It's hard to stay motivated. You want to write, but you also want to sleep on the couch or just have a drink. And it's hard to meet people. You want to say hello, but you also want to listen to a podcast or just have a drink. The Brooklyn Writers Club is about writing and meeting people. It's about being accountable, motivated and social. We'll meet on a weekly or a semi-weekly basis. We'll say hello, then spend a solid hour working on our own projects. It'll be fun and productive. Or we'll ju …

This is a group for writers who want to master powerful strategies to write better. The organizer, Charles Euchner, is a former teacher and administrator at Yale and Harvard and the author of a number of acclaimed works on politics, sports, civil rights, and more. The approach: Euchner has developed what he called a "brain-based system" for writing well. What's that mean?  It means that if you understand how the brain works -- how the brain gets engaged or confused, what makes it excited or bore …

The Write On! Workshop Series is dedicated to helping aspiring writers of all levels develop their craft and explore all publishing opportunities including digital books. Workshops in poetry, novel writing, memoir writing and blog writing will be offered on demand as long as 10 or more writers enroll.

Writing the Mind Alive: the Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic Voice is the title of the book which describes the Proprioceptive Writing® (PW) practice.  PW is a method for exploring the psyche through writing. Easy enough for anyone to learn it, PW is practiced to music in 25-minute sessions, under stress-free conditions, alone or in groups. Through a process we call “Inner Hearing,” PW teaches you to listen to your thoughts with empathy and curiosity and reflect on them in writin …

I decided to start this group to help the solo entrepreneur or published writer get to the next level.  This is NOT a writing group.  This is about the business of publishing. The level where you don't have to worry about attracting agents or publishers, but when where you pull them to you. The purpose of this group is: 1) To get off social media and meet contacts face to face 2) To get resources and information to make your publishing goals a reality and no longer "a thing" you want to do 3) M …

Do you want to expand your creativity?  Do you enjoy writing?   Do you want to reconnect with your inner artist more deeply or maybe break through any creative 'blocks'?  We will be utilizing Julia Cameron's experiential book: 'The Vein of Gold-A Journey to your Creative Heart' as a guide to do just that.  We will read, work through the text, and complete the exercises, tools and tasks from the book on a bi-weekly basis. About the book:  "Julia Cameron again draws from her extensive artistic and …

Howdy Neighbors! So I think this group is pretty basic. This is set up for all you local learners and teachers out there.. Whether your teaching a hula-hooping workshop or wanting some new friends to take a writing workshop together.. This is your group. Let's grow together.

This group is designed to help with the process of writing your autobiography, guiding you piece by piece through the process using methods and strategies compiled by researchers at the University of Southern California. Led by a certified Guided Autobiography Instructor, this group will also provide loving, unconditional support and inspiration from other people doing the same exact thing as you - writing their autobiography! This is not a 'writing group' in the respect that there is no judgmen …

This is a group for [people who are, or have been, inspired gto write due to life circumstances. You do not have to write about the circumstance only to use it to propel your creativity. A group that will continue to inspire you through mutual help, productive critique and support.

This two-session workshop will focus on building a strong, complete short story for each participant. Over the course of two weeks, we will discuss creating and revising students’ work, considering aspects of the craft of writing, such as character, point of view, description, language, and style. Participants will become acquainted with the logistics of writing a short story, and will learn how to accurately express a creative vision through their words. This workshop is intended to provide an …

We are passionate writers looking to meet other passionate writers. Our group loves to have fun and our atmosphere is warm, welcoming, playful - at times even silly. At the same time, when we get down to it, we offer sincere feedback, trying to improve each other's work. We believe that to give good feedback we have to tell the writer what worked well first, what moved us, what inspired us, what made us want to punch something or someone. Then, we talk about what can be improved. The environment …

Have you been published - by yourself, or someone else? Are you thinking of writing a book, but can't figure out how to get started? Do you think books are really cool? Then join us! We're a community for authors who want to share with and learn from their peers and other publishing industry pros.

We're people who've attended John Truby's writing seminars in New York. If you've attended one of his three day seminars, you're eligible to join.

Writer’s Block: Is It Real? Why do we want to write but find ourselves unable to do it? Perhaps it is as simple as this: We are simply having a thought -- a thought like: I don’t have the time. It won’t be any good. I’ll just quit anyway. I always do. No one will like it. I don’t feel like it. It’s too hard. I need to feel moved to write. I need to be inspired. There will be no pay off. I am no good at it. Not really. Others are better at it than I am. I’m too tired. I need to watch TV or check …

So I majored in Creative Writing in college and loved my workshop classes. I vowed to find one after I graduated so that I kept up with my writing. That was over three years ago. I have not been in any writing workshops since and my writing has been getting less and less. Sound familiar? If you are an aspiring writer, love to write to release stress or just like to write as a hobby, but don't really find yourself motivated, then join my group. I love to write, but I feel that its too hard to do …

