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North Texas Writers is a group of passionate writers (novels, novellas, and short fiction specific) who meet to discuss and critique works-in-progress. We work together to enhance our craft.
Weekly we have a writing tip or short discussion on technique, and we typically spend 10-20 minutes on a writing exercise to get the synapses firing. The majority of time is used for reading your masterpieces and offering/receiving constructive criticism ... to make us all better writers.
We will discuss a variety of writing tips and/or share what we've learned on the road to publishing. And we want to hear your lessons learned as well. This group is about community and sharing and learning from each other.
We meet in the Lewisville / Flower Mound / Highland Village area. Come join us!
We are not a poetry group. Critiquing poetry is a very specific skill set that we do not claim to have. We are specific to fiction (novels and short fiction).
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Writers' Weekend - Workshops & Networking

Writers' Weekend - Workshops & Networking

Courtyard Dallas Lewisville, 2701 Lake Vista Drive, Lewisville, TX, US

Writers' Weekend - March 13th - March 15th
Courtyard by Marriott Dallas Lewisville
2701 Lake Vista Dr, Lewisville, TX 75067

Join us for a weekend all about writing! Talking about writing, thinking about writing, dreaming about writing. You get the point.
Stay for the full weekend or pop in for individual events.

Agenda
March 13th | Write Night

  • 5pm - 7pm: Icebreaker (with coffee!)
  • 7pm - 8pm: Writing Sprints
  • 8pm - zzzz: Writing Time
  • One-on-Ones ($25)

March 14th | Workshops & Networking

  • 8am - 10: Writing Time
  • One-on-Ones ($25)
  • 10am - 12pm: Story Structure Workshop ($25)
  • 12pm - 2pm: Lunch/Writing Time
  • 2pm - 4pm: Character Workshop ($25)
  • 4pm - 7pm: Dinner/Writing Time
  • One-on-Ones ($25)
  • 7pm - 9pm: Mix & Mingle

March 15th | Writing Day

  • 8am - 10am: Writing Time
  • 10am - 12pm: Writing Sprints

Icebreaker (with coffee!)
Check-in, grab a coffee, and join us for some structured conversations to help us get to know eachother, our projects, and what we want to get from the weekend. (Join us when you can, we know people will be coming from work, etc.)

Writing Sprints
Stretch your fingers, bench your inner-editor, and keep your eyes on the doc! Compete with yourself and others for word count. This exercise is great to write yourself out of a plot whole, learn about your characters, or even tart something new.

Writing Time
Find a cozy space and disapear into your world.

One-on-Ones
Share your doc and get live, unfiltered feedback. We'll pause to fix errors, ask questions, enhance your craft line by line for 30 minutes.

Story Structure Workshop
Bring your laptop! We'll share a tool that guides you through plot points, character arcs, and pacing your novel. Apply it to a new idea or an existing draft to make sure your story has all the elements it needs, a solid plot line, and your word-count is on target.

Character Workshop
You'll need your laptop for this too! In this session you'll take inventory of your characters and discover what they need to walk off the page.

Mix & Mingle
Make friends with people who understand your passion and your struggles. Who knows, you may even meet a critique partner.

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