I've been writing since childhood and have decided to take a year off and focus exclusively on my writing. As writing is often a solitary endeavor I would love to meet other writers and simply spend time getting to know them, do some writing, & chat
Fiction primarily. Am focusing on editing a novel completed during NaNoWriMo which is in horrific shape and needs a complete overhaul. I have also written a full length play, and have three other novels in progress - for a looooong time. I write flash fiction, short stories and have written quite a bit of memoir in the past but just now life is a bit too much for that to be a comfortable genre for me just now. I do a lot of online writing in the attempt to make a little money and am the Psychology Editor for one these sites.
Lately it's been difficult as I am away from home due to a family situation and so have been out of my normal surroundings for several months now. If I can focus on one small piece a day I feel I've done something and if not I feel the day was wasted. Trying to focus on larger pieces currently has proven exceedingly difficult. I am hoping by having others around this will help with the motivation.
I have multiple academic publications, a few flash fiction pieces in press and multiple online content articles on various subjects. But truly I still feel like I'm just getting started.
A connection to other writers, inspiration, tips, interaction and perhaps even some progress on my writing!
The self publishing group which isn't really a writing group though it's related albeit outcome based. I am a member of L-Novels which is an online critiquing group.
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Welcome to Socrates Cafe Natalie! You will find that this group has a lot of different opinions and we love it. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Hello, looking forward to meeting you. How have you been?
Natalie, great to have you here. I have written many books and have assisted many to achieve their dreams. I can give you a free brainstorming session that will give you more clarity on how to reinvent yourself. Send me an email to [masked] and we arrange a skype meeting.
Hi Natalie, welcome to our writers group. You have come to the right place to find assistance with plot. Our organizer, Christina is a writing coach and teaches workshops on that very subject. At our monday night meetings valuable information is always shared. I hope you can join us a week from tonight.
Thank you for sharing and being open. I feel very similar to you when you talk about your family and different perception. I am in love with the fact that u r a psychoanalyst. Can't wait to meet you.
Welcome, Natalie! Given your background, you'll be a nice addition to the group! :)
Welcome, Natalie, to our band of friendly diners. We love to try new restaurants and hope you will join us soon!
Hi Natalie, I had been making the meetups at 4pm but it looks like I forgot to switch the time on this so I'm wondering what time you planned to be there to make sure we are planning the right time
Welcome , hope to see you stop down at one of our open houses :)
Hi Natalie, I can help with editing! :-)