Thought it might be nice for us to share info on any writing groups in case people's creativity flares up during NaNo and they want to commune with others who suffer from the writing gene. We could ask questions of members or extend invitations to visit, etc.
I belong to Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas http://www.fwca.org. We meet the last Saturday of the month (most months; check website for exceptions) from 9 AM - noon at a meeting room near the cafeteria of Baptist Health in Little Rock near I-630. BTW, if you order from amazon.com, we would LOVE and APPRECIATE it if you went to our website, clicked the amazon link, and then shopped as normally. That way we get a margin of the purchase price at no added cost to you . { /brazen plug}
I do not belong to Penpoint, but they also meet last Saturday of the month. Penpoint Group Writers' Club meets (according to my last info; haven't checked in a while) 2 p.m. last Saturday of the month, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4000 McCain Blvd., North Little Rock. Contact person would be Del Garrett. http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?authorid=80404
If you are a bit further removed from Little Rock, in a northeasterly direction, you might want to check out White County http://www.whitecountycreativewriters.org/id56.html.
There is also a Poets' Roundtable in Little Rock, and a Penwomen's chapter (for published writers), but I am woefully uninformed about their meeting times.
Shayla belongs to a romance writers' group; I have heard tremendous things about it, even for those who do not write in that genre. Perhaps she will post a link and info in this thread.
Some of you may wish to chip in and invite others to your groups, or even mention online groups, but I was thinking of this as a more face-to-face sort of thing.
Anyone else?
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I am a member of the Diamond State Romance Authors (www.dsra-rwa.com). We meet on the third Saturday of each month at the Thompson Library on Rahling Circle in Little Rock. DSRA is a chapter of Romance Writers of America (www.rwanational.org). RWA isan organization 10,000 strong of writers from the rawest newbie to the greats of the genre, including Nora Roberts, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan and Suzanne Brockmann.
I'm also a member of an online writers' resource group called Roses Colored Glasses (www.rosescoloredglasses.com). We have online classes on the craft of writing as well as an online critique group.
Feel free to stop by online or, in the case of the DSRA, in person and say hi!
Shayla
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Shayla, hi!
I think we've brushed elbows on Divas. http://www.romancedivas.com I have a differnent name there, though (LaurenBethany).
Divas is an online group whose main focus is romance, but there are members who dip into other genres as well. Divas has workshops quite frequently, in fact there are usually one or two a month, and they cover all aspects of writing. It's definately a resource worth checking into. For those who need a push, the Divas chatroom runs frequent writing sprint challenges, a 20 minute dash to cram in some numbers with conversation and time for a breather in between.
I've been wanting to join DSRA, but have transportation issues. If there are any members who drive from or through Conway, I'd love to hitch a ride in to the meetings, though. One of my goals for next year is to get past my dying car issues so I can join.
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Oct 13, 2009 - 07 14
Our online Writer's Support Group has just gone public! :D We're a small group at the moment, but are hoping to get more writers involved. Our busiest forum is the Daily Progress forum, but we also have forums for critique, the craft of writing, etc. http://writersupportgroup.proboards.com/index.cgi
If anyone signs up, you'll be approved by one of us admins, then you should read the rules and post an introduction.
I look forward to seeing you over there! :D
Lois
P.S. Also, if anyone's feeling especially ambitious, check out the 10K Day blog. Twice a month we get together with a personal writing goal in mind (not always 10K, but something to challenge ourselves) and post updates on our progress and encourage each other to keep going. The next one is this Thursday (October 15), so there's not much time! http://fearofwriting.com/blog/10k-day-for-writers/
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Voirey!
I'm a member of the Diamond State Romance Authors too. And we do have a member who lives in Conway, and a couple more who drive through that city to get to the meetings each month. If you're interested in attending, let either Shayla or me know and we will hook you up with a driver.
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I met Shayla last night (well, in person, LOL) and this came up. I'll be in touch soon, I'm sure.
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