Welcome to Eastside Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers. We are a group of local writers who enjoy meeting once or twice a month at third place books or a local library to give each other support and encouragement in order to continue writing.  Feel free to join us at any time, and please post a sample of your writing before each meeting so we can read it before hand. That can be a bit of a time saver. Come to the meetings equipped with hard copies of your writing, the willingness to help others and a se …

We are a scifi and fantasy writing fellowship. What does that mean? Well, I'll tell you my good reader... a group that meets once every two weeks to support each other's scifi and fantasy writing efforts with - editing, critiquing, discussing ideas or just encouraging our floundering efforts. We welcome any length piece of fantasy and science fiction. And be warned, as avid fans of fantasy and science fiction, you will be exposed to certain nerdishness and plenty of particular.

Seeking a writers group but need to meet during the day? Meet other local writers and let creativity bloom! We'll spend 45 minutes writing our brains out in the wonderful company of our peers and 15 minutes sharing work or talking about current writing life challenges and successes. This meetup is for those of us that have difficulty attending events in the evenings. All events will be scheduled in daylight hours.

Looking for motivation to overcome hurdles and get your screenplay finished? This group is for anyone working on a short or feature length screenplay who would benefit from a support network of other screenwriters of varying experience. This is not a group that will teach the basics of script writing but a place to go for inspiration and camaraderie with like-minded people. We'll meet up in North Seattle cafes to discuss story development, loglines, character development, structure, obstacles, r …

This group is for women who want to become better fiction writers.  If you have a novel you are working on and would like to improve it, this is the place to get excellent feedback. This is not a drop-in critique group where you read whatever you have written to a bunch of strangers.  It is for serious writers. The goal of this meet-up is to create an ongoing group of women writers that offer support and constructive suggestions regarding plot, dialogue, and character development.  This is not a …

This meetup uses Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way principles and framework to explore and expand our creativity! This group is great for: Creative dabblers People who don't consider themselves creative, but want to be Creative Entrepreneurs Professional Artists who want to keep pushing their creative edges People considering a change to a creative career This Meetup Group is founded by Victoria Dzenis and Kate Phillips, two Certified Professional Coaches, each artists in their own right. Vic …

This group is dedicated to creating a community of actors and other entertainment industry professionals in the Pacific Northwest. Whether you are in front of or behind the camera, a seasoned pro, or someone who is just starting their career, our goal is to help create opportunity, connection, and foster growth for all involved.

Meet other local writers for casual creativity and encouragement! Let's gather together and practice the ancient art of story telling. We will work from prompts, exercises, or whatever else inspires the muse in us. For those that wish, we will share what we have created for comments and advice.

Why join this group? In this group you will learn about Indian languages (primarily hindi), and the diversity of different Indian cultures. Members are people eager to learn (or teach!) an Indian language, share some secrets on how to make the perfect biryani, break out into a bollywood dance, philosophize upon the meaning of dharma, and much much more. Spirited discussions about India on topics such as Cricket, Hinduism, Indian ethnic dress, and your favorite Bollywood Khan etc are also highly …

Hello, and welcome to the Puget Sound E-Publishing & Book Promotion Group! This group was founded by the fabulous Lindsay Buroker (and you could do worse to learn about e-publishing than reading her blog). She moved out of state, so now Mary Sisson is your fearless organizer! This group tends to attract two different populations: People who are curious about e-publishing and self-publishing and who want to learn more about how it works and how to go about doing it, and people who have already e- …

As a part of the practice - East Asian Medicine(www.everetti-chingacupuncture.com), this meetup is mainly for helping our patients stay well through meditation and Taichi special movement, etc(American Specialty Health Fitness, Inc./ Exercise Center provider:www.ashcompanies.com/provider/exercisecenter/traditional-tai-chi). Also, I'd like to meet anyone interested in Tao Te Ching book study and  meditation, and Taichi in Snohomish County, WA to share the great east ancient Philosophy and more .. …

Learn to write code. Attend workshops where you'll learn the basics of Javascript, Javascript libraries. and development tools like Chrome's Dev Tools, Git, and Github. Work on projects with peers as you learn, and get help from tutors at these monthly workshops. Overview of each workshop: - Introduction to the basics of Javascript and jQuery. - Make maps with leaflet.js and graphs with chart.js. - Learn how to make a little character move around the screen using javascript and the html5 canvas …

Kick start 2011 by hacking on Go, Google's new programming language. If you're a systems programmer who wants to push their productivity full throttle - this group is for you. If you're staring at pictures of elephants, take a break from writing map reduce jobs, and ditch your old copy of The Little Schemer, and join this group. If you ride a fixie, sport wayfarer glasses, and want to look even cooler than you already do, this group is for you.

This is for anyone who loves stories and has a story to tell. Before TV and even before the printing press people listened to each other tells stories for entertainment. This group hopes to keep the person to person tradition of storytelling alive. Stories for a Thursday Evening begins with a short program by a featured teller after-which the teller answers questions. This is followed by a ten minute intermission with tea and a small snack provided. The evening ends with an hour long open mic. w …

This group is for anyone who is seeking to have a better understanding of things happening in their lives. Whether you are a Creative who needs a boost, a Professional seeking new ideas, seeking your Inner Wisdom, or someone seeking Community, Journaling for Life Enrichment will provide you with methods to help you along. Through a series of guided exercises this group will help you see where you are on your life's path and help you set direction for your next steps. Each session will feature sh …

This group is in a holding patern because we do not have a meeting location which will provide us the privacy and comfort we need.  You are welcome to apply at any time but we won't be meeting until the location issue is resolved.  If you have suggestions for a place with couches that we may meet, please feel free to write to the organizer with that idea.  Hopefully, by the end of the first quarter of 2012, we will have a location.  Sorry, for any inconvenience. We usually meet on Saturdays, on …

The Ocho is a new group that will focus on Windows 8 development in the greater Seattle area. The development opportunities around this new operating system are huge and the entry gate is wide. Come in with .NET experience, HTML/CSS/JS experience, C++ experience, or even no experience at all. Build an app and get it in front of millions of eyes. We'll split our time between training and actually writing code.

This group is for women who want to read aloud and discuss the book, "Women Who Run With The Wolves: Myths and Stories about the Wild Woman Archetype." I am a student of Dr. Estés' and am writing a teacher's companion for this best-selling book which was 145 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

Being creative helps us connect with ourselves, our audience, and a power greater than ourselves. It's part of being a whole, happy, fulfilled human being...and yet, it also comes with challenges. This group is devoted to helping you find joy in creativity in spite of the many common blocks that get in the way--perfectionism, the inner critic, fears, feeling overwhelmed, not having the time and energy, and more. While we might do our work solo, we all benefit from the power of community. Join us …

If you find yourself growing a bit jaded by the totally whack money-centric direction in which the larger games industry is headed and would like to help steer things back towards a more socially responsible route, keep reading! This group is being set up to bring us like-minded individuals together, face-to-face, so that we can utilize our skills and abilities to ultimately develop a game. So, regardless of your skill level, if you've got knowledge of programming, asset development, writing, an …

A working meeting for those publishing on-line, whether engaged in some facet of on-line publishing or the 'whole of it'. This meetup comprises 2 hour lunch meetings (buying lunch not required) twice weekly 1 - 3 pm, as in the afternoon for those of us already on a 24/7 internet clock. This internet marketing mastermind group is moderated by a past president of a local Toastmasters Club, which indicates some organized focus. These meeting times of course assume you have already somehow 'adjusted …