A meeting in New Westminster every second Tuesday at 8 pm, with stories ready for critiquing by a valiant band of fellow, aspiring scribes. The mission is to get us writers out of our chairs (or into our chairs, rather) and put pen to paper. And moreover, to get our work primed and ready for publication. Plenty of great writers knew each other from their own writers' groups (Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs anyone?) and there is a reason why they became great. Because they challenged each other. …

Are you a blogger, author, social media ace, Kindle / Kobo / Nook / iPad writer, LinkedIn guru, twitter power user, and/or podcaster, and would like to join forces with friends in Vancouver? Join us!   We have two kinds of events: - networking: we create opportunities to share awareness with readers about each other work, online and offline. Come with some ideas about what you can do for other members, and what other members can do for you. The keyword is reciprocity. - workshops: refine your sk …

Let's share our stories and support each other!

Do you miss the days when writers used to run wild, untrammelled by editors and literary snobs? Well, now you can join a group that lets you express your independence as a writer. If you are unpublished or independently published, or even if you are published but looking for a less structured environment, this group is for you. There is no workshop, no critiques, just writers getting together to talk about writer stuff in a friendly pub environment.  

… Jonathan has become known as the local social media marketing guru -- and regularly conducts workshops for business owners on the subject -- while Neil still hasn't developed the habit of posting social media messages on a daily basis. However, we now know that social media does work for both of us -- and for our members.  A chance to learn – and a chance to share the learning Now the challenge is to keep learning, growing and helping each other. We‘ve decided to cpntinue with the social media …