The bookstore Shakespeare & Company in Paris lets aspiring writers stay on its second floor free in exchange for a few hours of work a day. (via NYT)I remember going to one of these in Colorado, and it was seriously the best book store ever.
Ahh, I’ve been to this bookstore. It was so magical.
I used to daydream about running off to Paris and staying at the Shakespeare & Company bookstore while working on my novel… I knew a couple people in Paris, so I actually started to seriously consider it at one point, but I never went. *le sigh* Well, I plan to see it someday at the very least.
If you’re interested in this, you should check out Jeremy Mercer’s book Time Was Soft There, about his own stay there.
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