Do you have an idea for a screenplay, but don't know how to begin? Are you intimidated when you sit down at your keyboard? Don't know the difference between subtext and subplots? Can't afford the screenwriting classes at the local schools?Then this is the group for you. The goal of this group is to help beginning screenwriters to complete their first script. In a workshop setting, we will work on the fundamentals of screenwriting. Through a series of weekly meeting , we will watch movies, read …

This mission of this group is to help you reach your writing goals. We meet approximately once a month and the group meeting format will change from time to time and will tend to alternate between writing exercises, writing time, group coaching and some small talks on creativity. The group is led by Karmen Lizzul a writer, artist and professional coach. Karmen has her MFA in writing from Vermont college, a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and has recently been trained as a professional coach …

This is a group for writers who want to master powerful strategies to write better. The organizer, Charles Euchner, is a former teacher and administrator at Yale and Harvard and the author of a number of acclaimed works on politics, sports, civil rights, and more. The approach: Euchner has developed what he called a "brain-based system" for writing well. What's that mean?  It means that if you understand how the brain works -- how the brain gets engaged or confused, what makes it excited or bore …

CWW Brooklyn Literary Salon at Wild Ginger Pan-Asian Vegan Café 112 Smith St (between Dean St & Pacific St) Brooklyn, NY 11201 Neighborhoods: Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill http://wildgingeronline.com/ APPLY: https://cww.submittable.com/submit/19153 www.cambridgewritersworkshop.org CWW hosts and discussion leaders: Diana Norma Szokolyai, Jonah Kruvant, and special guests Meetings: Saturday 1-3 pm, 2nd and 4th Saturday of March - May 2013 Location: Wild Ginger Teahouse, 112 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 1120 …

Kick start your writing. Make new friends. Join a group that loves to write. Together we workshop our writing and use creative writing prompts. Meet other New York writers in this supportive and fun -- yet serious -- group. Be accountable. Get writing.

Written Intention ( y ) is a creative writing workshop establishing an ongoing presence that meets twice a month in NYC. Thus far, the existing group holds to a goal of compiling a Non-Profit Literary Magazine containing selected work from it's members. This 'journal' will serve not only as a display of our selected efforts but for members, can show any progress in their writing over time. Written Intentions ( y ) holds ongoing sessions intended to be a creative focal point & platform device tha …

Greetings, and thank you for your interest in Playsmiths. Playsmiths is a group of theatre professionals meeting weekly to develop new plays.  Playwrights bring in pages, actors are cast and cold read the material aloud.  Constructive, respectful feedback is shared.  Our goal is to present first a staged reading, and ultimately a full production of every full length script we develop. Playsmiths is a sponsored 501(c)(3) non-profit.  In order to defray rental and production costs, we charge dues. …

Writer’s Block: Is It Real? Why do we want to write but find ourselves unable to do it? Perhaps it is as simple as this: We are simply having a thought -- a thought like: I don’t have the time. It won’t be any good. I’ll just quit anyway. I always do. No one will like it. I don’t feel like it. It’s too hard. I need to feel moved to write. I need to be inspired. There will be no pay off. I am no good at it. Not really. Others are better at it than I am. I’m too tired. I need to watch TV or check …

Stories that inspire, that excite, that challenge. Stories that awaken, that question. Calling all storytellers and story lovers. Authors, artists, actors and myth addicts. Let's listen, enjoy and dissect our favourite stories. Let's create stories together or revive forgotten stories. Let's collaborate! Writers write stories and actors make them come alive. Myth addicts will cut it up into juicy pieces that the entire group will devour. The goal is to create a campfire feel where the goal is to …

We toil in obscurity, trying to write the next great historical novel. Or maybe just the *next* historical novel. Few who have not tried it understand the woes of the historical writer: you do not know your world as well as a writer of contemporary stories, and yet you are not as free to invent it as a fantasy or sci-fi writer would be. Still, there is something uniquely satisfying in transporting readers to a different time, or using real events and places as a backdrop for a story that gives t …

Jersey City Writers is a community of dedicated scribes who seek to develop and explore their craft by interacting with other writers. We inspire and support each other to be the best writers we can be in a fun and open social setting. JCW meets on two separate days -- Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each meeting day follows the same schedule.  Twice a month we host a Writer’s Workshop and twice a month we host a night of Writer's Prompts. (Please see schedule for details and guidelines). All genres a …

This is a group for anyone in NYC who can write, and who enjoys brunch! We're two recruiters who work for a publishing company located in Baltimore, MD. We're looking for writers in the NYC area who can help us brainstorm new and creative ways to write job postings that will help us attract the right candidates. We need creative writers' minds to help us with this exciting project! Brunch and drinks will be on us, we hope you can join us!

