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Are You Lonesome Tonight? The Dreaded Solitude of Writing
Porter Anderson on Aug 16 2013 | Filed under: REAL WORLD
It's right there on the Beeb:
This week Robert [McCrum] contemplates the loneliness of writers, and the things they give up to spend hours in their rooms with only their novel for company.
Ah, yes, the fabled "loneliness of writers."
Where the pleasures of solitude are sometimes indistinguishable from the perils of isolation.
It's thanks to one of my favorite colleagues, Sheila Bounford in the UK, that I've found this BBC Radio 4 "Sins of Literature" broadcast from Monday, 29 minutes in duration. It's particularly well-edited, a quiet colloquy among high-profile writers, a nicely scripted narrative, light on the music, easy on the ear. To a person, these folks are glad company. And together they bring into focus one of those persistent assumptions about writing we rarely stop to question.
This episode is called Thou Shalt Not Hide—not, it implies, without risking those "perils of isolation."
"It's only one paradox of literary life," host Robert McCrum tells us in his intro, "that the writer is only fully free in prison, sitting alone at a desk."
To be fair, McCrum's use of the word "prison" is keyed on a quote from the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka about his solitary confinement for two years. Soyinka wrote and translated while a political prisoner. That sort of heroic achievement of creativity under oppression is beyond anything but our applause.
What does concern me, however—and what I bring to you today with Bounford's help—is a question of why, when we speak of the act of writing, do we so frequently talk of working alone as punitive? And these tones of deprivation: "the things [writers] give up?"
McCrum is correct that "holding a novel in your head is no laughing matter. The right kind of isolation can focus the creative frenzy." But then he jumps right to what he describes as novelist Will Self's "love-hate relationship with the demands of his vocation."
And then we hear Self, author of, among others, the Booker-shortlisted Umbrella, released in the States by Grove Press in January.
Self talks about something a lot more interesting than loneliness in writing. He highlights what it's like being on the sharp end of his own expectations.
People say, "Are you very disciplined?" And I just look at them incredulously. Because how could you not be?…It feels so like discipline that it feels external. I wake up in the morning and it's like there's a regimental sergeant-major standing in the room.
Self then caricatures that regimental sergeant-major with National Theatre gusto, drawing the question precisely:
I look around, often at my peers and often at young people who are aiming at this [career of writing], and I think, "Do you have what it takes in this sense? Do you have a willingness to be there alone, in an existential sense? Do you really want to be there alone?
…I know other writers are maybe more clubbable than me and maybe that helps them, [maybe] they find a comity there of some kind, and I never have, never. And so maybe it's something that I feel. But on the other hand, I don't see those other writers writing enough.
Self's question:
Do you have that willingness to cultivate that autonomous sergeant-major? That's the paradox. People think [when contemplating a writing career], "Well, I'll be free, I'll be able to go out for a walk when I want to. (But) you can't go out for a walk when you want to, And after so long of not going out for a walk when you want to, you love Big Brother. You no longer want to go out for a walk when you thought you wanted to.
Paul Auster, author of The New York Trilogy, might envy our friend and author James Scott Bell, who frequently hails us all on Twitter from a Los Angeles Starbucks he uses as his writing studio.
Auster talks austerity, and ruefully, in the BBC program:
There are writers who can write in cafés…there are writers who can write on airplanes and trains. I've never been able to do that. I've always needed to separate myself from anybody and be alone in a room.
We also hear from Auster's wife, Siri Hustvedt, author of What I Loved She seems wedded not only to Auster but also to his need for privacy when working. She goes for the Woolf reference:
I need solitude. I can't write with all kinds of other people around me. I feel one needs a room of one's own, this is a very important concept to me. You can lock the door, close off the rest of the world. Otherwise, it's difficult.
Auster and Hustvedt also agree that they have to work in silence and they seem especially alarmed at the idea of having music of any kind playing as they work. Hustvedt is quite eloquent in describing the rhythms of her textual work, itself: music would be completely disruptive of her process.
Solitude and sonics: sound is an element of one's writing ambiance that always seems to prompt intense reaction in writers, as London author Roz Morris has demonstrated with her long-running Undercover Soundtrack series of author guests posts.
For example, on the show, novelist Alexander McCall Smith is unapologetic in describing for McCrum how he deliberately uses music to trigger and sustain his creativity. For him, it's an ally, not a foe.
I have bits of music I'll play according to which series I'm working on. So the Isabel Dalhousie series, which is one of my Scottish series set in Edinburgh, I know what sort of music I should play when I sit down to write that. And I often play the same sort of thing to get myself into the mood to write.
He's talking of using specific music as an induction technique.
For an Isabel Dalhousie book, I play the trio from Mozart's Così fan tutte, "Soave sia il vento." And I'll put that on and sit down and listen to that. And it transports me, it creates the right sense of inner calm that I suppose I need, to imagine myself in Isabel's world.
At 13:30 minutes into the show, you hear some of the Mozart trio, deftly overlaid with short comments from three authors, a subtle production touch. My favorite comment being voiced over the Mozart is this:
The novel is a struggle for coherence. Everything must lock together. That's why madness is so difficult to do.
That's good, isn't it?
McCrum talks of the whiplash differences in the alleged "loneliness" of the writer's workspace and the recent insistence that authors be out and about, cultivating readership, managing publicity. We call this platforming. I love his question:
Can you imagine Franz Kafka at the Hay Festival? Or a Samuel Beckett signing session?
That room of one's own, he rightly points out, must be protected—even though, we're expected to assume, it's a place that plunges writers into the deepest agonies of loneliness.
Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson, author of The Finkler Question, talks about a "another self," a side of the writer's personality that's "running alongside of the novelist's self. And it's a self that likes to be in a public place, in a room with thousands of people."
There's a feeling now that if you can't do all this [platforming], it's harder for publishers to sell your book…Well, no way will I ever tweet. No way will I tweet my views upon the world…or tweet (t0) the world what I'm eating. That really is the last straw. No novelist, no painter, no musician should do that. You should shut up. If you're a novelist, then you're a novelist by virtue of your novels and nothing else counts.
So get back into that room of one's own and wrestle with your proverbial loneliness, right?
That's what I want you to talk to me about.
What about this distance at which most writers, it seems, feel they must operate?
