff won’t let you pay. Thus, you can’t leave without breaking the law. This kind of pressure may not work for everyone, but some folks will thrive.
Since this business primarily functions as a recording and broadcasting studio with Manuscript Writing Cafe operating during the studio’s off hours, it’s not so much about the cafe part. They offer hot beverages, and guests can bring their own snacks or have meals delivered to the cafe. For the rental of your seat, you’ll get Wi-Fi, an outlet, a USB charger, a laptop cooling stand, and access to the “free drink corner” to get coffee or to make hot tea.
All I know is my town needs a Manuscript Writing Cafe.
【小题1】Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．Professionals in the cafe will offer help to ease customers’ writing burden. |
| B．Customers should complete the writing task on their own in given time. |
| C．Guests are not allowed to bring their own snacks or meals to the cafe. |
| D．Guests should pay rentals for their reserved seat as well as Wi-Fi service and an outlet. |
| A．a highlight that meets the needs of coffee lovers |
| B．a reminder that cautions bad guys against illegal temptations |
| C．a condition that requires customers to be self-disciplined |
| D．an ecosystem where shop owners and customers can interact together |
| A．David, who feels lonely and wants to be sociable. |
| B．Johnson, who is writing non-fiction for newspaper. |
| C．Stella, who is an audio-book retailer. |
| D．Miranda, who is going to write a letter to her friend. |
