Creative writing group

My creative writing group had their first meeting on Tuesday. I walked into the cafe not knowing what to expect, hoping I would have some time to compose myself and ready myself mentally for bringing this together, but one girl had already arrived. Thrown right into the thick of it I stumbled through introductions with smiles and an awkward clunkiness to my mind. Thankfully all the people who came were wonderful.
We sat and talked about where we wanted the group to go, and I asked everyone to consider personal goals for themselves to reach by the end of the month.
I had been worried about people being unable to find the cafe, that seems to be the common drawback for nifty cafes, they tuck away too well. A few people did arrive late, but we got them up to speed, sharing what we had done so far and asking their opinions. Seven people, including myself arrived, just enough so, thus far, I have not forgotten anyone's name. The cafe was wonderful, we had a fabulous room to ourselves with vintage designs and wooden tables - a perfect writers' hub. We then went over time just talking, so all together, I think we did well. This week we'll all try to compose our own spoken poem, and I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. Our local paper, thus far, has done a story, which again may attract new members, and soon I might put some photos on this blog.
One of the biggest keys to being creative, they say, is to surround yourself with creative people. My biggest hope is that each of us will be able to feed off of each other to enrich our work and come up with splendid pieces.
Should be interesting!

Famous Writers

Routine Writers

I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately I am inspired at 9 o’clock every morning. ~William Faulkner

And I’m a slow writer: five, six hundred words is a good day. That’s the reason it took me 20 years to write those million and a half words of the Civil War. ~Shelby Foote

I set myself 600 words a day as a minimum output, regardless of the weather, my state of mind or if I’m sick or well. ~Arthur Hailey

All through my career I’ve written 1,000 words a day—even if I’ve got a hangover. You’ve got to discipline yourself if you’re professional. There’s no other way. ~J.G. Ballard

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five. ~Nicholas Sparks

I have to get into a sort of zone. It has something to do with an inability to concentrate, which is the absolute bottom line of writing. ~Stephen Fry

Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. ~Barbara Kingsolver

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