The need to work in some degree of solitude, by definition, yes, puts them at a certain remove from friends and loved ones for a time. If those writers are to be sitting apart—either as Jacobsonian Twitter refuseniks or simply in long stretches of concentrated writing—is it really such a negative thing as this show's premise and so many folks seem to make it out to be?
Isn't it possible that some writers prefer the solitude, love the escape, spend all day trying to get into the studio, not leave it, safe away! from the clamor and incessant chatter of the world?
I like this BBC half-hour very much, and I commend it to you. Don't wait around, I think it has only about a seven-day window online, and that may end this weekend as Monday's new episode approaches. If you have a chance, listen in and see what you think.
My only qualm is that it prefaces the entire discussion on that stereotype of the writer writhing in isolation, suffering all that nightmarish loneliness, pining for the racket of the regular life.
Do you buy that? Or is it possible that we like to say the solitude of writing is negative in order to curry some sympathy from the heaving-social world? Might we not actually love having our writerly excuse to be alone? "Sorry, must hole up and write now, miss you terribly, bye." When you're writing, are you sobbing with loneliness and clawing to be reunited with your fellow creatures? Or isn't it rather good to know they're out there chewing each other's legs off, and you're in here with your characters…who answer to you?
About Porter Anderson
@Porter_Anderson, BA, MA, MFA, is a journalist, critic, and speaker specializing in publishing. A Fellow with the National Critics Institute, Anderson's "Porter Anderson Meets" live Twitter interviews are conducted weekly with the hashtag #PorterMeets on Mondays and run in London's The Bookseller magazine on Fridays. He is also The Bookseller's Associate Editor for The FutureBook, a sister site focused on developments in digital publishing, with #FutureChat live Twitter discussions on Fridays. Anderson works with BookExpo America (BEA) to program the uPublishU Author Hub, which had its debut at the 2014 BEA. And he is working with the Frankfurt Book Fair on special programming for its new Business Club suite of events and facilities, a first in the 2014 Buchmesse. More: PorterAndersonMedia.com | Google+
86 Responses to "Are You Lonesome Tonight? The Dreaded Solitude of Writing"
I suspect the people who suffer most are the other people in the writer's life. They're the ones who have to deal with their friend/spouse/whatever being immersed in their own little world. I don't think it's a negative thing for the writers, provided they remember to come up for air.
What a coincidence. I just blogged about this very topic. My post centered on the writer as introvert and one of the things introverts crave is solitude. Those periods of intense reflection and concentration are conducive to the creative process. Well done. I will listen to the BBC piece. Thanks for another thoughtful post.
Hey Porter, thanks for the mention!
What an interesting question. Here's my take.
Most of us who have the temperament to work long and hard at a novel have a crowded inner life. I always feel there's a thought or an idea that must be examined, made sense of, assembled into something. Writing is how authors do it; composing or playing is how musicians do it, and so on.
I don't see this as spending time alone, or as seclusion. This clamour of ideas happens whether I am with other people or not. It happens when I watch a film, unless the film is very enthralling. It happens when I listen to music, as demonstrated with my Undercover Soundtrack series, but music is about the only thing that can join in the interior conversation. So I need to retreat in order to clear the mental inbox and remain a functioning human being.
What's difficult, though, is the pressure to produce. It's not fun when the muse isn't talking usefully, or you know you face another day of muddle and mess. That's the agonising part.
wow, I completely agree with this. Maybe that's why spending time alone doesn't feel so alone, because my mind is too busy imagining things to notice. It doesn't feel like a bad thing to me but I think jeffo made a good point about coming up for air.
Love what Howard Jacobson had to say about tweeting, too. I mean, it's fine for those who want and like to do it, but for some of us, it's a bit tortuous. I'm there, but you probably won't see me.
I completely concur with Roz's thesis on authors who can withstand solitude having such a crowded inner life that it doesn't seem like solitude at all, but an essential way to clear the cache. I've not seen this so clearly articulated before and it is very helpful. Something that drives my teenagers mad is how, when I haven't taken time to clear down and process that inner noise, I cease to be able to interact with them. (It happened just last night when Hannah was talking to me as I did the drying up). What should be an enjoyable time for conversation (something else I've posted about in the past) becomes – for them – a frustrating series of stones lobbed down the well, with no corresponding – or rewarding – splash as it hits the water.
Porter – I must send you R4 links more often…
Agree with you, Sheila, I thought Roz did a great job of explaining the importance of clearing "the mental inbox" and how it can hardly seem like solitude at times.
Real interesting about your washing-up time sometimes being affected by the "inner noise," I've had that sort of preoccupation with things many times and it's so hard to put aside when things are pressing on your mind.
We just can't be splash-able all the time. Which even your teenagers will come to realize in time.
Thanks again for the Radio 4 tip on this show, do that frequently, yes, so I can just sidle over and listen. :)
I love your post today, Porter. I will definitely listen to the BBC piece. This post reminds me of what author May Sarton wrote (poet and novelist, her most famous journal and best-seller "Journal of A Solitude" and "Recovering"). She suggests to "make peace with solitude … to come to work without ambition, for the joy of it." This is certainly a worthy if not challenging goal.
As for loneliness, Clark E. Moustakas in his book "Loneliness" sees loneliness as "neither good nor bad, but a point of intense and timeless awareness of the Self … bringing a person deeply in touch with his own existence." It appears there are some good uses for adversity.
Thanks for the mention, Porter. I've always liked writing in cafes, and didn't really analzye why. But recent research indicates a certain amount of low-level noise/activity is actually an aid to creativity.
If I could design the perfect writing day it would be sitting in a booth at Langer's, one of the world's great delis, downtown LA, typing away. But having been a waiter, I know that would cause a certain amount of consternation among the servers.
So here's what I do: I use Coffitivity.com for cafe noise, iTunes for the music background, and a screen shot in Scrivener of the interior of Langer's. It's the next best thing to being there, or maybe better as I'm not tempted to order a full-on hot pastrami.
As to your post: Writers who are making a career at this know that it's real work and not just play, as many outside the writing life perceive it to be. Perhaps the "loneliness card" is one way to get through to outsiders that there is something "real" going on.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, not just the need for silence and solitude, but the need to reestablish distance in this profession. Writers are so accessible these days. Reviewers, internet trolls, and even fans can speak directly with writers via Skype, email, book review platforms and I can't help but wonder if that's a negative thing. The public has always associated a romantic mystique with writers and their processes, and the built-in distance of solitude only enhances this notion. I wonder if the constant accessibility, the breakdown in book pricing, the very LACK of solitude degrades the creative process and public opinion of the art we create.
