Top 10 Writerly Places to Beat the Heat

Has the heat been wearing on everyone else as much as it has me? Heat is not my favorite. And humidity is not fun for straight-haired people, let me tell you. Obviously the best thing for us to do is stay in an air-conditioned house and write. But as far as getting out of your air conditioned house, here is a quick list of places for us writers to go to get ideas, have fun, and keep cool.

1. Movie Theaters. Anybody seen The Way Way Back? Oh my word go.
2. Community Theatres. Fun to check out, great way to support your community. And stay inside.
3. Museums. Most places have some really cool places. And often they're free.
4. Library. Duh. Any better place? I don't think so :)
5. Bookstores. Used or otherwise. Not only will keep you cool, but you never know what treasures you will find.
6. Meetups. Use Meetup.com to find book groups or other writerly gatherings and join. Sometimes they even provide free food :)
7. Literary Places. Go to the Poets and Writers Literary Places database and see if there are any near you.
8. Cave hunting. I know not everywhere has caves, but if you have any around, they're sort of inside, right? And who knows what ideas you might inspire.
9. Community classes. Check local libraries or universities and see if any community events are going on. What better time to take an underwater basket weaving class?
10. Eventbrite. Use Eventbrite.com to find all sorts of lectures, exhibits, conferences, all sorts of things. This is one I want to start using more often, because there are seriously some great things going on out there. Many of them in the air conditioned indoors.

There you have it. Just a quick list of ideas for when you want to get out but keep cool. Hope your summer is going well despite the heat. And I hope you're writing.

Any other ideas to add to this list?

Sarah Allen