The WordSmitten Writing Workshop
- Location
- Saint Petersburg, FL 27.77-82.64 33701US
- Meetups
- 25 so far
- Members
- 85 Writers
- Meetup topics
- Founded
- October 11, 2007
- Membership dues
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$5.00 each meeting
WordSmitten Writers Workshop
Meet working authors and journalists in a relaxed atmosphere to brainstorm about "the book biz" and form productive critique groups. Come to a Writers Meetup to review work, trade literary tips, make friends and have fun with professional and dedicated fiction and non-fiction writers.
Tune in to the WordSmitten "About the Books" talk radio show. Recent guests include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward P. Jones (The Known World); Sara Nelson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishers Weekly; author and journalist, Mr. Gay Talese (Honor Thy Father), who wrote the artilce "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" for Esquire, breaking new ground in journalism; and Natalie Goldberg (Writing Down the Bones) noted as a celebrated writing teacher for her innovative "prompts" for getting a story started. Tune in to www.blogtalkradio.com/wordsmitten every Sunday afternoon.
All writers and should-be writers are welcome. As a result of the popularity of this writing group, we now have too many members and prefer to give each writer enough time. To join, there is a short review process and you will need to submit five pages of your current work for the group to review.
Our next MeetupWordSmitten Writers Workshop December Holiday Party
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10 Yes / 0 Maybe( 2 spots left )
Happy Holidays to the WordSmitten Members. The December 12 event is a private holiday party. For those writers in our group who have attended the previous three meetings (September, October, and November) you are cordially invited to an informal and sassy holiday party at Kate Sullivan's home. Read more
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What's new?
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Nov 25
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New member
“New to meet up. I have written short stories.” -
New member
“would love to get support from other experience writers”
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Nov 11
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New fileUploaded by Samantha Wright.
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Nov 9
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New fileWelcome to WordSmitten. This file provides information for beginning and advanced writers. You'll find great media and publishing resource companies, including the CLMP (Council for Literary Magazines and Presses), and E&P (Editor and Publisher).Uploaded by Kate Sullivan.
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New member
“I'm currently a creative writing major at USF, about to graduate soon. Joining this group will hopefully answer some questions about getting into the writing world, as well as keeping me on my toes with my work.” -
New fileIn our next workshop, one of the techniques we discuss will be obtaining literary permission for use of your favorite song lyrics or an excerpt from another author's work to be used in your manuscript. The concept is known as literary permission.Uploaded by Kate Sullivan.
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Nov 6
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New discussionStarted by Kate Sullivan.
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Oct 4
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New discussionStarted by Dana Koay.
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Oct 3
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New member“I want Kate to read LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN, by Colum McCann. Why can't I write like this Irishman?”
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Aug 24
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New member
“I am in the process of writing my first novel. Although I have a masters in English Literature and have done some writing for newspapers in the past, this is my first venture into fiction. I'd like to interact with other writers during the process.”
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Aug 9
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New member
“Working on getting my novel finished and published. Would like some honest criticism!”
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“ Kate! Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing this! ”
“ This writing forum provides one-to-one guidance for writers who are dedicated to the craft, who aim for professionally written manuscripts, who plan to write the query letter and book proposal, and ...
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