In terms of my own process, I like coffee shops or silence at home. Both work for me. But as Self said above, I am my own General (ironically I come from a military family)! I set a rigid schedule that I abide by that isn't negotiable. If I went for a run, or picked up groceries, etc, whenever I wanted, books would not get written. My non-writer friends marvel at this. Somehow they still see writing as a hobby, as something "fun" I do in your alleged spare time.
I've come to a mutual agreement w/ my wife on this very thing. I set aside a 4 hour block every morning where I am 'at work' in the writing room. She allows me that time of solitude to work on the project at hand undisturbed, and the remainder of the day is available for family time and the daily tasks of life. In this way, she and the kids don't feel excluded, and I get the quiet time that I need to get into ' The Zone. '
I love solitude and I don't want sympathy. Time spent alone writing is some of the best time I spend, especially when the words are coming. But I also love my family and have a social life at work, church, and even online. I've struck a great balance. All that moaning about how HARD it is makes me wonder if perhaps that person would be happier doing something else. And also that he/she is a bit of an attention-hungry drama queen. I've known quite a few of those in my life. They are always looking for sympathy whether they are writers or not.
Prison! When I watch prison movies I daydream about how much writing I could get done.
Same outfit every day, 23 hours of solitude, 1 hour of exercise, 3 hot meals, room without a view, no TV, toilet and bed nearby, visiting hours once a week–sounds like a retreat.
Silly daydream, but not far from what I aspire to in real life. Except I'm free. I'm free to walk out of my writing room at any time, but do I devise ways to escape? No, I devise ways to return. My door locks from the inside.
Solitude is a choice.
Thanks for the discussion! Jennifer
"Isn't it possible that some writers prefer the solitude, love the escape, spend all day trying to get into the studio, not leave it, safe away! from the clamor and incessant chatter of the world?"
Yes, yes! Why is this such a foreign concept? Most creative endeavors require solitude and thinking time. Thanks for another great post, Porter.
A nice thoughtful post, thank you.
I think it depends on whether lonely is a term being applied internally or externally. Is it people looking at the 'lonely' writer from the outside; or is the writer actually slowly feeling cut off from outside connection? One is a trope, the other is a sad trap.
For me, being at the writing desk is never lonely, whether I'm surrounded by people or just four walls (or even in the great outdoors). This is partly because the desk is the only place where the usual clamor dies down, partly because the writing 'room' is filled with my characters.
Very well-presented and thought-provoking post, Porter. Great to see you here on Friday! As you might expect, the guy who writes the Writer Inboxed community column feels pretty strongly about the positive aspects we writers gain from our association. I'll try to keep my community sword safely sheathed, though. I'm coming to you sans helmet today. :-)
I've always been a guy who craves solitude, but I think that time is made all the sweeter when it offsets time spent in the company of others, and vice-versa. I love Roz's take on "the crowded inner life." I think the necessity of my role moderating the WU group page has made me fairly adept at compartmentalizing my day. I've gained a swinging door to the portal to the world of my story. And having certain music playing on the story side of the door helps me to drown out the noise from the community side.
But if I'd never found the sometimes raucous public-house side of the swinging door, and I kept to myself on the story side, I think I'd just be lost in the haze, wandering that distant world with ill-defined purpose. Going back and forth gives meaning to my explorations of both sides. I think it's one of the reasons I loved the Amanda Palmer speech we saw in Boston together. I could pretty easy fall into the comfort of my bower. But I wonder what I'd really have created if I didn't call down to the crowded marketplace, and invite others to come inside. We gain so much through connection. And isn't human connection at the heart of what most artists seek? I suppose whether we do it for ourselves or others is a debate for another day.
Thanks for being a fixture on the public-house side of my swinging door, Porter! You always provide context to my explorations.
Yes, I definitely think some people equate being alone with loneliness. You can be lonely in a crowd. You can also be alone in a crowd. It's all a state of mind .
I feel like I'm stalking you this week, but you always have such good posts to respond to! And I've enjoyed the comments as much as the post. It's a great discussion today.
Funny, thinking about solitude just made me realize I could make more solitude in my life, but I choose not to. I could put the computer in the back room, instead of keeping it in the living room, so when I write I have more silence, but I keep it in the living room. Maybe if writing was my day job I'd do things differently, but right now, if I holed up for a couple of hours after work, I'd never see my kids. That's just not acceptable. If I wait until they're asleep to write I'd be up super-late and be a crotchety mother and wife. That's just not acceptable, either. So, I work to find a balance. I've gotten pretty good at tuning out the world around me when I do write.
Aren't there plenty of great writers who were social in the past? Maybe they're the ones who hated the fact that they were all by themselves in a room writing. I'd think personality has a lot to do with how you view the quiet time and what you need to produce.
I attended the RWA conference in Atlanta. Of the 2000+ writers present, I doubt even one of them spent time wailing about how lonely they felt when working. Bemoaning not enough time to write, certainly; wishing to be agented or published, of course. And, yes, grateful to be with others who share the passion for creating stories. But how can you be lonely with all these other people, places and events in your head?
I think the lonely label comes from the outside, from those who don't spend their time wondering, "What happens next?"
Porter, no matter how busy I am, I ALWAYS stop for your posts! Forgive me if I repeat something another commenter has said. I have had to skim the other comments rather than read in-depth as I usually do. I have a few quick comments of my own.
Perhaps having my version of ADD isn't such a bad thing! When I am focused on writing, reading, whatever, a bomb could go off and I wouldn't notice. I can tune out the world at will – not always a good thing for marital communication or good will, but there you have it. The only exception is music, my other passion. Can't play music because I'll stop and sing along. Good music cuts through anytime, anywhere and grabs my attention; bad music annoys and angers.
"That stereotype of the writer writhing in isolation, suffering all that nightmarish loneliness, pining for the racket of the regular life?" Barring terrible circumstances beyond one's control, one's life is what one makes it. If writers choose isolation, then that is what they wish and what works for them. In my experience, this is not the norm, however. The writers of my acquaintance live balanced lives that include plenty of social interaction in all its varied forms. Your qualm is well founded and it raises a question for me. Do we writers perhaps sometimes take ourselves just a little too seriously and could this be a function of our self-imposed "isolation"? :-)
First of all, we are dealing with social media, so there is some entertainment involved.
