The Sword and Laser discussion

Are there any active Seattle groups? Any interest from local people to have one?

We have a fledgling Tacoma group if you're interested in tripping down I-5 on a Sunday afternoon.

Tacoma Sword & Laser

Maybe sometimes. I live in Lynnwood, so a trip to Tacoma is a bit of an adventure. I wouldn't be able to come every month.

I would totally be up for that!

Kenmore representing here. Tacoma too would be a stretch for myself but I'll keep an eye on the Tacoma line too.

I'm in Seattle!

Nice to see more Seattle-area folk starting to represent! (Bothell here.) I've wanted to head down to the Tacoma group, but couldn't for the first two meetups, and now my work schedule has changed and I'll be working Sundays at least until the start of new year.

It sort of looks like there are enough of us in the Seattle and north are that we can maybe start something. It would certainly be easier than trekking to Tacoma. :) What say you?

Worth a shot!

I'm in Bothell, and while I have friends in Tacoma it is a tad far...I could be up for something more Eastside or Seattle ish. :)

I'm in the CD right beside the I-90 bridge. I would love to gather some people for a physical meet-up at a local cafe of choice. I prefer Chocolati in Wallingford. Thoughts?

I'm down!

Any interest in carpooling to the next Tacoma meet-up?

Live in Bellevue, commute to Work in Seattle. I'd be up for something if I can get there by bus :)

I think I'd like to attend the Tacoma group at least once. After that, I might spearhead a Seattle group. If such a time should come, as I mentioned above, I vote to meet up in Wally at the Chocolati. They have a great private room upstairs with couches and other cozy things on which to lie about.

Anyone still interested in a Seattle/North end area meet up? I live in Edmonds so Tacoma is a bit of a haul for me.

I'm in Kenmore, so Seattle /north end still works.

Tacoma is a little far out. I've also never attended an in person book club meeting. How do these things go?

Well, for Veronica's other book club (Vaginal Fantasy), we meet once a month, usually after the final discussion of the book by Veronica and the other ladies, and chat about our general impressions and anything and everything else related to the book/nerdy things. In my other book club there tends to be a more structured list of questions to discuss. In both instances we go somewhere that we can eat, sometimes drink, and has enough space to easily accommodate the number of people planning to attend. Usually that means Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park or one of the members homes. Both clubs have a Facebook group that we use to arrange the meet ups.

I'm in Renton and work in Seattle. Been meaning to swing through the Tacoma book club one of these days, but a closer one might be more convenient.

Given the response, I will go ahead and make a Facebook group and propose some dates and locations. I will post the link to the group here as soon as I've made it.

Here is the Facebook link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/14995...

Once we have some members added I will post questions on times and locations.

I am interested and live in Woodinville. Third Place books is close. I would come for books I like.

Alright, the polls are up! One poll asks for a location preference, the other a time preference.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/14995...

Too bad I don't use FB. Would you please post the final results here.

Yes, I will.

If you'd like to weigh in here, you may.

Location poll:
1) Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. We would meet in the Commons area where there are huge wooden tables and lots of places to eat.
2) The Pub at Third Place Books in Ravenna. The Pub has a decent menu and is located right below the bookstore.

Time poll:
1) Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat evenings
2) Sunday mornings
3) Sunday afternoons
4) Sunday evenings

I don't think there are any Seattle area members of Dragons & Jetpacks. Bummer!

I'm interested. (Bothell Mill Creek area)
...if I were ever reading what S&L was reading.

Have to Google Drahons&Jetpacks: another bookclub?

Dragons & Jetpacks is another Goodreads book club. It was recommended that I check them out because (I think) we thought there might be some membership crossover. So far there isn't. They have actually read several books that S&L have. For example, this month's D&J fantasy pick is The Traitor Baru Cormorant. The S&L meetup would be discussing the S&L pick of the month. Based on the polls I think we will most likely be meeting at the LFP Third Place Books, so that should be relatively close to you. I will post details here and on the Facebook page once the event is set.

I've been pretty dormant on Good reads recently, but I saw this and noticed quite a few more north end people posting! I'm from Bothell as well. I just joined the FB group, and I plan to add my two cents.

I started a thread in the SciFi and Fantasy Book Club as well (we're 2nd behind S&L as the largest sci-fi and fantasy book group on GR) but I haven't seen any responses yet.

Thanks Kim!

Here are the event details from our Facebook page for our Time and Again meeting: https://www.facebook.com/events/55237...

