Well, I've taken a leap of faith and joined a new writing group. I'm currently in David Farland's (Of Daily Kick in the Pants fame) Women's Fiction writing group. All the groups are new, and ours hasn't quite taken off yet. By sheer force of attrition, I am the group leader. Interpretation: Literally EVERYONE refused to be group leader. Haha! No problem, I've got some pretty good organizational skills, so it should be fine.
I'm looking forward to another forum for sharing and learning. I'm excited to be exposed to a greater variety of work and experience. I like the idea of setting goals and having other people hold my feet to the fire. You'll have to tell me if you think my stories get better because of it. ;)
"Everybody has a secret world inside of them. All of the people of the world, I mean everybody. No matter how dull and boring they are on the outside, inside them they've all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands maybe" ~ Neil Gaiman (A Game of You)
9.06.2010
A New Writing Group
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I know that my writing group has made all the difference in my process. I used to go through six or eight drafts, but with my group's input, I'm down to three or four, and their comments are always so good.
Thank you, Tristi, I'm hoping to see the same growth in myself as a writer.
Looking forward to your stories....and hope this group is all you hope for. I belong to a very small one myself and enjoy it.
It sounds great. How many people? I've been in online groups and face-to-face and they really moved my writing forward.
Thanks, Renee, it looks promising so far. Cathryn, there are about eight of us. It's a very diverse group, so I think it will be nice to get some very different perspectives.
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