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What We Do

Our purpose [is] to enjoy the company of other writers, share and learn, encourage and stimulate one another.

The Write Group offers the following activities and services.

  1. writing
  2. a welcoming and supportive community of colleagues with common interests, aspirations and investments in each other and our works
  3. monthly meetings to have fun, share our writing (of any kind) and talk about writing
  4. oral readings of our works
  5. writing exercises
  6. writing prompts
  7. announcement of local events
  8. announcement of current markets
  9. announcement of current competitions
  10. constructive peer critiques of our works
  11. in-meeting, volunteer, written editing of our works during oral readings
  12. deeper, volunteer, take-home editing, beta-reading and critiquing of works beyond what can be provided orally at a meeting
  13. volunteer transcription of oral and handwritten works into print
  14. support and advice toward successful publication
  15. resources (bibliography, newspaper, Twitter, blog) on writing, writing craft, contests, prompts, markets, editors, agents, publishers and other matters
  16. a multi-platform public and global presence for the group
  17. a multi-platform public and global presence for each of our members, providing exposure, reach, resources and networking
  18. cross-linking with the Town of Tofield Clubs and Organizations webpage
  19. a newsletter to deliver timely information of interest and keep us in touch
  20. an archive of the newsletter for each of us to see and reference

Additional activities that came up in discussions in 2013 (not implemented by consensus).

  1. Craft Talk: scheduled discussions on writing craft (not lessons, but sharing of ideas)
  2. feature Meet Your Fellow Member section in the newsletter
  3. Last Meeting section or paragraph in the newsletter immediately following a meeting

In 2023, the Tofield Municipal Library invited us to collaborate with it to bring reading, writing and other communal activities back to life in our area. Several programs were proposed by the library and our group. Their acceptance or rejection is pending.

  1. Author Visits: hosting local authors for book readings and other activities
  2. Write Group Mentors in the Library: Write Group members mentoring budding teen writers
  3. Writing Buddies: accountability and encouragement partnerships of Write Group members
  4. Writing Night in the Library: gathering writers to write together in a quiet, communal space

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Disclaimer

We do not teach writing.

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