Writing Buddies
by K.M. Weiland @ Wordplay teamswriting groupsWriting, by its very nature, is a solitary pursuit. Even those authors who work in tandem with others (co-writers, ghost writers, editors) must necessarily do their actual work by themselves. Fortunately, most of us who seek the writing life are not only mentally and emotionally equipped to handle the solitude, we may even crave it. Nevertheless, almost unarguably, a time comes for us all when the loneliness becomes a dark night and the battle seems too big to be fought on our own. That’s where writing buddies come into play.
3 Tips for Joining an Online Writing Group
by Aimee Cirucci @ Quips and Tips writing groupsGrowing as a writer – learning to write well – involves interacting with other writers. For some, this means reading great works. For others, it means literal interactions! I’m a big fan of writing groups, and recently wrote 7 Tips for Starting a Writer’s Group. For more info about writer’s groups, click on Writing Alone, Writing Together: A Guide for Writers and Writing Groups by Judy Reeves. And, read on for Aimee’s three tips for joining an online writing group, plus her experience finding contacts, confidence and cash from her writing group…
Build Your Own: Writing Group
by Steph Auteri @ Freelancedom writing groupsIve been missing my old writing group. We met several years ago, in Cris Beam’s From Pitch to Publish Class at New School. For at least a year, the four of us workshopped each others’ pieces, shared contacts, suggested paying markets, and basically gave each other the kicks in the ass we needed. Eventually, life got busy. One of us moved to Brooklyn. One of us moved abroad. One of us had a baby. And I kept getting promoted at work, a development that forced me to travel more often on business. I’d love to start a new group. But how? And who?
7 Tips for Starting a Writer’s Group
by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen @ Quips and Tips teamswriting groupsStarting your own writer’s group will be a breeze with these tips from my own experience! Whether you’re a freelance writer, aspiring novelist, or published poet – a writer’s group can keep you motivated, disciplined, productive…and published!
8 Tips on Starting a Book Club for Writers
by Daphne Gray-Grant @ Quips and Tips tipswriting groupsMy two book clubs are very different from one other – and I love them both! Here’s what I’ve learned – my tips for starting and running a book club for writers. Thanks to Tumblemoose for prompting me to write this article! Fellow scribes, if you want to be successful writers, you need to know about your fellow man. And as Huxley says, one way to learn about mankind is to study books. If you want a book club journal (I love the one my husband gave me!), click on Books I’ve Read, a Reader’s Journal by Write it Down Series. And, read on for my tips on starting a book club for writers…
5 Ways a Book Club Improves Your Writing Skills
by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen skill developmentwriting groupsHow can belonging to a book club improve your writing skills? O, let me list the ways… But first, a quip from Canadian icon, poet, and novelist Margaret Atwood: “They [the book club members] are ready to reveal…their own reactions, their own biases and doubts and convictions, and above all their own tastes,” said Atwood. “The beauty of a book group for the members is that you don’t get passed or failed for your opinions.” And the beauty of a book club for writers is what you can learn, learn, learn about readers and writing! If you’re looking for book ideas for your book club, click on The Readers’ Choice: 200 Book Club Favorites by Victoria Golden Mcmains. And, read on for my five ways a book club improves your writing skills…
How Writing Grows In a Group
by Joanna @ Confident Writing writing groupsDo you ever write in a group as well as on your own? I tend to be a solitary writer, with the occassional dabble into writing in the company of others for workshops and classes. Spending a week with other writers in Sardinia gave me the chance to experience what happens when you write more regularly as part of a group. (Although I was supporting and facilitating the retreat I also took part in the exercises as a participant. The reflections below are based on that participant perspective.)