The one thing better than a cafe bustling with writers and book-lovers is such a cafe located inside the biggest bookstore you can imagine. Think that place only exists in your dreams? Think again–it’s World Cup Roasters located inside Powell’s City of Books in Portland. Food and Beverages First things first when you arrive at [...]
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A Productive March
Is the month really almost over? Wow! It seems that March has come and gone as quickly as January and February. Loss of time seems to be a common theme with writers which is why we like to stop and reflect every month to see where the time went. Here’s a sampling of what we’ve [...]
Destination Inspiration: Chocolati Café, Greenwood
With tasty food and plenty of nooks to tuck away into with a book or laptop, Chocolati is like a home away from home for writers. Take your pick of a large table and chairs by a window or overstuffed chairs by a little fireplace, with plenty of space and an outlet around just about [...]
Friday Forum: 2/22
Every writer has their special writing nook. At Nooks & Cranberries we seek to share writing nooks all around the Northwest and beyond. Recently we visited Chelan and relished its beauty and peacefulness, adding to our list of favorite writing locations. Do you have a favorite writing retreat?
Destination Inspiration: Blue Bottle Coffee, Hayes Valley
We’re excited to kick off the year with a special Destination Inspiration series focused on San Francisco. We ended up in the Bay Area together on a whim over New Year’s weekend, and couldn’t resist checking out some of the best pastries, coffee, and beer the area has to offer. On our first outing into [...]
A 2012 Retrospective
Wow, it’s already 2013. The first day of the new year is always an exciting time, and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead. But before we get ahead of ourselves, we’d like to take a moment to look back on a wonderful 2012. 2012 was the year of Nooks & Cranberries, to us. We had [...]
Destination Inspiration: Colville Street Patisserie
When it comes to doing some serious writing, sometimes a coffee shop is the best place. They’re usually friendly to writers who want to linger for hours, and it’s the norm to see people with a latte and a laptop. What makes a coffee shop go from good to great in our opinion, however, is [...]
Home Writing Nooks: Katie of The Neo-Traditionalist
Inspiration can happen anywhere if you know how to seek it–or create it. That’s what our series on Home Writing Nooks is all about. Whether you have space to create a masculine writing studio like Hemingway’s or your studio consists of your desk, how you decorate and the items you allow in that space can [...]
Home Writing Nooks: Hemingway’s House
Here at Nooks & Cranberries, we’re all about finding inspiration in the world around us, whether we’re at one of Seattle’s many wonderful cafes, bakeries, or bars, an inviting hotel lobby, or even out in the great outdoors. One of the secrets to writing is being able to find inspiration wherever you are. And that [...]
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About Nooks & Cranberries
There are many excuses not to write, but we're here to ensure that a lack of creativity isn't one of them.
Nooks & Cranberries was created by two friends, Sarah Madson and Daytona Strong, who are freelance writers based in Seattle.
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