What we’re about
Shut Up & Write! is a global community that empowers writers to overcome procrastination, silence their inner critic, and make consistent progress on their projects. Our events provide a structured and focused environment where writers can come together, set aside distractions, and achieve their writing goals.
What to Expect
Our events use our proven formula: a few minutes of introductions, a period of focused writing, and a final check-in to share our progress. Once you arrive, our host will lead introductions, and then everyone will write for a quiet, focused period of time. Afterward, we’ll have an optional time to chat and get to know each other. Our events are a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read or critique your writing.
For more information about our organization, visit https://shutupwrite.com.
Upcoming events
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Marathon (3-4hrs) Summer-Fall Writing Sessions [The Trout Farm]
Trout Farm Inn, 7701 East Zayante Road, Felton, CA, USFeeling like a fish out of water? Come and get your trout on at one of our Summer-Fall marathon writing sessions. Join us for the first 2 hour writing blast, or dive deep and stay until the tail end.
Do you sometimes find that after an hour or two you are just warming up, or have a deep topic that requires time to get into the flow? Or, you just want to connect with fellow writers at an o-fishal writing event? Join us this Tuesday!
Check out our newest venue at the renovated and, well, positively swanky Trout Farm near Felton.
— Wifi available
— Delicious food
— Outdoor veranda seating option
— Electric plugs, indoors and out
— Lovely walks nearby for before or after, such as Quail Hollow, Loch Lomond, Henry Cowell virgin redwood loop (and Bigfoot museum!)Approximate Schedule:
1:00 — 1:15 — Check in with group — what is today's goal?
1:15 —> Write like a trout, leaping upstream. Write like a salmon in the wind!
~3pm — Have a fish taco, or one of the other Happy Hour specials (To see a photo of their Happy Hour menu, click here).
4:45 — Wrap up, feedback, next steps…
5pm — Well, it is Trout Farm Happy Hour. Stay for a drink, people watch, go for a short hike, or generally move along.
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•OnlineShut Up & Write! [Thursday Morning Edition]
OnlineHi All, PLEASE READ: the schedule specs (q.v.) may vary from your usual SUW session.
This group welcomes SUAW via Meetup and SUW via shutupwrite.com. This terrific writing motivation model is effective and motivating for writers worldwide! I happen to be born and raised in Santa Cruz County, California. If you've got the writing bug, then we've got something in common.
We write silently and feverishly from 10:15 to noon. At noon we reconvene to talk about how our writing went. If you are not able to check in at the end, please tell us about your writing experience in the comments section, below.
Shut Up and Write welcomes any project, any genre, whether you're an author pushing through your first draft, a grad student working on their dissertation, a blogger polishing a post, or anyone needing to set aside some time to start/finish/resume a writing project. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done.
** If the link asks for a passcode, please enter a comment to that effect on the event page. **
SCHEDULE:
10:00 am (zoom meeting starts) - we go around and give quick intros, what we plan to work on.
10:15 am (time varies by size of attendance) - time to "shut up and write" for the remaining time. (the zoom meeting ends at this time)
12:00 noon* (zoom meeting restarts, using the same link) - join the closing check-out session, or just keep writing. Take satisfaction in having done some writing tonight!
*On occasion, by attendee consensus, checkout may start at 11:45 am. If so it will be noted below in the comments.Looking forward to seeing you (virtually)!
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Past events
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