Orion (he/him) · @orionkidder
937 followers · 1806 posts · Server writing.exchange

My favorite prompt from this morning was in the 10 minute warm up exercises:

* write about your favorite costume, "costume" being an actual costume such as from Mardi Gras, or any outfit you don for the effect it signals (i.d., the black suit that gets you through funerals)

* now pick a person—your mother or aunt or oldest son—and put the costume on them

I made that one up, and it was a hit!

#writinggroup #amwriting #writingcommunity #writing #writingprompt

Last updated 1 year ago

thinkStory · @thinkStory
429 followers · 2393 posts · Server mastodon.green

@me_brady @orionkidder

Our had some effective rules:

1) the people critiquing always had to start with at least one positive thing.
2) the person whose work was being critiqued could not comment while the critiquing was happening but could take notes.
3) after all the critiquing was done, the writer could then speak and answer any questions that came up.

We all learned hard-core how not to take things personally. And we all had our turn in the hot seat!

#writinggroup #writingcommunity

Last updated 1 year ago

The new summer challenge in the Night Shift Writing server has me feeling some type of way.
So far the themes have been 1) Shakespearean discontent, and 2) ambiguous identity. Today the new prompt dropped and it's *Summerween*, a horror/spooky stories with a strong summer vibe.

I am so freakin' here for this! Want to join us? Clicky clicky: discord.gg/A9bhFmGd8G

#prompt #discord #writingprompt #writinggroup

Last updated 1 year ago

Odin Halvorson · @indubitablyodin
868 followers · 3827 posts · Server sfba.social
Sage Tyrtle · @sagetyrtle
663 followers · 1013 posts · Server writing.exchange

What is this astronaut doing in this living room? It's not only fun to figure that out for yourself, what if you could find out what a room of people thinks? That's what we do during the free writing group Snow - we choose a prompt, write, then people who want to share do. (People who don't? Also totally fine. Sharing is 100% voluntary. No one will call on you.) Give Snow a try: crowcollectiveworkshops.com/20

#writer #writers #writing #writinggroup #writingcommunity

Last updated 1 year ago

Sage Tyrtle · @sagetyrtle
661 followers · 961 posts · Server writing.exchange

I started this free online writing group because I wanted people to have a place to come where they could write to prompts and then share (or not share, also totally cool) their writing.

If you…

* Enjoy spending time with other writers in a supportive, friendly group.
* Like joy and cooperation and giggling a lot.
* Are respectful and kind…

This group is for you!

crowcollectiveworkshops.com/20

#writingprompt #writingprompts #amwriting #writinggroup #writer #writing #writers #writingcommunity

Last updated 1 year ago

Sage Tyrtle · @sagetyrtle
662 followers · 944 posts · Server writing.exchange

Free: Bevy of Pigeons is for people who like to write with others silently. We’ll meet for 30 minutes. Bring your own writing, or use the prompt Sage Tyrtle gives you. We’ll write silently together. Want to go write at a coffeeshop but with your own music and your own cats and your way less expensive coffee? This group is for you!

crowcollectiveworkshops.com/20

#amwriting #writer #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writinggroup

Last updated 1 year ago

Sage Tyrtle · @sagetyrtle
661 followers · 916 posts · Server writing.exchange

Free: Bevy of Pigeons is for people who like to write with others silently. We’ll meet for 30 minutes. Bring your own writing, or use the prompt Sage Tyrtle gives you. We’ll write silently together. Want to go write at a coffeeshop but with your own music and your own cats and your way less expensive coffee? Free: crowcollectiveworkshops.com/20

#writers #amwriting #writer #writinggroup #writing #writingcommunity

Last updated 1 year ago

So far, I've used only authors for the examples. All, except for Eudora Welty, have been Black Mississippians. Jesmyn Ward, Angie Thomas, William Attaway, Chalmers Archer, Mildred Taylor, Richard Wright, Jarvis DeBerry, Clint Smith (who isn't MS but LA but close enough), and others. Bc it's mine to lead as I want, and we white Mississippians have a lot of catching up to do.