"That the writer is only fully free in prison" sounds more interesting than "writers need to be free from distractions."
We all do. After reading Roz's comment I also realized many artist or people, who indulge in reaching mastery level of a thing, require tons of hours of imprisonment for self examination and self discovery without being distracted. Read about athletes, martial artists, actors, or anyone who desires to reach a level of excellence, and you will probably find people who need their isolation, quiet time, or imprisonment. It's a human a thing not just a writer thing. Writers may seem to require more time alone because we don't perform in front of people (not often). We primarily start the story alone and finish it alone.
As Mr. Incredible would say, "Fly away buddy; I work alone".
The same can be held true for the others I mentioned. They only escape prison to perform. The writer's performance is recorded and distributed to people who desire to see us.
Are they not isolated when they're admiring our work?
Huh, how ironic
I crave my solitude, and love it when the house is quiet and I can write. I don't feel lonely whatsoever. I can't write in a crowded cafe or public place – I have to be by myself.
But the social interaction has to be a part of my life, too. For me, like others have said, it's about balance. If my teenage daughter comes to my office and says she needs to talk about a problem, I'm not about to turn her away because I'm writing. She takes precedence over the writing.
In fact, the family always takes precedence over the writing. I make sure and spend time with them every night after work before I head up to my upstairs office. In the end, they are what really matters. I could have ten New York Times bestsellers to my name, but if I don't have my family to share in my success, it will mean exactly nothing.
I love the solitude, although I need music. But at the end of my writing time, or if I'm just not having a good writing day, I crave interaction, and I miss my children. Luckily, their schools are close, and always welcome volunteers. Helping out in the classroom for an hour or just visiting for lunch and maybe stopping by the bookstore on my way home is all I need to feel connected again.
I am so checking out Coffitivity!
Porter, I understand that Sartre seemed delighted by being imprisoned by the Nazis for a period in WWII, it giving him undiluted time to work on his plays. He is quoted as saying, "… in the Stalag I rediscovered a form of collective life I had not experienced since the École Normale—in other words, I was happy." Gaol didn't seem to do much for Oscar Wilde, however.
I prefer my imagination's jail to have an unlocked door, but there is much to be said about some form of encapsulation: I'm lucky in that my writing cell is a '66 Airstream, a cozy aluminum womb, where even though Twitter chirps away in one minimized window, I only have the orange-plaid stripes of the original upholstery to crack the silence.
But Coffitivity cracks me up; maybe I'll toss in some ambient antics now and then to shake things up…
The ADHD Writer
I've never been able to do only one thing. I run old movies and crime shows when at home, usually typing in bed between dogs.
I go out of town, usually Mexico for long work, and work in bars.
Vegas schedule for rewrite next week.
Get up at 10.00 am
Planet Hollywood Restaurant from 10:30 until 2:30 (I tip $5 per hour and never stay if busy.
Paris Sports Book from 3:00pm until 6:00 (I take a booth with two screens of horse races. For a $5 bet you get a drink ticket which keeps me in coffee and I might win.)
6:30 back to room for a wake-up shower.
7:00 to 9:30 or 10.00 at the PBR Rock Bar complete with mechanical bull, whistles, lots of wild people.) I work at the bar and the bartenders know me and keep the coffee coming. The extra stuff keeps me going when tired.)
Movie on the computer. Rinse and Repeat.
Barbara, my first comment seemed to have been swallowed, but I love the thought of getting a writing respite at the sports book. When I lived in Vegas, I spent a lot of time on the jai alai floor at the MGM, getting in my bets and my booze, but also sipping from the writer's straw. As Porter says, it's an Airstream for me now, but the long Vegas nights, though long ago, still stir the dry air.
(Oh, by the way, Porter, I dig the AURA! Dig "If the elevator door opens on hell, choose another floor" even more. Nice to have a choice when it looks like there's No Exit.)
Barbara, deal the cards please.
I'm the original me when I'm writing. I'm so content with myself. It's the only time when I feel its okay to be silent and ignore everyone and everything around me. I'm in heaven.
But, of course, the guilt trip starts in after a few days and I worry about losing touch with people I care about. I wonder if they still care about me. So I tear myself away from my writer's cave and venture out, tentatively tossing out signals to see what reaction I'll get. Do they still want me?
Of course, they do. But it doesn't take long to feel the withdrawl symptoms. I'm listening to their rant about their inconsiderate husband but, all the while, my mind is creating the next scene and dialogue. Impatient to return to my cave, I make excuses, apologize – and flee.
I recognize the need to maintain balance in my life – socially, health-wise, activity, spiritually. Thankfully, my dog is a priority. He's the one who keeps me moving and interacting with people. I wonder if writers everywhere are provided by an angel who's role is to prevent us from disappearing into pages of our novels.
I like to be alone. For me, it's balance. If I go into the zone (where I am alone in my head) I can easily keep going until I collapse from hunger or fatigue. Then I recoup. I sort of lose all grasp on the basics of life going on around me, like feeding myself or others, errands, chores, etc. Then I feel overwhelmed and out of control during the recoup faze. And it delays my getting back into the creative zone. Having folks around ends up being a burden but it's not their fault. I can't figure out how to discipline myself to writing three hrs a day and then bam! stopping. and doing that every day.
This actually puts me in mind of Susan Cain's Quiet, which does a fabulous job at advocating for introverts. Yes, the introverted writer is a bit of a stereotype–but I'm an introvert, and I'm a writer. I think Cain would argue that the tendency to pity "those poor writers, alone in their dark caves with so little human contact" is an extension of what she calls the extrovert ideal: Western society's tendency to favor those who speak up and make themselves known vs. those who tend to hang back and think before they speak, and indeed, to insist that Everybody! Should! Speak! Up! and be with other people all the time.
But I think introverts in general understand that when they're alone, that's often when they get their best work done. I do like heading out to a coffee shop or some place every so often to write. But if it's too loud or too crowded, I can't get any work done, and I can't think of a single instance when I've had a story breakthrough in a roomful of other people. They come when I'm alone, either in my office, my bedroom with my journal, on a walk with my dog (who is perfectly all right with me not speaking to her), or driving in my car. Alone. I don't consider that a bad thing.
Porter, I hope it's all right to post a letter I found in my great uncle's belongings delivered after his passing. It may shed light on your subject of writing alone.
