Hi! I'm brand-new to San Francisco and after trying out three writing groups, I decided that it might be fun to start one of my own. A bit about me: I am a graduate student in marriage and family therapy. I write mostly poetry, but also dabble in fiction. When I was living in New Hampshire, I was a member of a group called Feeding the Writer, and I found that it's format really worked well. I was thinking it might be fun to try it out here in SF, with some modifications based on the preferences …

This group is for all the writers who are in the "trying to be" stage of reaching the official status of "writers." Writing can be for a book, blog, magazine article, op-ed in newspaper, etc. Let's get together and write, critique each other's works, discuss writing styles, the challenges of being a writer, and the joys.

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The Writers Cafe, which started in the fall of 2010, has been going strong for over a year and a half now. I am currently hoping to add two members to the group. If you are interested, join up and send me an email. I'll contact you and give you an email address where you can send a writing sample -- either a chapter of your novel or a short story. Please don't be intimidated by this request. It's not a about judging whether you're "good enough," but rather, we have a great group of writers and I …

Become a Successful Suspense Novelist! It was a dark and stormy night, and I decided it was the perfect setting for starting a writer's Meetup group. Writing what? Thriller and suspense, of course! We meet to help each other write better, market better, and sell better--all the way up to best seller. NOTE: This isn't a critique group though you are encouraged to join one. We won't be reading each other's writing. We will instead be teaching and learning from each other skills and techniques to i …

Welcome to The Writers’ Place! This Meet-Up is for aspiring authors who would love to take writing and creativity classes in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Skip the bridges and tunnels. Join Creativity/Writing Coach, Barbara Millman Cole and Freelance Editor and YA author, Karen Morison-Knox, for classes on writing, editing, and creativity. Transform into the writer you want to be. Barbara and Karen, both award-winning authors, will help you discover the joy of writing and the secrets to writing …

… You'll hand over the piece of writing that you brought to share, just like everybody else did, and a skilled orator will begin to read a story from the top of the recently collected stack. You'll listen. When the story is over each person present will take a turn to say something like, "I liked that line about purple pansies tearing off their yellow masks..." or "I was a little confused by the third paragraph, I couldn't understand whether it was your mother or the monkey who poisoned the lasagn …

This is a group for anyone who wishes to complete a writing project--aspiring fiction and non-fiction writers and graduate students working on their thesis. We offer: 1) A daily place to gather and write with others, so that you can establish a routine away from the distractions of home. 2) Support to finish your project 3) Guidance about how you can publish your work, find an agent, etc. 4) Opportunities to brainstorm and exchange ideas with others (if desired)

Writing alone can be sad and lonely. Let's get together and knock out some flashfiction together. Genre writers welcomed. "Serious" writers also welcomed, but not taken seriously. Boss influences to have: Georges Perec, Kelly Link, Aimee Bender, Franz Kafka, Lois McMaster Bujold, Monique Wittig, Kurt Vonnegut, Augusto Monterroso, Jorge Borges. Boss influences not necessary.

… The Bestselling Author Network offers low-cost workshops, day-long intensives, and programs designed to help you: • Create a 90-day list building plan • Use your strengths to network in any environment • Gain confidence in the social media arena • Establish an Powerful Online Presence • Hone your clear and compelling message to answer “What do you write?” Join us! ------ This group is sponsored by Beth Barany, Your Book Sales Coach.

The San Francisco Writers Community is a group of: -Writers -Editors -Publishers -Local book store owners/managers -Designers We are working together to help one another create and market our work in the new world of writing and publishing.

… Being an inspired writer does not guarantee perfection. Writing quality suffers and confuses readers when repeated errors (examples: comma splices and misplaced semi-colons) are in the mix. And really, is a comma necessary before the “and” preceding the final word in a list? Oh, and what exactly are the parts of speech?   Join the group and let's get answers together. Sessions will cover basics of correct tense and punctuation use, parts of speech, correct word choice, spelling rules, and more! …

The purpose of this group is to help amateur to experienced songwriters and performers hone their craft with the aid of peer review and constructive critique. This is also a great opportunity to meet other artists and songwriters for co-writing projects and support. Hosted by Robin Yukiko, graduate of Berklee College of Music.

SoundSpace! is a beautiful new space in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission district where we combine sound and music with other art and wellness practices to experience insight, discussion, community, and fun! Our workshops and creative laboratories uniquely integrate sound practices and explorations with the voice, songwriting, creative writing, guided improvisations deep listening, yoga, meditation, acupuncture, psychology, movement, and much more. Sound and music play a large role in the he …

Let Your Creativity Sparkle & Shine with Music & Songwriting a 6-week laboratory of life-changing discoveries Tuesdays 6:30-9:15pm February 15 - March 22 Songs inspire us in many ways... to dance, to take action, to reflect, to smile, to cry, to feel enraged, joyful or transformed. Have you always wanted to express yourself in song?  Are you a writer who would like to set your words to music?  Or a musician who has always played other people's songs and now you'd like to write your …

We are a group of writers who are seriously dedicated to the process and content of our writing. Some of us work professionally as writers and also have different creative genres of writing that we are working on (novels, scripts, essays, memoirs, travel writing, and more). Others work in different professions but have writing projects they are deeply committed to. We encourage, inspire, critique each other, and also network. We meet at least once a month, so far on Saturday afternoons, for abou …