Reading stories of enchanted woods, makes all real woods a little enchanted. -- C.S. Lewis
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Recommended for Writers (available links provided)
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MC Writers (a.k.a. Methodist's Creative Writers) is a writing group made up of mostly published writers that meets in Fayetteville, North Carolina at Methodist University. We meet once a month on Sunday afternoons for critiquing sessions and for the discussion and study of the writing method and craft: we read writing books and discuss them, analyze published pieces to understand why they work, do writing exercises, and so forth . . .
This critiquing group has limited membership, and membership is by application only. Writers who'd like to be considered for the critiquing group are asked to submit 10 pages, double spaced, 12 pt. font, of a current work (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, screenplay, memoir, essay, etc. ) as well as a one page biography that also mentions your writing experience and writing goals. For more information click here.
North Carolina Writers Network is an organization for writers in North Carolina. The Network supports the efforts of writers, writing teachers, agents, publishers, and artists. They publish quarterly newsletter, help writers find critiquing groups, hold contests, offer conferences and workshops to help writers hone their craft and so that writers can network with other writers as well as editors, agents, and publishers.
Long Ridge Chats & Transcripts This site hosts live moderated chats with published writers, editors, and agents. Attend the chats for free or read the log of transcripts. An invaluable resource for writers! Long Ridge also hold live forum where particular topic related to the writing craft are discussed: Click here.
Paradigm Worksheet Excellent exercises for practicing structure and designing stories.
Movie Buffs yIf you're a movie buff like me and like talking about movies or analyze their narratives and plot lines, then you'll like this Livejournal group. Watching movies and then analzying them for their characterizations, conflict, plots, storylines, imagery, points of insight, climax, and resolustions helps with my writing. This group is filled with Film Students and Movie Buffs who enjoy chatting about all sorts of movies.
WriterL WriterL
is a private, subscription-only listserv tailored for the discussion of
narrative writing, feature writing, explanatory journalism, book journalism
and the high-level reportage that is associated with such writing. Open
subjects include techniques, markets, jobs, privacy law, criticisms of
stories and media, agents, sales, contracts, and, eternally, the pedigree
of editors.