Dear Mr. Salinger,
Though we have enjoying considering your short stories and your little novel Catcher in the Rye, we have have been shocked to find that your Twitter feed is devoid of entries and your Facebook account has only the same message, posted as often as you seem to be able to get there (exactly twice), which I quote here: "No, I don't do interviews and I wish to be left alone."
Therefore we at All In 24/7 Publishers regret to inform you that we cannot accept your work as supported even by yourself, which is not in concert with what we take to be the ethic of a writer. Please let us know if you decide to become serious, at which point we will take another look at your new thingies, though they will be considered only in the order received.
Twitter to Your and Yours,
Joseph Handservant
I'm one of those rare birds, an extremely extroverted writer. Too much isolation and alone time, and I start to feel like Superman wearing Kryptonite undies.
I never feel alone or lonely when I'm writing. Never. The stories are far too noisy, clamouring and clattering to be set free, for me to have any real sense of peace and quiet, let alone solitude. In fact, a good writing session can perk me up just as much as a night out drinking and dancing until the sun comes up.
"When you're writing, are you sobbing with loneliness and clawing to be reunited with your fellow creatures?" Not at all! I actually do prefer the solitude away from "the clamor and incessant chatter of the world," as you say. If I need company I can go to a public place to write — and I've found that once I'm in the zone I can usually write no matter where I am. Great post; very apropos this week for me, and I love reading about other writers' habits and inspiration.
Makes perfect sense to me, Julia, thanks for reading and dropping a note. Since your last post is "Coffee Club Culture," in fact, http://juliamunroemartin.com/2013/08/coffee-club-culture/ — you might enjoy the Coffitivity.com site that James Scott Bell has introduced us to this weekend.
Not so much of a chance you'll hear a heated argument on Coffitivity. :)
This is wonderful, Porter. So much to ponder…
When I think of the isolation of the writer in terms of my own life, it has more to do with feeling alone in a crowd. I am constantly surrounded by people (which I enjoy 6/7 days)–I have three sons, a husband, a dog, mucho family and friends in close living proximity, etc… But there are times (more and more) when my stories and characters demand attention when I'm unable to give it to them. I could be sitting at a large family dinner or at a party, and a thought arises (what if your protagonist did this instead of that), and I find it difficult to attend to the people around me once that thought is introduced. I can, but it feels a bit like a cold wind blowing over exposed skin–tingly, annoying… It makes me long for solitude.
The paradox of course is that actual living feeds writing. I have to think that being alone too often isn't good. Perhaps these author events and interactions balance that thirst so many writers have for solitude. Maybe it could have even saved some of those ill-fated writers of the past to have to attend a conference or find other souls on Twitter (yes, Twitter) experiencing the same feelings they so often had. I say that in all seriousness.
Great post.
What an intriguing idea, Erika, and thanks so much for jumping in to comment!
You do know quite a bit about some of the tragedy encountered by icons of literature, of course, with your work on Hemingway, etc. And I've wondered about these things at times, too.
What might Tennessee Williams have made of the kind of middle-of-the-night contact we now take for granted? Could Rimbaud have lived longer with the kind of instant-on communication we have today? — less absinthe, a couple of conferences in the daylight? I think I could trust Emily Dickenson to still crank out a good piece or two, even if she weren't so isolated, maybe had a Skype line at her disposal.
Fascinating concept. Thanks so much.
Excellent discussion Porter…
Personally, I like to be around people when I'm doing any research for my writing (I use the Library for a lot of research and talk to people there). Even when I'm home online, while researching, I like to have a conversation.
But when I'm writing, solitude doesn't even begin to cover it.
Absolutely NO distractions. I could be one of those writers who lives in a cabin in the woods while I'm writing anything.
Hey, Joseph,
Thanks for the kind words, and you make an interesting distinction between what your attention can handle when doing research vs. what you need when actually writing.
The no-distractions requirement brings along its own difficulties, too, in a world that seems determined to create as many distractions (for everyone) as possible.
All the best with it, and thanks again,
Interesting comment for this week. I've been in the house by myself since Monday, when my husband took our daughter back to college. "What will you do with yourself all week? people asked. "Are you freaking kidding?" was my reply.
This is not to say I worked a lot at home. I didn't. I find writing at home – in my office or any other room – often too distracting. I see laundry and bills and other unfinished tasks that make me feel guilty. So, out of sight, out of mind.
I work best in a library (I like the 3rd floor reading room at the main NY Public Library on 5th Avenue) or a coffeehouse (I have my favorites in various cities). I also like long train rides in a roomette. I'm willing to try out the American Bar at the Savoy in London, in the interest of research.
My book writing begins only after months (even years) of research filling up my head. I need room to spread out books and articles and few distractions, so I can build my book. I don't have an iPod, but if I take my hearing aids out, that eliminates a lot of noise. ;)
If at home, I listen to certain music, a la Roz Morris: the second side of the Beatles White Album and the 3rd disc in a Crosby Stills & Nash retrospective are my current favorites; I listened to a lot of Elton John when writing my AIDS book. No show tunes; the possibility of recreating choreography is much too tempting. Vivaldi is always welcome. The choice ultimately comes down to whether I need to calm down or rev up.
Alone is not lonely. I learned that many years ago. I'm not lonely when I write, but I do need to be alone. I cannot understand how my best friend goes off with other writers, rents a house in Aspen or South Carolina, where they can all write for a week. I wouldn't get a damn thing done.
As for family: it's not the solitude per se that's the issue. It's the fact that no one else can help you write your books. They can't participate in the actual writing, though they may be able to help with other things. It's really not a collaborative effort, and that's something not all non-writers understand or like.
As for what I did this week: I sent the (hopefully) final corrections on my third book back to the editor, did a lot of marketing and am almost done cleaning my office. I'm working on a guest blog and two freelance articles. I've also had dinner with a group of friends, coffee with a few others. Alone, not lonely. Big difference.
Back to work –
Well, Viki.
People who worry about what to do with themselves while a spouse is gone for a few days — or about what YOU might do with yourself while your spouse is gone for a few days — those people are sexist at worst and too attached to their own spouses at best.
I'll just move away from this aspect of things right now because Porter's Opinion of What's Wrong With Most Relationships is not our topic of the day, the week, or the month, and we must all be grateful for that fact. :)
It's impossible to judge the writers who gang up and rent a house in Aspen or South Carolina to "write" for a week. I'd have to know them to know whether to take those quote marks off the word. :) On average, I'd say such trips are normally less about writing than other things. Did I mention relationships at home?
