If your idea of a successful author is a lone writer puffing on a pipe, stroking a cocker spaniel in a dark office, think again my friend. Writing isn’t a lonely, solitary business. Hemingway famously wrote with fellow writers like Fitzgerald, Stein, and Pound in Parisian coffee shops. During her campus visit, Jennifer Egan told grad students she was in a writing group while writing her Pulitzer Prize-Winning novel, The Goon Squad.
Because group writing keeps motivation high and creates good writing habits, the ECCW will host a weekly writing meet-up. This is not a workshop, and we will not be sharing our work. Think of it like positive peer pressure. You will commit to write for a set number of minutes, and everyone will know if you quit early.
The first meeting will be next Wednesday, September 16th 10:00-12:00.We’ll have coffee and snacks and decide together on the structure and expectations of the hours. Depending on the interest, more hours may be added. See you there my writing friend!
Also happening at the ECCW – Poetry Lunch Hour
Don’t miss the first poetry lunch hour of the year this Friday at 12:30. Poetry readers of all backgrounds will be discussing the work of Nikky Finney. Email Mindy Dunn to RSVP for lunch and to receive copies of the poems.