May 27th Meeting
Join us for our April Meeting with Nicole Persun
Dinner starts at 5:30, talk starts 6:30 or so at Jalapeno's Barkley.
How to Cultivate Healthy Writing Habits and Stay Motivated All Year Long
A consistent writing habit and healthy relationship with your creativity is the foundation for a fulfilling writing practice and a successful author career. But writer's block, self-doubt, burnout, personal struggles, doom-scrolling, and more can all derail your progress. In this session, we’ll discuss 11 things to consider when becoming your own muse. We’ll also cover practical writing exercises to re-engage your inspiration. If you are struggling with a block, are looking for a creative boost, or simply want to develop better "creative hygiene," this discussion is for you!
Nicole J. Persun is the multi-award-winning, bestselling author of eight novels, in genres ranging from epic fantasy to upmarket fiction. Her bestselling novel, Halfway to You—written under the pen name Jennifer Gold—was an Amazon First Reads selection in 2023; her most recent Jennifer Gold title, Polite Calamities, was a 2025 Washington State Book Award Finalist. Nicole served as a board member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association for over a decade and holds an MFA in Creative Writing and Instruction from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington.
We have a new location for meetings this year. Jalapeno's at Barkleys has graciously waived the room fee for their banquet room for us. We will need you to RSVP to ensure they have the correct number of staff.
Pay for the Insurance Fee here.
New to WWP
Welcome, Pacific Northwest Writers!
We meet every fourth Wednesday from September to June in scenic Bellingham, WA. Supper starts at 5:30, and the speaker starts at 6:30-7.
Dues are 25 dollars a year or 40 for two years. We use the dues to pay for our speakers to come from around the region, and for an occasional table at local writer events. Our dues year runs from September to June, like our meetings, but will roll over if you pay late in the cycle. If you want to try us out first, feel free. Speakers in the past have included WA Poet Laureate Rena Priest, author Robert Dugoni, and agent Donald Maass, covering topics such as social media, self-publishing, memoirs, mixed media, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. It is our goal to offer something for everyone, no matter your place in the writing journey-- just starting or long-published. Old school or new. If you have an idea for a speaker or topic, let us know, but if it has been covered recently it might not be picked up.
Pay your dues
25 for 1 year
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40 for 2 years
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40 for couples
To pay online, please provide name and email address on the form so we can keep track of you.
We have a paypal account if you would prefer to pay on line. You can also pay by check; just drop it off with the treasurer at a meeting.