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Ancient City Writing Workshop

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Saint Augustine, FL, US

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What we’re about

This is a group for fiction writers of all kinds: science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, etc. who are intent on developing the full potential of their craft. Please note this is a WORKshop, meaning there is effort involved. I am seeking a core group of dedicated writers who are eager to put in effort toward attaining greater levels of writing professionalism. That said, please don't get the idea that I'm talking about onerous suffering here. These workshops can and should be enjoyable. Writing should be enjoyable, as well as difficult. A successful workshop inspires spirited conversation, great insights, and an impetus to take one's writing game to exciting, new levels.

Upcoming events

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Tue, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM EST
The Doors of Perception
Panera Bread, Cobblestone Village, 600 Tingle, Saint Augustine, FL, US
We perceive such a minute portion of the whole. Or perhaps, like the poor blighter in Plato's allegory of the cave, we don't see reality at all, but merely the ever-shifting shadows cast by a firelight. Or maybe the aliens in Slaughterhouse Five had it right and we are viewing everything through a very narrow tube.

We dwell in a hologram, a matrix, a simulation we erroneously dub "reality." From time to time a glitch arises.

"The Kingdom of the Father is spread out on the earth, but people do not see it." -- The Gospel of Thomas

"God is in everything I see, because God is in my mind." -- A Course in Miracles

"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks in his cavern. "-- William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.

"For now we see through a glass darkly." -- I Corinthians

In writing, we cleanse our doors of perception. Writing can be a healing, therapeutic process. We might write about orcs or space battles or time machines, but somewhere along the way little bits of ourselves get caught in the mix. We find creative expression for everything that is within, and learn to look upon things in a new light.
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