#writingprompts #writinggroup #writingcommunity #mississippi

Last updated 2 years ago

tingenek · @tingenek
78 followers · 404 posts · Server writing.exchange

Found an evening & local ! Living in a village, usually, everything like that is in the bigger places, so thirty miles away, or U3A'esque, i. e. on at 11am on a wednesday. Cycled to this one :-) Small group, friendly folk, no 'personalities' so far...

#writinggroup

Last updated 2 years ago

Annie the Book · @AnnieTheBook
588 followers · 447 posts · Server writing.exchange

J.P. Brammer's advice to a writer who hates their "writing group" is too funny not to share: thecut.com/article/hola-papi-i

#advicecolumns #AuthorProblems #writinggroup

Last updated 2 years ago

gwimo · @gwimo
38 followers · 600 posts · Server zirk.us

Been rather uninspired lately. My friend invited me to attend a with him at the - aka, my old job - but the idea of sitting there trying to gather inspiration just - pos, no mas no.

Even at the moment, as I write this, I'm only doing it to ignore my design for José Cantú. Ugh. Maybe I'll go and mingle with the . Better still, maybe I'll take a nap instead.

#writinggroup #PublicLibrary #Canva #writers #librarylife #specialcollections #doldrums

Last updated 2 years ago

SchwarzRund · @SchwarzRund
491 followers · 250 posts · Server literatur.social

Queere Worte - wöchentlicher Schreibtreff mit schwarzrund

Ab sofort wieder hybrid und immer donnerstags, 19-21 Uhr!

Ihr könnte entweder vor Ort im Spinnboden teilnehmen oder euch Online zuschalten.

Einmalige Registrierung unter beratung@spinnboden.de reicht - dann bekommt ihr alle Infos.

#shutupandwrite #writinggroup

Last updated 2 years ago

My amazing gives prompts. This month its: write whatever you want but include a chef's hat, kangaroo, and plunger. I know she thought it was the most absurd thing ever.

Enter the setting: Tucks parade.
Title: Do-Wah-Diddy--Do-Do

#humor #humour #absurdism #shortstories #amwriting #writing #writingprompt #neworleans #nola #writinggroup

Last updated 2 years ago

clhwindsor · @clhw
17 followers · 42 posts · Server mstdn.social

Writing groups have been on my mind. Joining one (or two) changed how to thought about my writing.

clhwindsor.substack.com/p/008-

#writingtogether #Writing #writingcommunity #writinggroup

Last updated 2 years ago

Sage Tyrtle · @sagetyrtle
570 followers · 481 posts · Server writing.exchange

Absurd Ostrich demands that you attend this free writing group. Absurd Ostrich is hypnotizing you with an absurd gaze. You... will... attend. How does it work? My free writing group Snow meets online every Sunday. We choose a prompt, we write, then people who want to share do. People who don't? Also totally fine. Give Snow a try: crowcollectiveworkshops.com/20

#writingprompt #writers #writing #crowcollective #WritingWorkshops #writinggroup #writingcommunity

Last updated 2 years ago

Caryn Angelique · @carynangelique
88 followers · 239 posts · Server mastodon.world

See you ladies today (Th the 15th) at 3ET 2CT 1MT 12PT 8pmGMT for another session of writing anything. EXCITING NEWS: Starting Monday, we’ll have our own Revel community discussion group!

hellorevel.com/events/12-15-20

#writingcommunity #writing #writers #amwriting #writein #writinggroup

Last updated 2 years ago

Sage Tyrtle · @sagetyrtle
524 followers · 351 posts · Server writing.exchange

Why are these flamingos indoors? Where did they come from? Where are they going? Wouldn't it be fun to find out what a bunch of other writers thought about those questions? Come play in Snow, my free online writing group. We write to prompts and then people who want to share their writing can, and people who don't want to? That's totally cool too. Register for free here: crowcollectiveworkshops.com/20

#crowcollective #WritingWorkshop #writinggroups #writinggroup #amwriting #writing #writingcommunity

Last updated 2 years ago

Rupert🧸 Brackenbury · @RupertBBare
57 followers · 59 posts · Server mastodon.lol

Met with my last night, I'm always nervous to share my work but it's so helpful.
It's especially good realize familiarity with your own work breeds contempt: the things I liked 5 drafts ago (that now seem dull) are still interesting to fresh ears.

#writinggroup #writing #writers

Last updated 2 years ago