Writer's Groups

This article was in Author's Publish this week. Interesting discussion of why to join a writers' group and some thoughts on how to select the right one for you. The author runs a writers' group in Kentucky.

» 5 Benefits of Joining a Writers’ Group and 6 Considerations When Selecting One (authorspublish.com)

I know verbal is in one. Anyone else have experiences with writers' groups to share?

We need to form a writer's discussion group.

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We need to form a writer's discussion group.

I could get behind that. There's a whole forum for them, too, just not getting any action.

And so, the Scribblers Society was formed.

Do you have any queries about writing? Do want to start writing, but are not sure where to start? Maybe you struggle with grammar? Well, this is the place to discuss it.

Interested? Just drop a message to myself or AaronArcher, and we will send out an invite.

Don't be shy, we are looking forwards to seeing you there.

Wasn't sure where to post this, but I read this today, in an article called Writing Without a Plan, and it helped me.

"For me, the page is all I get, and the page is what makes the soup of the mind into something tangible. If there is no book in my mind, then the only way I can find a book is by writing it. This act of writing is how I get access to the material I might not readily know about. We cannot read each other’s minds, and the truth is, we often cannot really read our own.

There’s something sad in this—that we cannot replicate our idea, our perfect, imagined book in there, our brilliant ideas that seem so full and glorious when walking past the autumn leaves. But the amazing side, the truly amazing side, is that we might write something else, something surprising."

• Aimee Bender

Here's the whole article. https://lithub.com/aimee-bender-on-writing-without-a-plan/

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Wasn't sure where to post this, but I read this today, in an article called Writing Without a Plan, and it helped me.

"For me, the page is all I get, and the page is what makes the soup of the mind into something tangible. If there is no book in my mind, then the only way I can find a book is by writing it. This act of writing is how I get access to the material I might not readily know about. We cannot read each other’s minds, and the truth is, we often cannot really read our own.

There’s something sad in this—that we cannot replicate our idea, our perfect, imagined book in there, our brilliant ideas that seem so full and glorious when walking past the autumn leaves. But the amazing side, the truly amazing side, is that we might write something else, something surprising."

• Aimee Bender

Here's the whole article. https://lithub.com/aimee-bender-on-writing-without-a-plan/

“Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.”

This has so got me thinking.

It's so true, every thing I have written has gone in its own direction. But the point that it is never as perfect as we imagine it at first strikes home as well. I tend to leap in, first write an opening and then a conclusion. Getting from A to B shouldn't be too hard, but it always is (wading through treacle comes to mind.)

Writing without a plan (the ending for me) is scary in one way, but makes perfect sense in another. But I have never done it.

Thanks for posting, I do like the idea of sharing writing tips and experiences.

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And so, the Scribblers Society was formed.

Do you have any queries about writing? Do want to start writing, but are not sure where to start? Maybe you struggle with grammar? Well, this is the place to discuss it.

Interested? Just drop a message to myself or AaronArcher, and we will send out an invite.

Don't be shy, we are looking forwards to seeing you there.

The Scribblers Society no longer exists.

However, there is a replacement available where you can ask all the literary questions you want to.

Come and take a look at Writers Cramp. Writer's Cramp Group | Stories Space

If you're interested in joining us, all you have to do is send me a DM and I will be happy to invite you! 👌😀