Any Writers?
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Any Writers?
One of my goals and has been for years is to write a memoir. Id love to find a writing group in my area. The only one Ive found is a bunch of senior citizen women lol. I have eighteen pages already. I find it hard to sit down and find the inspiration bc its hard for me to get in touch with my feelings. I hope to one day get it published.
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Originally Posted by Innerchild 
One of my goals and has been for years is to write a memoir. Id love to find a writing group in my area. The only one Ive found is a bunch of senior citizen women lol. I have eighteen pages already. I find it hard to sit down and find the inspiration bc its hard for me to get in touch with my feelings. I hope to one day get it published.
I've done freelancing for about ten years. Worked for two local magazines until I was laid off in 2009. (LOVED that job and still miss it every day!) Personally, I've done a little poetry, some short stories. I recently started a story about the "joys" of temping that a friend and I want to make into a film short.
I don't know if you are on Linked In but they have a wonderful support group called Aspiring Writers. If you are interested PM me with your Linked In info and I can send you an invitation to join the group.
Happy writing!
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Welcome! ! I've Bern writing for years n then stopped when my drinking got crazy. I have about 50,000 words written..about 4750 pages n have lacked inspiration lately. I use writing as my outlet.. good luck.. let me know if y need anything!!
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Sure will do. I am rereading "Lit" by Mary Karr and she inspires me so much she is an amazing writer and her story has really helped me and I would like to inspire others too.
Ill have to join Linked In.
You know what would make a great skit my time in the psych unit watching this severnty year old lady cuss out the younger guys on the ward it was hillarious.
Ill have to join Linked In.
You know what would make a great skit my time in the psych unit watching this severnty year old lady cuss out the younger guys on the ward it was hillarious.
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I'd love to write a screenplay. Studied creative writing at college and was really good at it (crap at journalism, but a whizz at the creative stuff).
I never got around to it because I have been drinking too much for so long.
I am on Day 13 now and am starting to remember and realise my potential. I am 40 this year and want to have it done by then.
I think I needed to live before I started writing a screenplay anyway.
I am looking forward to getting started in the coming weeks
I never got around to it because I have been drinking too much for so long.
I am on Day 13 now and am starting to remember and realise my potential. I am 40 this year and want to have it done by then.
I think I needed to live before I started writing a screenplay anyway.
I am looking forward to getting started in the coming weeks
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Originally Posted by Innerchild
Maybe we should create a writing group to inspire and motivate eachother
As I said, I'm rusty. Lately I've been more satisfed expressing myself through the visual arts but it would do me some good to stretch my legs a bit and get out of my comfort zone.
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I am rusty too. I am also a huge perfectionist who feels that my writing and grammar should be perfect on the first draft which then prevents me from writing bc I am so focused on the grammar lol
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Good luck!
I'm a writer and I too write memoir. I belong to a local writing group that meets once a week and critiques our work. I would recommend joining something like this; it is very helpful. I found my group years ago on ***** MeetUps.
Writing can be very therapeutic. Yet I also write to entertain/say something to the reader, and I think these are two different things. But either or both are helpful and constructive in recovery, for sure!
There's that old adage that says the way to become a writer is to write. The apply-the-seat-of-your-pants to the chair theory. Really I have found that to be the best advice I get. I am trying to be more serious about my endeavors in life, and right now I haven't gotten to writing (I am serious about sobriety, and making big changes in my career), but I think the principles I am learning in recovery/AA can apply to writing as well, as soon as I have time to get there.
Best wishes.
I'm a writer and I too write memoir. I belong to a local writing group that meets once a week and critiques our work. I would recommend joining something like this; it is very helpful. I found my group years ago on ***** MeetUps.
Writing can be very therapeutic. Yet I also write to entertain/say something to the reader, and I think these are two different things. But either or both are helpful and constructive in recovery, for sure!
There's that old adage that says the way to become a writer is to write. The apply-the-seat-of-your-pants to the chair theory. Really I have found that to be the best advice I get. I am trying to be more serious about my endeavors in life, and right now I haven't gotten to writing (I am serious about sobriety, and making big changes in my career), but I think the principles I am learning in recovery/AA can apply to writing as well, as soon as I have time to get there.
Best wishes.
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