Hello.
I’ve decided to start a blog. What will this blog be about? I’m a writer, so I write. I’ll write about writing, sites that are of interest, books, clubs, etc.
I belong to the Redwood Writers branch of the California Writers Club. Yesterday I attended the meeting in Santa Rosa, California at the Flamingo Hotel in the Courtyard Room. The meetings are from 3-5 p.m. The first hour is Redwood Writers announcements and business. The second hour is a guest speaker. Yesterday Hal Zina Bennett who is the author of more than 30 successful books was our guest speaker. His newest book, Write Starts: Prompts, Quotes & Exercises to Jumpstart Your Creativity will be released by New World Library in 2010. He was very informative and after the session, signed some of his works.
Writers need to be a part of a writing community. Joining this club was important to me as I’ve been away from the “writing community” for awhile. I lived in Baja Sur Califiornia, Mexico for the last 25 winters and have only had contact via internet. Before that, I belonged to the Idaho Writers Group and by joining clubs, find it helpful, informative and inspiring.
I find I write more, when I belong to groups that can help get you motivated and critique.
Besides the Redwood Writers, I also belong to Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America.
So what groups do you belong too?
Hello Julie!
Good for you. Take the necessary steps and keep stepping! All the best.
Thanks, Karen, appreciate it.
Good for you Julie. I will be interested in following your career on your blog.
Cathy
thanks Cathy, I’ll try and keep it up and interesting. Julie
Congrats, Julie, for making the plunge into blog writing.
I love the comaraderie and learning I receive from Redwood Writers, and also belong to SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
Thanks Robin,
Hi Julie, Congrats. I started mine in December. What fun! Lynn
took me several months of studying blogs before I got brave enough to take the plunge. I’ll check yours out. Julie
Welcome back to the upper 48 and congrats on blogging. Besides a couple of critique groups, I’m a member of SCBWI which is THE org to join if you want to write anything for children, including YA, which has extended itself into young people in their early 20s. Keep writing! Charles
I am also a member of Redwood Writers trying to train myself to remember the meetings. Guess I missed another one. But I am happy to hear of another blogger who is local! Keep it up!
Hi Julie: Good for you!!! Miss you and wish you lots of success in your
writing. I know that you have been working hard and you WILL SUCCEED!!! Lovingly, Ruthann
Hey Julie, don’t forget the Lake County Writers’ Group! We sure missed you on Wednesday! Hope to see you at tennis this week as the weather promises to be perfect. Next week, I’ll be gone all week, so hope to see you on the courts this week. Write on!
Congratulations on your blog, blogging’s a lot of fun. I missed the meeting on Sunday but I shall look out for Write Starts: Prompts, Quotes & Exercises to Jumpstart Your Creativity.