Shut Up & Write! NYC

Shut Up and Write! Meetup is a venue for writers to work in the company of other writers on a regular basis. Writing, whether approached as a profession or as an avocation, is an isolating activity. We provide this forum, writing resources and meeting times as a method of developing a community of creative people. We welcome people who are serious about ‘writing down the bones’ and are looking for the companionship of other writers.

Meetup Format
Making the time to write one hour per week is an empowering and ultimately rewarding experience but it needs to serve as the foundation of your daily discipline. If you RSVP that you are coming, then please arrive 10-15 minutes before the start of the Meetup. The facilitator will lead introductions and then the group will write for an hour. There will then be 15-30 minutes of social time to get to know each other and possibly discuss personal writing successes such as getting published or overcoming writing resistance in some small way. No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty.

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
Gloria Steinem

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NYC Shut up and Write Meetup! - Tuesday Evening 9pm - Columbus Circle
- Tue Feb 28
  9:00 PM
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Get ready for an hour of writing! Our next meetup is Tuesday Feb 28th, in the evening at 9:00pm. Please try to come on time as we will stick to the schedule! Please... Learn more

Hosted by: Nithin Coca (Co-Organizer)

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Yesterday at 6:30 PM, 6 Writers attended
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Tuesday at 8:30 PM, 2 Writers attended
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February 15 at 7:00 PM, 9 Writers attended
Shut up and Write! Wednesday, February 15, 7:00pm
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February 12 at 4:00 PM, 11 Writers attended
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February 8 at 7:00 PM, 12 Writers attended
Shut up and Write! Wednesday, February 8, 7:00pm
They rated it 5.001 (1 ratings)

Our meetup is at the bottom level of the Starbucks in the Empire State Building on Wednesday. Be wary! There are many Starbucks in this hood. You want the one that's in... Learn more