http://tarahlynn.com/2009/11/writers-groups/ This is about writing, re-working, re-writing but mostly, this is about DOUBT. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:41:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://tarahlynn.com/2009/11/writers-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Anne Da Vigo Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:35:30 +0000 http://tarahlynn.com/?p=168#comment-57 Our group, which has been meeting weekly for over a dozen years, does both critiques and writing from prompts. The writing together is essential, I think, because it builds trust among the members. When we write from prompts, we all start in the same place and give up any squeamishness over showing our work before it's perfect. We also get an inspirational jump start by witnessing the creative impulse at its very beginning. Members have published poetry, creataive non-fiction and short stories that had their origin in a writers group prompt. Out of our years together, we co-authored a book on writers groups, "Coffee and Ink: How a Writers Group Can Nourish Your Creativity." Our group, which has been meeting weekly for over a dozen years, does both critiques and writing from prompts. The writing together is essential, I think, because it builds trust among the members. When we write from prompts, we all start in the same place and give up any squeamishness over showing our work before it’s perfect. We also get an inspirational jump start by witnessing the creative impulse at its very beginning. Members have published poetry, creataive non-fiction and short stories that had their origin in a writers group prompt. Out of our years together, we co-authored a book on writers groups, “Coffee and Ink: How a Writers Group Can Nourish Your Creativity.”

]]> http://tarahlynn.com/2009/11/writers-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-49 selfdeprecate Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:23:18 +0000 http://tarahlynn.com/?p=168#comment-49 Exposure to criticism from a writer's group is vital for a writer wanting to be published and circulated. Exposure to criticism from a writer’s group is vital for a writer wanting to be published and circulated.

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