If you're a writer who isn't writing or feels you're not writing as much or as well as you should, then let's put our collective heads together and do something about it.

Thespian Production is a theater production company who has been producing plays in small to medium sized venues. Our success has been built on the aspirations of directors, actors, public relationships and support from communities. We are starting a playwriting workshop series. This series will consist of 6 workshops which introduces the craft of writing for the theater. Through weekly assignments, in class writing exercises, and work on a sustained piece, students explore scene structure, acti …

The NYC MBA Happy Hour Workshop is here to unite prospective business school students and MBA admissions consultants and graduates to share experiences, network, and learn successful application strategies. Members will have an opportunity to attend a series of workshops focused on specific aspects of the application process, such as essay writing. They will also have the opportunity to come together for happy hours and discuss the application process with like-minded individuals.

This group was created to help writers advance their skills and help writers network with other writers, filmmakers and producers. This groups focus is for screenwriters and playwrights but all writers are welcome to join!

The National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981) is the only labor union representing freelance writers in every genre. With 16 chapters nationally, the NWU works to advance economic and working conditions of writers -- lobbying for legislation, initiating lawsuits, educating writers on their rights, networking, organizing picket lines, publicizing viable alternatives to unfair practices by both the traditional and Internet publishers, and by mobilizing members to fight for their collective self-inte …

¿Te gusta escribir? Si deseas explorar el modo con el que las mujeres nos enfrentamos a la creación literaria y su difusión en español. Si escribes, tienes un libro publicado, o sueñas con hacerlo en breve. Si estás buscando... Un espacio para compartir las dificultades de mercado de la mujer que escribe en español Una plataforma desde la que expresarte y mostra tu obra Entonces, "Tinta, Papel...Y Café" es para ti. ¡Participa de nuestros encuentros!

Filmmakers!  From Concept to treatment to script to production to distribution deal. Let's get together and discuss it all! This meetup is for filmmakers to meet and discuss the creative side AND the business side of filmmaking. WRITERS with a script, meet filmmakers who may want to develop your film. FILMMAKERS, let's brainstorm and compare notes about distribution. DP's and DSLR shooters, let's talk about casting, directing, about web series, and about self-distribution.

This group was started to help aspiring and published Latino(a) writers and members of the publishing industry get together for networking, the sharing ideas and information, for readings and support, and just for fun. We also have an annual writers conference! Anyone and everyone is invited to join, especially those that are interested in contemporary Latino literature!

“First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.” ― Napoleon Hill Welcome Success Seekers! Join Us With One Easy Click! No Registration Required!

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We would lo to meet our neighbors and local artists of all kinds. Our community's residents should pull together to not only grow as individual artist but as a team of creative people learning from and inspiring each other.Those involved can learn new skills, build a portfolio, or just hone their existing technique in an environment that fosters communication, even friendship, with others who have the same interests, talents or ideas.

This group welcomes any and all types of recruiters and HR professionals; technical and non-technical, agency and in-house. The only requirement is that you’re interested in sharing your skills and expertise to promote a more socially and economically just community. This group will support various local NY/NJ non-profits and socially-driven start-ups and organizations through direct and purposeful action: * Partner with non-profit employment services to provide resume-writing workshops, mock …

As a female you have natural strengths and intuition, along with an abundance of inner and outer beauty. Learn how to release your inner spirit and tap into your feminine magic to begin living your life with intention, happiness and success. Today is the beginning of the rest of your life. It’s here and now, it is this moment that will help to create your next moment. Take action and start creating amazing beautiful change in your life.

SCRIPT REVIEW, THE CRAFT, THE BUSINESS, & NETWORKING. The NYC Screenwriters Collective is a not for profit screenwriting workshop that teaches the craft of screenwriting, offers free script coverage, networking, and discourse on the business of screenwriting, film, and television. We review feature length screenplays and teleplays written by our members as well as produced screenwriters of acclaimed film and television. Our members enjoy discounts to the preeminent screenwriting seminars and cou …

NY Career Meetup connects job seekers with Managers and Employers who make hiring decisions through its events.The group connects job seekers and Recruiters, Hiring managers and Employers and gives them a chance to know about employment opportunities and gather information about companies/ individuals who are currently hiring for both part time and full time positions. The group gives job seekers best opportunity to make connections face to face with Managers and Employers.NY Career Meetup and …

The best writers of our generation are overlooked. Only .03% of manuscripts submitted to publishers get published, and the average self-published book sells under 20 copies. The problem in these situations is the same--it is enormously difficult for writers to get discovered and publish successfully.  Writer's Bloq is created for writers, by writers who have experienced this discovery problem first hand. Writer's Bloq is about you and your writing. On Writer's Bloq, you can share your writing wi …