tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2518996948991503766..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Anthologies and Writing Groups by Ann EvansKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-69558030422386006112017-11-14T12:07:38.941+00:002017-11-14T12:07:38.941+00:00I think my favourite thing about writing groups is...I think my favourite thing about writing groups is that it helps you to realise that you're not the only person who writes. I'm not really very good in groups generally, but I've theoretically been a member for some years of the local Edinburgh NaNoWriMo group, which meets once a week all the year round and more often during November. They don't do critiquing or anthologies or anything, just sit somewhere and write, so there is no pressure at all. Even when I don't go along, I know they're out there, and that's quite encouraging in itself!<br />I get a similar effect nowadays from living with my son, who sporadically also writes.Cecilia Peartreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653871639579934396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-74962096926038031852017-11-14T10:40:57.596+00:002017-11-14T10:40:57.596+00:00Thank you for all your comments, it's great to...Thank you for all your comments, it's great to see how writing groups have helped so many people, whether with practical help on honing the craft, or just as a social gathering, where everyone shares that same interest in writing. I keep trying to delve back into the past to find something online about our group's beginnings, to try and find an exact date, just for my own interest really. Cheers!Ann Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310566139408774783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55757521158412260662017-11-13T23:16:02.349+00:002017-11-13T23:16:02.349+00:00Yes, been in one for nine years and started anothe...Yes, been in one for nine years and started another one 2.5 years ago. I love seeing people gain in confidence and start to believe in themselves as writers. That's the best thing I have got out of the one I started. Before I retired from F/T work and started writing, I worked in community development and staff management. So I guess writing groups fill the 'empowering others' need for me.<br />The other group WAS very useful and motivating for about five years but now I have left them behind as I want to write snd publish my novels and they are still just enjoying it as a hobby and social occasion. But I have become fond of them and treat it as a day off when I go. Fran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497526684591168192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-39354735081684962652017-11-13T17:57:57.484+00:002017-11-13T17:57:57.484+00:00I swear by writing groups - formal or informal. I&...I swear by writing groups - formal or informal. I've started a few myself. Like restaurants and doctors, one should shop around to find the right fit for style and temperament. Good luck. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-91769020520235483252017-11-13T11:58:34.924+00:002017-11-13T11:58:34.924+00:00Writing groups have been essential to my developme...Writing groups have been essential to my development as a writer. First of all the feedback I get from Renegade Writers is vital. I've had to go home and scrap the first 30,000 words of a novel, re-write for the POV of the main character, or just tweak the odd sentence, but they have provided a service,for free, for which an editor would charge a fair amount of money. Plus you get encouragement and support, from people who really understand what you are going through.mishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817380292408084414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-90953940931370965032017-11-13T10:38:28.496+00:002017-11-13T10:38:28.496+00:00Nice post, Ann, and I share your enthusiasm for wr...Nice post, Ann, and I share your enthusiasm for writing groups. They are a great place to make friends, get crits of your work in a safe place, and all the rest. I'm a member of Angus Writers' Circle and I've been there from its conception so I'm a founder member and the only one who still regularly attends. I've found it of enormous value over the years.Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.com