Mission: Ideally, we’d like 6-8 regular attendees to monthly contribute 8-15 pages of commercial fiction*. Format: workshopping. Intention: Everybody ‘gets time’. Motto: Always honest, but never mean. Let’s break this down. 6-8 regular attendees: from a maximum pool of 10-12. Regular implies some level of commitment and allows for remembering each other’s plot lines, characters, revisions, etc. We’re trying to create a writing lab, a safe haven from the writing jungle: a ‘place’ to nurture ex …

… We trend towards fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, satire, smut, vampires and zombies. If you’d like to see what we have read, the cover of each book is in our picture area.   How Books Are Chosen What Happens at a Meeting

Closed to new members  Interested people can sign up for the waiting list but will not be approving new membership at this time. We are at room and discussion capacity for our committed members. Group description - interact with seasoned readers that think real life is more interesting than fiction: history, biographies, real life journalistic books, behavorial sciences, etc. 2nd Wednesday of the month.

  Tired of New Year Resolutions & Nothing Changes? It is Time To Do What You Always Wanted to Do! Yes, You Can! Writer Power is An Encouraging & Growing Community of Writers & Authors! You Can Do It!   A Positive Approach to Writing and Setting Goals to Write! In an effort to "Get 'er done" this group is for those who: Want to start writing but have not; Have an idea of a story, article, book (any work) & want to take the next step; Have an article, story, book (any work) in progress but have n …

The NW Suburbs Writer's Group typically meets in Maple Grove, the first Saturday of the month. Our focus is on learning and advancing the skills of each author by providing critique sessions and other opportunities for growth as well as creating a forum where writers can connect with other writers for encouragement and support. We hold regular critique sessions for five writers to submit works for review by group members. Brainstorming sessions, creative writing sessions, and technique discus …

This is a group for people who refer to themselves (or have been referred to by others) as Geeks.       …or Nerds.            …or Hippies.                 …or Freaks.            …or Dweebs.  …or Dorks.           …or any other miscellaneously mis-fitting, socially non-conforming term that can't be classified as being considered "mainstream" (as if anyone really knows what THAT is), and probably isn't nearly as derogatory today as it was a few decades back, because, these days, we're taking …

New Who or Classic, let's bend time and space and get together! Our main activity is showing episodes of Doctor Who and Doctor-who related programming. Gather the 3rd Saturday of the month at Merlin's Rest pub for ale and Who! Spans all Doctors - yes, even Peter Cushing - and every once in awhile we have a pub quiz hosted by local writer Rob Callahan. Check the meetup for the episodes; pub quizzes are random events based on wherever the TARDIS feels like landing.