The first time I met our NaNoWriMo group downtown was after the pandemic lockdown was over. We met at a bar in my old neighbourhood in Côte-des-Neiges. I was early, and the first bartender didn’t know anything about it, but was unbothered by me sitting alone, ordering a drink, and working on my computer.
The barkeepers shifts changed and the meetup hour neared. The next one was aware of our meeting, and showed me to the back room that held a number of tables. We were a big group, so we took up 3 long tables, and made our introductions. Everything seemed normal, until we started to write.
I imagine it was startling for the server to walk into the back room of the pub, hearing only silence, thinking it was empty, only to find 15 people there, all staring at their computers or notebooks, furiously writing and thinking, with no one saying a word to their neighbour! He physically started when he arrived, and I laughed to think what a bunch of nerds we must seem. I was such a happy introvert that day. Why didn’t I do this before? Outside of a library, that is!
Just because we are working introverts doesn’t mean we don’t like being quiet with companions!
Here are a few leads for communities that have been recommended to me:
Quebec Writers’ Federation “Shut Up & Write”- uses the Pomodoro method of 25 minutes work, 5 minutes break
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