Boulder Writers Alliance Meetup

Calling all creative writers! The BWA Creative Writing Critique Group is open! BEFORE YOU COME email Rolin at rgeronsin@gmail.com to be added to the Google Docs folder to share documents for critique. Meetup does not allow file sharing.

AFTER YOUR 3RD MEETING YOU MUST JOIN THE BOULDER WRITERS ALLIANCE TO CONTINUE COMING!

This is for anyone working on a creative piece -- whether it be fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen plays, etc. Participants will read through the pieces ahead of time, come up with helpful critiques, and discuss them at the meet up. Authors will need a copy of the critiques, whether through email or hard copy, so be prepared.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Review full guidelines in Google Docs folder
• Up to 7 pages
• Double-spaced
• 12 point Times New Roman or other easy to read font
• Must be present to receive critique
• Submissions are due the Sunday before we meet

If you don't submit on time, you will be removed from the Meetup to make room for someone on the waiting list.

We look forward to working with everyone and reading all of your work!

Though writing tends to be a solitary activity, sometimes having a partner or three nearby with their heads down, crafting away, can help our own concentration and process. It's also nice to know that we're not alone in this love of storytelling or trying to turn our thoughts into coherent sentences.

With that in mind, what if we all got into the same space to write?

We'll gather, talk briefly about what we want to accomplish for the block of time, and then get right to it. For those who can, we'll start at 8:00 am, and then briefly debrief just before noon.

Simple, quiet, and hopefully productive.

Sign up here to let me know if you'll be there and we'll reserve seats at the big central table.

All the best,
Rick

Do you want to write to publish a book, but are confused by all the advice out there about the right path to seeing your book in print? Do you want to know about how to sell your book once it is published as well as how people get it on a major best sellers list?

Should you find an agent? (And how do you do that?) Should you go to publishers directly? Should you self-publish? Should you go print-on-demand? Yoinks! It seems like publishing is the new wild west.

While publishing is easier than it's ever been, it's also more confusing. The former gatekeepers no longer hold all the keys, but there are also a lot of people out there selling counterfeit ones. How do you figure out what the best way to do it is when all you really want to do is sit down and write?

BWA has a handful of people who know the ropes, from published authors to those of us who work in the seedy underbelly of the industry. Wanna know what we've done and what's worked?

Then this is the meeting for you.

(Note: The above is a generic introduction to our group. Each month's talk is different by different writers we've found who have expertise about important publishing topics. I will update this copy to reflect each month's meeting as soon as I can for each. For specifics for each meeting, please continue to check back. 😁 )