And I'm glad to know you're willing to give the Savoy a chance in London, I can just hear the whole staff breathing a sigh of relief and laying in extra Campari for when you get there.
LOL, Porter, you are so right. I look forward to discussing your Opinion on What's Wrong with Most Relationships at a later date.
And the Savoy will only need Campari for you: vodka for me. :)
And a further thought: don't people in most professions need time to concentrate without distractions?
I agree with others who've talked about never truly feeling alone while writing. I'm with my friends, my foes, my quests, my realizations. I confess to sometimes feeling more out-of-place in a crowd, catching the edges of conversation and trying not to feel guilty at my mind wandering ahead to the next twist in my fictional adventure, the corner of history still to explore. My close friends and family, the recognize it–my husband calls it "getting twitchy"–and they will pass me a writing implement and a surface on which to scribble. Because sometimes it's the conversation that sparks something, something that makes me again long for my solitude.
That said, I've done some of my best writing when surrounded by other writers. I was once a part of an amazing writing group. We met twice a week for about two or three hours and, really and truly, all we did was write. We didn't critique, we didn't share, we didn't read. I'm not even sure I knew what everyone else was writing at any given time. When we stood to stretch or refill a coffee, we'd check in with whoever else was stretching and recaffeinating at the same time. But we didn't work through conversation. Our group existed to provide unspoken motivation, silent encouragement, solitary companionship. We got more done being alone together than we did being truly alone. I miss them all terribly.
I'm surprised nobody has referenced Michael Ventura's great essay, originally published in the Sun 20 years ago, but still very relevant. "The Talent of the Room" http://michaelventura.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/THE-TALENT-OF-THE-ROOM-1993.pdf
He said "Writing is something you do alone in a room. Copy that sentence and put it on your wall because there's no way to exaggerate or overemphasize this fact. It's the most important thing to remember if you want to be a writer. Writing is something you do alone in a room.
Before any issues of style, content, or form can be addressed, the fundamental questions are: How long can you stay in that room? How many hours a day? How do you behave in that room? How often can you go back to it? How much fear (and, for that matter, how much elation) can you endure by yourself? How many years — how many years — can you remain alone in a room?"


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Do you have an English reference for the Baidu comment (I'm not doubting, just want to see the details)?
We are in the continent of Europe (as is Greenland). We are in the EU. We are not on the European mainland but neither is Iceland or Ireland, also both considered part of Europe (one even uses the Euro), and a few other places.
Greenland is physically part of North America, not Europe. Politically, it is indeed part of Europe as a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark, but in terms of "which continent is it part of" North America is the right answer.
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That doesn't do a whole lot for the bass player if a "solo performer" has the writing credit.
It works better if you know how "The War of the Worlds" ended.
My goddaughter is a bassoonist, you insensitive clod!
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Are you referring to Nestle? I believe the "K" release of Android was going to be Key Lime Pie, but Google and Nestle actually worked out a licensing agreement for the KitKat name. The company that implied it wouldn't be evil turned the name of its OS release into a paid chocolate commercial.
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for T-Mobile to release the KitKat update for my Sony Xperia Z1, so I guess I'm part of the statistics that few people really care about but crapflood Slashdot anyway.
General Atomics and the original AT&T were the other parts of InterNIC, but only Network Solutions provided registration services (rs.internic.net). IIRC, AT&T's role was to supply Directory services and General Atomics were to supply some services that they failed miserably at, which got them booted out of the contract.
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An architect designed conversion of pretty stone buildings, formerly a stable block & cottage, Le Roitelet borders the courtyard of a 175 year old Charentaise farmhouse, set amidst over 3 acres of grounds, a particular feature of the property, with a 10x5m swimming pool & sun terrace. The sympathetic conversion provides comfortable living accommodation, yet retains some charming original features. In the heart of the Poitou-Charentes, surrounded by fields of sunflowers & wheat, interspersed with woodland, the area is ideal for cycling & walking. Situated only 1.5 miles from the small market town of Sauze Vaussais, which offers all amenities, close to a wide range of attractions & activities to suit all ages, & a pleasant drive to the Atlantic coast.
Le Roitelet has a large, beamed farmhouse kitchen with a dining area, comprising pine table & chairs, large pine dresser & wine rack. The kitchen is tiled, well equipped with storage/work surface, + a fridge freezer, 4-burner gas cooker, washing machine & microwave, & supplied with matching crockery, cutlery & utensils. The lounge is comfortably furnished, has exposed beams, & a CD based hi-fi system. A hardwood staircase leads to the first floor bedrooms & a glazed door opens onto the courtyard patio. Upstairs, the large master bedroom has exposed beams, chestnut flooring & matching pine furniture with king size bed. There is a triple bedded room in pine, with single bed & bunk beds. The fully tiled bathroom comprises generous sized shower, wc & mirrored basin, & large heated towel rail.
There is an optional en-suite bedroom on the ground floor (wheelchair friendly). This comprises a double bed with matching furniture & fully tiled bathroom of wet room design.
|Sleeps up to 5, 2 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|La Rochelle
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car advised
|Nearest Amenities
|1.5 km
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Poitiers 55 km, Nearest railway: Ruffec 12 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
|Central heating, TV, Table tennis, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron
|Clothes dryer, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Washing machine
|2 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|Double beds (1), Single beds (3), Cots (1), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 6
|Linen provided, High chair
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Private garden, BBQ, Bicycles available, Swing set, Trampoline
The Poitou-Charentes region
During the summer, there is always something to enjoy in the region. The Melle festival 's street theatre, with singers,dancers acrobats, story-tellers etc provides daily attractions, along with evening concerts,.In September the annual Vintage Car rally takes to the ramparts in Angouleme & draws the crowds, and there are always farmers' markets, fairs and brocantes/vide-greniers at local towns throughout the year.
There are a great many tourist attractions in the Poitou-Charentes. Attracting a great many visitors, the Vallee des Singes is perhaps the most popular, appealing to all ages. There, you can spend the day viewing a large number of primates in natural surroundings.
Futuroscope is a very popular theme park, and it is always advisable to plan to stay and watch the evening spectacular.