Do you have an idea for a screenplay, but don't know how to begin? Are you intimidated when you sit down at your keyboard? Don't know the difference between subtext and subplots? Can't afford the screenwriting classes at the local schools?Then this is the group for you. The goal of this group is to help beginning screenwriters to complete their first script. In a workshop setting, we will work on the fundamentals of screenwriting. Through a series of weekly meeting , we will watch movies, read …

This group serves as a meeting place for writers who are interested in getting feedback on their manuscripts from the writing community. i prefer fiction writers (with emphasis on short stories, that are easier to deal with) but creative non-fiction is welcome as well. The group will not have a professional author in charge, but rather, is meant for folks who have taken at least one class and are familiar with the workshop/booth process. when registering to the group, please answer questions abo …

If you're a writer who isn't writing or feels you're not writing as much or as well as you should, then let's put our collective heads together and do something about it.

We toil in obscurity, trying to write the next great historical novel. Or maybe just the *next* historical novel. Few who have not tried it understand the woes of the historical writer: you do not know your world as well as a writer of contemporary stories, and yet you are not as free to invent it as a fantasy or sci-fi writer would be. Still, there is something uniquely satisfying in transporting readers to a different time, or using real events and places as a backdrop for a story that gives t …

CWW Brooklyn Literary Salon at Wild Ginger Pan-Asian Vegan Café 112 Smith St (between Dean St & Pacific St) Brooklyn, NY 11201 Neighborhoods: Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill http://wildgingeronline.com/ APPLY: https://cww.submittable.com/submit/19153 www.cambridgewritersworkshop.org CWW hosts and discussion leaders: Diana Norma Szokolyai, Jonah Kruvant, and special guests Meetings: Saturday 1-3 pm, 2nd and 4th Saturday of March - May 2013 Location: Wild Ginger Teahouse, 112 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 1120 …

As screenplay writers, I think most of us write because part of our passion is fueled by the movies, which inspires us. Personally, I prefer to breakdown a movie by watching it rather than reading the script. That’s why I created this group. This is a group where screenplay writers can discuss what makes great movies work from a story point of view. I think, if we all were to watch a film then discuss a film with fellow screenwriters afterwards - from the perspective of breaking down how the sto …

Calling all novel writers! Interested in writing a work of fiction? Perhaps you've been working on one for a long time and would like some structure and emotional support and inspiration from fellow writers. Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Crime, Romance, Horror, Literature...all fiction genres welcome as long as you are writing a novel In case you are not familiar with work-shopping your novel, the process essentially involves meeting weekly or bi-weekly, sharing your work with a small group and then listening …

We write and reflect about our romantic relationships in a structured, supportive group. We get down to the nitty-gritty of our real relationships and come to understand ourselves and our partners better through writing and processing our memories. This group is LGBTQ, kink, and poly friendly. The process of Guided Romantic Memoir (GRM) is designed by Natalie Millman and is based on the process of Guided Autobiography.

This is a guided writing group. Each week we write two pages on an assigned topic and read it aloud at group. The focus is on symbolic writing that explores the depths of our unconscious minds through narrative writing. Our group is highly supportive of each others' writing and this group is less about critique and more about exploring what the symbols in the writing mean to us. Based on concepts from the work of Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, Marie Louise Von Franz, Marion Woodman, and other autho …

This is a group for anyone in NYC who can write, and who enjoys brunch! We're two recruiters who work for a publishing company located in Baltimore, MD. We're looking for writers in the NYC area who can help us brainstorm new and creative ways to write job postings that will help us attract the right candidates. We need creative writers' minds to help us with this exciting project! Brunch and drinks will be on us, we hope you can join us!

Share your writing: whether it's a novel, a piece of literary fiction, a political essay, a screenplay or just a pitch for an article or book, you're welcome to join us and discuss your work over a free beer or glass of wine. Free "aperitivo" style snacks will also be available. Please submit an excerpt of your writing at least 24 hours before the scheduled meetup.

this meetup is for people who need to focus on writing something -- and could use the pressure of (a) scheduled time & (b) other focused writers writing in the same room. here's how it works: MONDAYS & FRIDAYS 2:00 show up (don't be late) 2:00-2:05 everyone tell everyone how much you're going to write 2:05-3:30 shut up & write 3:30-3:35 tell everyone how much you wrote 3:35 leave there are other "shut up & write" meetups elsewhere... http://bit.ly/shutupwrite

Adams Apple is a creative platform for filmmakers who want to work actively on producing short films during the weekdays. With this group I hope to bring together professionals with varied specifications in order to write, shoot, edit and showcase quality short-films. I started this group because I have to work on weekends and therefore cannot partake in the activities of other New York film Meetups. With Adams Apple I hope to assemble a strong team that will be able to work together on creating …