Obviously there's a reason why Settle and the PNW has such high density of writers

Because it's so cold and dark and gloomy and rainy all the time even in the summer, so it's not like you can go hang with friends, or barbecue or even go barhopping like they do in NYC or Cali. You're stuck inside the house for most part of the year and need to figure out indoor activities to entertain yourself, ideally without company because ain't nobody coming to hang in this cold and drizzle.

It makes sense, the density of writers in this region. And vampires, because of basically the same reasons. Guess where twilight was based?

The Pacific Northwest is the true Transylvania of the U.S, and not Pennsylvania, like a certain fictional individual by the name of Dwight Schrute might claim.