The Atlantic beaches are within easy reach, with Chatelaillon & Fouras always popular. The delightful Ile de Re with its beaches, harbours, excellent seafood restaurants, and quaint streets can be explored via the road bridge or if you prefer why not visit Oleron by ferry?
Zoodyssee, situated in the Chize forest, features European animals, or you may prefer to visit the donkey sanctuary at Dampierre and view the original Baudet Donkeys.
There is a large leisure lake at Lambon where you can try a variety of water sports. www.lelambon.com.
The Marais Poitevin, or Venise Vert, is an excellent day out where you can hire one of the flat-bottomed boats and enjoy the maze of waterways. Alternately, you may prefer to hire a bikes or even explore the peaceful countryside on foot.
The Silver Mines at Melle provide yet another popular tour. There are also some impressive Romanesque Churches in the town, and an interesting arboretum walk. A short distance away, at Celles sur Belle, is the impressive Abbey. The region does not lack for impressive architecture or archaeological sites.
Local tourist information offices in most small towns are more than happy to be of help.
Close to all amenities, Le Roitelet is just outside the small market town of Sauze Vausais, which has the usual facilities e.g. 2 pharmacies, doctors' surgery, 2 boulangeries, small Spar shop, pizza restaurant/take-away, hotel/restaurant, garages and large supermarket with petrol station & car wash. There is a weekly market on Thursday.
A local ferme/auberge provides excellent food from farm-reared meat and other local products.
The local plan d'eau with its fishing lake is a popular spot for visitors, well-supplied with picnic tables & barbecues, it also has a boules pitch, children's play area and snack bar .
There is an open-air swimming pool, tennis courts and mini-golf in Sauze Vaussais. Riding stables are just a few miles away.
Golfers have a choice of good courses within the region, and the nearby Charente river, delightful for picnics and bathing, provides excellent kayakking for the more adventurous.
There are a great many tourist attractions in the Poitou-Charentes, but perhaps one of the most popular is the Vallee des Singes, where you come close to primates in natural surroundings - only 8 miles away.There is the well-known Futuroscope theme park at Poitiers, and a water park at Angouleme and Saintes.
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Event planning for the peak tourism season in Mount Airy is well under way with Downtown Business Association members, as indicated at the recent DBA meeting, held at Walker's Soda Fountain in downtown Mount Airy.
In fact, DBA President Phil Marsh shared that he had a phone call last week from a lady who lives in the Mount Tabor, S.C., area, who said her town greatly admired what Mount Airy and the downtown area is doing to encourage visitation and entertain locals. Marsh said she had many questions about events like cruise-ins, parades, and said she had been on local social media outlets such as Facebook, and several people had been to the area to visit.
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Caudill said as part of the DBA's effort to encourage businesses to stay open later, the group will have an official "Saturday Stay Late Downtown" campaign for the first cruise-in, which takes place on the third Saturday in June, with cruise-ins the third Saturday of each month through October, from 4 to 8 p.m.
In old business, Marsh said the Downtown Rock the Runway Spring Fashion Show was a great success, with a large turn-out. Food and donations for the Hungry Bears Backpack Program were delivered to J.J. Jones Intermediate School, Mount Airy Middle School, and Tharrington Elementary School. In total, Marsh shared they collected around 400 pounds of non-perishable food as well as around $100 in donations.
Director of Tourism and Marketing for the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce/Visitors Center Jessica Roberts added that the DBA "really had a lot of good momentum going" and praised the group for its efforts.
Roberts also shared details about retail strategies the DBA could utilize, strategies she learned at the recent North Carolina Governor's Conference on Tourism in Raleigh. The strategies come from Roger Brooks, who is an international expert on downtown areas, which Brooks says are the "heart and soul of the community."
"You have to offer the consumer what they cannot get at home or closer to home," Roberts said. "Plus, if you are not hanging around downtown, then neither will your visitors."
Additional strategies included promoting what you sell before you promote the name of your business, enhancing curb appeal which can account for 70 percent of first-time sales, and appealing to baby boomers as well as women, who account for 80 percent of travel spending in North Carolina.
Roberts also said the visitor's center would be happy to help out with signs directing visitors and locals to the restrooms at the visitor's center, and suggested that would work better than simply having a sign that says "no public restrooms available."
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Our Flat is located in a Prime and safe district in Vienna.
Only 2 min walking distance to the underground U4 which takes you directly to the following sites: Schwedenplatz, Landstrasse, Stadtpark, Karlsplatz, Opera House and Schoenbrunn palace.
You could also reach the City centre within 10 min of Walking along the river (Danube canal).
Our Designer Flat has 48m2 consists of a Sleeping room, a living-room and separated fully equipped kitchen and a separated bathroom with Wifi. located on first floor (lift) facing to a court yard and is very quiet.
The district with its theatres and very good restaurants is one of the most exclusive ones in town. In the neighbourhood you will find, beside museums, excellent Austrian/int. restaurants, Viennese cafés, bakeries, supermarkets and the metro for your excursions.
In addition to providing you best quality, inexpensive apartment in the heart of the city, we will also be able to provide other useful information and services to make your journey to Vienna an enjoyable one
The Danube Canal, which was years ago also called Viennese Water (Wiener Wasser), became revitalised and developed in the last few years to a new hot spot.
After years of negligence new opened beach bars, clubs and cafés illuminated the area. The surroundings along the Danube Canal provide different kinds of leisure centres and party locations, but also landing places of the Danube shipping, like Twin City Liner or Vienna Roundtrips.
Summer Stage 2 min walking from our flat:
The summerstage has become an institution. It is situated on the Danube Canal, right at the subway station Rossauer Laende. On two levels, once dirkt next to the water and once on road height. You can eat well, drink, chill out, watch TV and there is often live music events. A beautiful Treffelpunkt on a hot summer evening in Vienna.
• Love to accommodate my guests.
• Love to give good services.
• I am very precise and on time.
• I am very easy to get along and friendly.
• Love my guest to enjoy their stay.
• Love my guests to ask questions.
The attractive 9th districts is popular for its wealthy locals who desire a centrally-located apartment. The U.S Embassy is located in Alsergrund, the 9th district.
The 9th is home to some of the most important and characteristic buildings and structures in the city and with its theatres and very good restaurants is also one of the most exclusive ones in town.
Very quiet, Windows facing a courtyard and yet central!
Located in a prime district, residential and very safe area in Vienna.
