Outdoor Write-outs
Many writing groups offer "write-ins," where writers get together, either in person or online, to do writing sprints or timed writing sessions together. Write-Outs are the Plein-Air Prose equivalent, except we hold all our writing sessions in person and outdoors (or semi-outdoors in winter months), in a natural or nature-themed setting. At each Write-Out event, there are timed, quiet, focused writing sessions, as well as breaks for chatting and discussing our works in progress. There are always supplies available for creative meditation and/or writing prompts to help shift the mind into the right mode for writing and productivity, and often a selection of writing craft books to peruse and use during the event. These events are always FREE and open to writers of any type (with registration; join the mailing list for notifications and details for upcoming events). Below are some of our past outdoor Write-Outs.
Summer Solstice Write-Out
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
This special members-only evening Write-Out was held in a natural area in Northeast Seattle, where writers took advantage of the longest day of the year to make extra progress on writing projects, while surrounded by nature and lots of urban wildlife, including baby ducklings, goslings, herons, and beavers!
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Write-Out Wednesdays
On select Wednesdays during the summer months, the Plein-Air Prose Posse meets at different natural areas in Seattle to take advantage of the sunny weather and write among the trees, birds, and other local writers. Past locations have included Carkeek Park, Woodland Park, Magnuson Park, Ravenna Park, Gas Works Park, and Meadowbrook Pond.
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Write-Out Hike & Walk in the Woods
September 2024
September 2024
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Sometimes instead of staying stationary and writing at picnic tables, we like to combine a bit of aerobic exercise with our writing to get our creative juices flowing in between timed writing sessions. The Write-Out Walk was held at Meadowbrook Pond in Northeast Seattle, where we strolled at a leisurely pace while viewing the many different birds in the water and surrounding trees, then stopped to write at various points along the way.
The Write-Out Hike offered a more vigorous workout with a moderately paced trek through part of the extensive, diverse trail system of Carkeek Park in Northwest Seattle. In between getting our hearts pumping, we stopped at various points for timed, focused writing sessions surrounded by the intriguing trees, lush plants, and active birds of this coastal forest along the Puget Sound. |
