The very first question I received following my last post was a question from Susan, a writer who took classes I taught at Imagination II, at the Rocky River Nature Center. What a beautiful place that is! She’s wondering if I know of any writers’ workshop groups on the west side, near Berea and North Olmsted. I’m sorry to say that I don’t. Maybe someone reading this post might? Can anyone let us know about writers’ groups in that area?
Sometimes The Lit keeps lists of writers’ workshops. The Lit is the new name for the old Poets and Writers League of Greater Cleveland, which has been around for close to 30 years. If you are a writer and don’t know about The Lit, you should go to their webpage and learn about them, and see what kind of help they might be able to offer you.
Also, sometimes libraries and bookstores offer writers’ workshop groups for their patrons and customers. I’ve just sent letters to many of the libraries in and around Cleveland, offering to speak to groups who might be interested in starting a writers’ workshop, so call your library and ask if they have any other patrons who might be interested in getting together there to workshop their writing, or if they already have a group going. See if you can start your own group, with their help, using a room in their space. Libraries and bookstores are a good place to start if you don’t really know the other people very well. (Better than inviting strangers to your house, or going to their's, at least until you get to know them, and decide if the group will really work out for you.)
So, at least I have a few suggestions. If you can help Susan, please post a comment.
And finally, I’d like to recommend a book. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Her writing is stunning, her characters vivid and heartbreaking. The dialog is dead on. It’s a collection of short stories that are tied together by the character of Olive Kitteridge, who appears in some as a secondary character, and in other stories as the main view point character. It’s a wonderful book if you’re a reader, and a must read if you’re a writer.
Peace and all good things.
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We have the Writers' Circle at the Twinsburg Library--even if you're not close to Twinsburg, we have a Google Group now, which anyone is welcome to participate in. Check out
http://www.twinsburglibrary.org and click on "Writers' Circle." I just posted a few resource pages with local groups and classes devoted to writing as well. We meet the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm.
Love, love, love Olive Kitteridge, Sarah. . .glad you're in cyberspace. . .looking forward to keeping up with your writing. . .we're making the leap into cyberspace with our Dublin Committee at Cleveland Public Library. . .at least some of us our. . .
Hi My name is Rhonda Marsh, I founded The Diligent Writer's Critiquing Group in Lakewood. We have a combination of groups to fit the writers needs. Please contact me at rhondamarsh1@gmail.com. or we are at the Meetup Cleveland website for more information. We would love to have her.
Here is the link to the meetup group. http://www.meetup.com/The-Diligent-Writers-Critiquing-Group/. Sarah, We are also looking for published writers to speak at the group. Thank you.
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