Within walking distance to underground (Metro) U4
Lieber Mani, kaum zu glauben, dass es für uns alle morgen schon wieder zurück nach Deutschland geht. Wir haben hier eine sehr schöne Zeit verbracht und uns in der Wohnung auch sehr sehr wohl gefühlt. Es war absolut angenehm für uns, dass wir alle Besichtigungen zu Fuß machen konnten.
Wir würden auf alle Fälle wieder kommen. Vielen Dank, servus und auf Wiedersehen.
To give perspective, I am an experienced traveler from the USA who has been using VRBO the last few years. I stayed 10 days in Mani's apartment in December. I think I was the first person in there after it was remodeled and furnished.
The photos and Mani's description are accurate. It really is 2.5 Min. from the U-4 line and minutes from everything in the historic city center. If you intend to spend most of your time there, you can't do better than this property for location. I felt safe walking around the area even late at night (just remember you are in a big cosmopolitan city). Note that Wien Mitte is also called "Landstrasse" on the CAT train info. lest you get confused. For 2012 the CAT train station is undergoing a complete reconstruction so the transfer to the U-4 is kind of an adventure.
The property is in a 100 year old block characteristic of the whole district. It has a lift that drops you at the front door of the apartment. The apartment faces the inner courtyard and has 2-ft. thick brick walls. This was the quietest place I have every stayed. I only encountered two people in the building in 10 days, although several permanent residences are there. In the winter the water heater must run to circulate water through the radiators, but you get used to it.
The furnishings are modern minimalist, couch and bed very comfortable (for the Americans its not your Certa posturpedic). The kitchen is functional, well stocked and the bathroom has a new shower in it.
Something to do is turn left upon exiting the door of the building, Turn right at the corner and in a block you will encounter a floor-to-ceiling "Altesware" (antique) store. Even if your'e not into that, do it anyway, keep walking to the Zielpunct, restaurants etc.
Mani was very responsive and friendly and easy to work with. He always answers his phone, so you have an excellent connection as needed.
If you are into immersion but want the quiet place to rest, this is ideal.
I highly recommend this apartment and Mani's service along with it.
My wife and I are happy to give this apartment the highest rating. First, Mani was a pleasure to work with: he answered emails quickly and provided clear instructions for how to rent and take care of the place; he volunteered to store our bag for a few hours after we arrived; he allowed us to check in as soon as the place was ready, ahead of the scheduled time. Above all, he was unfailingly friendly and polite. The apartment is large (for two people), clean, and very quiet. The heating worked well and there was plenty of hot water. The kitchen had a good collection of silverware, cookware, etc.; all the appliances worked well. There was plenty of storage space in the kitchen cabinets. The apartment gets lots of light--it has a cheerful feel to it. As previous reviewers have noted, the building is remarkably quiet, making this a great place to relax and sleep. The location in the Ninth District is ideal, for the U4 stop at Rossauer Laende is a short walk away; the neighborhood is very pleasant to stroll in and there are good grocery stores on Alserbach-Str. In sum, this apartment helped make our week in Vienna wonderful, and we recommend it highly.
The appartment is very nice and functionnal. And also very clean. It's very quiet so you can rest after a busy day of museums and visits. And the place is well situated, just near the underground station ! The owner is very nice and tell us good advices and answer to all our questions.
To recommend !
L'appartement est calme, propre et fonctionnel. Et surtout géographiquement très bien situé, car juste à côté d'une station de métro. Le voisinage est très silencieux ce qui permet de bien se reposer après une journée chargée en visites. Le propriétaire est très gentil et a répondu à toutes nos questions concernant notre séjour.
Séjour très agréable dans cet appartement que nous recommandons.
We spent 5 beautiful days in Vienna. We received high level of hospitality, apartment is situated in the silent center of the city with very convenient access to main attractions of Vienna by foot or public transport. Apartment is very cosy and stylish decorated. It is well equipped and has all necessary things you need.
We spent 4 nights in this apartment.
The pros:
The location is outstanding. We ended up buying 24 hour passes for the transit system for 2 of the 3 days. It is a quick walk to the nearby U4. You can also walk to a relatively large grocery store at a Franz Josefs Bahnhof. The advantage of this is it is open on Sunday when most groceries are closed. Exit apartment, turn left, and end of block turn right….at dead end turn left. It is a large Billa near the McDonalds.
Quiet. The unit was quiet. It overlooks a courtyard so you have no street noise.
Shower was good. There are shampoos and conditioners, etc.
Bed is very comfortable
Sense of old Vienna with the high ceilings, etc.
The cons:
There is neither a clothes washer nor dishwasher. More importantly, there is no microwave or freezer. Yes, it is only a refrigerator (so don't buy ice cream at the store).
There is only a couch for seating. It would be nice to have another comfortable chair in the living area.
There is little room on the sides of the bed. You have to climb into it from the bottom. There is not room for a nightstand nor is there a shelf behind.
Mani is an excellent host. He answered e mails I sent when I was there (re directions, etc.). The apartment is as advertised in the photos. We learned to love it even without a freezer and microwave!
We recently enjoyed a wonderful first time visit to Vienna staying 4 days in Mani's very well located, extremely clean, comfortable and very quiet apartment. It was wonderful being able to walk safely through the neighbourhood and into the city.
Although I endorse all the previous positive comments made by other reviewers I have 2 suggestions based on our experiences:
. An iron and board be provided as part of the standard inventory for the property.
. As there is no washing machine/dryer in the apartment it would be helpful to have specific information on where to go to be find a laundromat where could be done provided with the address.
We absolutely loved Vienna and would certainly stay either in this apartment of one of Mani's other apartments again when we next visit.
The Apartment finds its self next to the Danube-canal. you could have a nice walk along the river to the city centre within 10 min.
Metro - Underground U4 which is next to our flat you can cover most of the important sites in Vienna like:
Schwedenplatz, Stadtpartk, Karlsplatz, Opera house, Kaertnerstrasse and Schoenbrunn Palace.
Summer Stage next to our flat:
It is situated on the Danube Canal, right at the subway station Rossauer Laende. On two levels, once dirkt next to the water and once on road height. You can have great meals, drink, chill out, watch TV and there is often live music events. A beautiful Treffelpunkt on a hot summer evening in Vienna.
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Special rates apply over Christmas, Whitsun, Easter or for special occasions like conferences.
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* Approximate monthly price. Actual pricing will depend on the days of the month you stay.
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