For those of you who don't use Facebook:
Sunday, December 6th, at 1pm|
Third Place Books 17171 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest Park 98155

Keep an eye out for the Sword & Laser sign I will have. We are meeting in the Commons area, right next to the book store, with all the big tables. See you all soon!

Hey everyone! For the last two S&L picks, a few Seattle area/North end members have gotten together the first Sunday of the month at 1pm at the Lake Forest Park Third Place Books. We discuss the pick that was assigned to the previous month to ensure that all related podcasts are out and members have had a full month to read the pick.

This past Sunday we started talking about how to get more local members to attend, since there seem to be a fair few of us. Would a better time or place help? Do we need to communicate more on different forums? We primarily set up events via our Facebook page, but I've also added a meetup.com account for our local chapter. I do plan on posting more event details on Goodreads, things were just a bit hectic around the holidays. So please, if you have any thoughts or ideas about what would make you more likely to attend our meetings, let me know!

Hope to meet a few more of you in person!

New to S&L but I'm in the area and would be interested in coming by to the next event. Location and date seem OK to me, hopefully some more people join up. I think meetup might help.

Hi Patrick! I also think the meetup will help, time will tell. Looking forward to meeting you!

For me it's two things. The distance is far for me to get by bus, and the current books don't interest me much.

Sarah what would be some alternative times that work for you? My sister is on I5 and her schedule is crazy, I can only imagine what yours is like!

Kim, where do you live? We could always try to arrange an easier pick up point and discuss a different location.

I've never been to a banked track bout! I've only ever seen flat track. Maybe we can arrange to come out and cheer you on sometime, that would be fun!

Here is the link to our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/14995...

I'm trying to post about other events that I think our members would be interested. All available on our Facebook page :). I won't be free to attend all the events I post about, only the ones that have official event pages set up through our Facebook group for sure. Hopefully I will have time for some of the others! Maybe some of those will fit your more varied schedule.

Genesee, thanks for doing all this work! So far, I've really enjoyed our meetings.

Don't forget! Today we meet at 1pm at the LFP Third Place Books. Looking forward to seeing you all! And I remembered the sign this time :)

Seattle’s group is still going strong! We recently changed our meet up time to the first Saturday evening of the month. Check out our Facebook page for details. https://m.facebook.com/#!/groups/1499...

Seattle's group will meet on Friday, February 1st to discuss Ninefox Gambit. We are meeting from 6-7pm at Lake Forest Park Bar & Grill. Please join the Facebook group so that you can RSVP to the event (ensures I have a large enough reservation). If your profile doesn't indicate that you are from the area, feel free to private message me so that I can add you.

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/14995...

Do you guys have a regular meeting day/time/place? Like for instance our group typically meets at 12pm on the last Saturday of the month at the same place.

I ask because I was looking at the FAQ and I noticed I called out the other regular meetups there (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) and I'd like to add yours. I can include the link to your facebook group too.

Thanks.

Rob wrote: "Do you guys have a regular meeting day/time/place? Like for instance our group typically meets at 12pm on the last Saturday of the month at the same place.

I ask because I was looking at the FAQ a..."

We do! We typically meet the first Friday of the month at 5:30pm at Lake Forest Bar and Grill. We always have folks RSVP via Facebook so I can make a reservation.

Note that February's date and time are shifted due to attendees availability. Add these to the shout out and the link to our Facebook group would be great, thank you!

Link to group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/14995...

Cool. I'll add all that to the FAQ next time I update it. Thanks!

OK, I updated the FAQ: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you'd like me to change anything, let me know.

Thanks, Rob! Only change to make is that we typically meet the first *Saturday* of the month. I'll post next month's info shortly.

Seattle's group will meet to discuss "The Calculating Stars" by Mary Robinette Kowal on Saturday, March 2nd at 5:30pm. Please RSVP via Facebook or send me a message on GR. https://www.facebook.com/groups/14995...

Genesee wrote: "Rob wrote: "Do you guys have a regular meeting day/time/place? Like for instance our group typically meets at 12pm on the last Saturday of the month at the same place.

I ask because I was looking ..."

Ack! I'm sorry! I was clearly confused. We typically meet the first SATURDAY of the month. We met yesterday (Friday) due to a temporary schedule shift. I'm sorry, you went to the trouble of confirming and everything, and I still messed up. It really, truly is, *usually* on Saturday. Our March meeting is the first Saturday, as usual.