**ONLINE** Shut Up & Write!™ Ballard - **ONLINE**

Since mid-August 2020, the chapter of Shut Up & Write based in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle has become national (and even international!) in its online incarnation. Our members continue to find it motivating and helpful, and we’re excited to welcome you to write with us. And so . . .

Join us at 9:30am (Pacific time) on Monday mornings for TWO hours of writing!

Whether it’s a book, blog, script, essay, story, dissertation, resume, melody, poem, screenplay or just plain work stuff, you are invited. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about it, come and get some real writing done.

Please reach out to me at dgurcaymorris [at] gmail [dot] com with any questions or suggestions.

Schedule
9:30 a.m. ................ Brief check-ins to share goals for the session
9:35 ........................ Timer starts: write for 50 minutes
10:25 ...................... Short break
10:35 ...................... Timer starts: write for 50 minutes
11:25–11:30 .......... The end: chat / take off / keep writing

OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens during the break and at 10:25. Though writing tends to be solitary, connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers often provides welcome levity.

BEING LATE IS OKAY, but . . . please sign in and enter the room without interrupting others if we’re in the midst of a 50-minute writing session.

LEAVING EARLY IS OKAY, but . . . wait for the break if you can; otherwise, please exit the room without interrupting others if we’re in the midst of a 50-minute writing session. A quick note in chat saying goodbye is always welcome, though!

What should I have handy?
Whatever you need to write :)

——— Happy writing! ———