Berlin Writing Groups

Re: [Berlin-Writing-Group] I want more people to come to more writing groups

From:	cathy
Sent on:	Monday, March 2, 2015, 1:36 PM

also, from the meet-up page:

"The cost is on a sliding scale of $5 to $15 per session; if you can't pay the $15, please let me know what you can pay and we'll work something out. Cash, barter, trade, etc. If you can't pay the $5, then talk to me about that, too; there are so many reasons to not write...I don't want lack of money to be one of them."

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On Mar 2, 2015, at 1:32 PM, cathy <[address removed]> wrote:

speaking as someone who goes to and loves this meet-up, i would say there is a fee because this is not just a regular meet-up. stephanie prepares ahead of time with interesting writing prompts and helps us get into a different groove with our writing (for example, not editing as we go) and provides super helpful feedback and leads us our creative process, so it's less a 'let's meet and write together' meet-up than a writing workshop.

to use another example, if i were meeting up with some folks to do yoga together, i'd probably not expect to pay a fee, but if i were meeting with a group of people to do yoga together led by a yoga teacher, i would expect to pay a fee to that teacher.

my last two cents: it's totally worth it! this meet-up is always fun and interesting and different and rewarding!

cathy

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On Mar 2, 2015, at 1:12 PM, "M. J." <[address removed]> wrote:

Why is there a fee of $15 per session (per evening)?

No other writing group on MeetUp charges this much.

Typically, charge is about $10/year to help pay for cost of website.

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Subject: [Berlin-Writing-Group] I want more people to come to more writing groups

I want more people to come to more writing groups.

I just finished taking a class called: Find Your Book and it was really an amazing experience and I loved hearing about everyone's projects and ideas and it has helped me shaped the book I want to create and I want more of this.

What do you want? Group on a different night? A different time? What about a weekend? What about it'd be better for you if I wasn't so wishy-washy about scheduling. (and other things.) What else? Would it be better if we met in NH? Should I come to you? What other ideas do you have for creating a consistent sustainable supportive writing group?

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Berlin Writing Groups

Berlin, MA

Founded Nov 17, 2010

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These are the Creative Writing, and Personal Growth/Self-Exploration groups, classes, workshops and sessions that I run, teach, facilitate and hold.

My intention is to create an interesting environment in which everyone feels safe and inspired to participate.

Meetings are between 30-minutes and 3-hours long; I charge on a sliding scale from $5 to $60, depending on the group/session. If you don’t have cash that you want to spend, or you’d just rather, I’m happy/excited to negotiate a barter or trade.

Writing Prompt Group

Suitable for all levels and creative genres.

Drop-ins welcomed and encouraged - each group is a thing in itself.

I provide a prompt, we write, share, respond; responses are about the writing and not personal.

Personal Writing Group

Suitable for all levels of writer.

I provide prompt, we write, share, respond. The difference between this group and the Writing Prompt Group is that all prompts lead participants to consider their own lives, beliefs, ideas, dreams, pasts, futures, etc. While this is a writing group, the comments can be about the writing, and can also be about the personal, with each writer guiding the depth and direction of discussion around their own piece. As facilitator, I work to ensure that a conversation is not hijacked from the writer by a commenter.

Learn-to-Love-Poetry Class

Suitable for anyone who has very little experience with reading and/or writing poetry.

Especially good for advanced ESL students and those who hate or are afraid of poetry.

Writers should commit to attending group every week. Choices for homework and ways to engage with poetry outside of class will be provided.

Class time will be divided between reading and discussion of published poetry, and writing our own pieces.

The vibe of the group is meant to be fun, in the way that a paint-your-own pottery class is fun.

Intermediate and Advanced Poetry Workshop

Suitable for anyone with previous workshop experience, or invitation by instructor

Writers should commit to attending a group every week with work to submit, and expect to spend time working outside of the group.

Most of our class time will be spent reading, editing, and critiquing our work, with discussions about broader topics based on the interests of participants.

Editing-and-Critiquing Prose Group

Suitable for people who will work on their writing outside of group.

Writers should commit to attending group every week with work to present. Most of class time will be spent reading, editing, and critiquing our work.

Wish-List Group

Suitable for anyone

Through guided writing exercises and discussion, we will explore ideas such as "want" vs. "need", conflicting wants, and wanting things for other people with the goal of creating a first draft of a 100-item WishList, which can include anything from the Mundane, like cleaning out a junk drawer, to the Profound, like trying to have a child.

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