I think the first Writers' Meetup went rather well, in spite of my lack of experience and leadership ability. 5 of the 10 members came out and we had an informal sort of gathering at Panera, in which we all introduced ourselves and talked about the kind of writing we are interested in, the projects we're each working on, and the kinds of things we'd like to accomplish as members of the group.
We made some tentative decisions regarding days/time/place of future meetings, and decided that twice a month would be a good schedule to keep us all involved. I hope that the other members will be able to attend in the future. We're still a little uncertain as to how to structure our meeting time, but I think it's a good group with a lot of potential, and everyone has different genre interests and goals. It would be incredible if even one of us was able to get work published as a result of being part of the group. Without even going to Taos! Just a little writer humor there....
I can only imagine how disappointed Timmy and Pancho must have been to be shown into the kitchen instead of going for a ride last night. I missed the dog park, too. I'll make it up to them tonight and the rest of the weekend.
And Brother Bob is coming down for a rare sighting and drive-by visitation. We'll be doing lunch at The Pier, to give him his tourist-trap fix. And that'll be all the excitement this kid can stand for the weekend!
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Fabulous, Patty!
In my experience, it's better to have too little structure in the beginning of a writing group than too much. You sort of need to see how y'all communicate together as a group before you set the meeting structure.
However, it's good to find some fun/funny ways to keep the focus on the writing itself because it's so common for creative people to just disolve into chatter about other important things.
Good going!
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