Northern Virginia/so. MD/WV/DC writers

Would you like to:

  • meet for a writer's crit group

    Votes: 12 50.0%
  • meet occasionally for fun

    Votes: 20 83.3%
  • never meet and avert our eyes if we run into each other on the street

    Votes: 1 4.2%

  • Total voters
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Jaycinth

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Damn...I'm usually out the beach (OC) but dear daughter has to do summerschool so...I'm not there. I'm here.:cry:

Actually, if I could get the day off I can be in Winchester in 2 hours.

Ok...back to planning....
(Fruit Salad is excellent!!! Thanks!!!)

Beerwine
Winebeer
Otherspirits
Spirits: other
Mustard.

Uh....

Kabobs?
Chicken?
Grilled veggies? (say yes...unless a herd of deer comes through, I'll have a lot of veggies)

(and...if a herd of deer comes through..then...I guess...we'll have 'veggie fed' kabobs)

Oh..yeah..corn. Late summer corn gotta grill that!!!

And music.
Don't worry about the music...I'm prepared to sing each and every one of Tom Jones' Greatest hits ten times each...if necessary:e2brows:
 
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vixey

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Hi gang! Still new here and VERY interested in getting together. I'm in Fredericksburg (a bit of a hike) but I'm willing to schlep up the road for writer company. End of Sept. works for me, especially with the beerwine, winebeer.
 

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Yes to the grilled veggies! Fruit salad marinated in spirits. I made this once. Where'd that recipe go?

I'm in Arlington.
 

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Okay people, back to the planning! I'm in the middle of Girl Scout camp until the end of the week but let's start those wheels a'turnin'!

Central location: NoVa or southern MD?
Season: summer or fall?
Weekend or Friday night?

SherryTex, are you still up for a shindig or is that too close to delivery? :D
 

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I think I qualify as a newbie b/c I've been gone from AW for so long, just wandered back in today. I didn't know NoVa had an AW group but I like the idea. I live in Alexandria and would be glad to help out. Late summer is probably best for me because of travel and autumn is difficult b/c of youth sports leagues, e.g. football and fall baseball. I've two sons.
 

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Yes, we will have a guest room (and eventually an awesome convertible sofa), so guests are more than welcome. Actually, they'll be in demand, as there's almost too much house for two people and one cat. :D
 

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Hey all. I shot off a PM to Wynntermoon, but I'll shoot one off here too. Kel (Chaostitan) and I have sucessfully completed the move to Maryland's Eastern Shore. WHEW. So, anyone in Ocean City, give us a holler. We'll meet up. :D
 

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:poke: It's September! Aren't we supposed to be getting together in September??
 

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Where did August go? When was I last here? ... What year is it?
 

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Do these ocassional writerly gathers still happen?

I'm stuck way down south (Lexington Park), so I didn't know if I had others lost down my way.

Have car, but its 15 years old and crumbling slowly. I hate driving in DC but will take Metro (even after all their accidents.) I frequently attend the National Book Fair the end of September, as well.
 

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I just popped in here to ask the same thing. (Is this thing on? /taptaptap)

I'm in Northern Virginia, and always looking to meet other writers.

--
Jennifer
I run the Cat Vacuuming Society Writers Group (find out more at http://www.cvswriters.com/ ).
 
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How do you think I found you on Twitter? your clever .sig file!

Anyone else in the NoVA/DC/MD/Whatever area around?
 

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Bumping this thread. I know there are about five or so of us active on AW in the area, and a few more coming for the Women's March on Washington January 21. Anyone feel like meeting up, even if you're not interested in the march?
 

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I'm NoVA based and would love a DC Metro meet-up, but I'm in NYC for at least the next few months. I'll be following this thread to see if anything develops.
 

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Labor Day. Labor Day! LABOR DAY!!!! (weekend. Saturday of, anyway).

Will be the 17th Annual Library of Congress Book Festival. Absolutely FREE! Saturday, September 2, at the Washington Convention Center. The complete list of events and authors has been posted. History master David McCullough. Epic fantacist Diana Gabaldon. Thriller extraordinaire David Baldacci. Roxanne Gay. Thomas L. Friedman. Condaleeza Rice. J.D. Vance. Alice McDermott. A poetry slam.

Really, folks, if you can't find something to pull you to this event you aren't looking hard enough.

Are YOU going? Let's meet up if so! Reply in thread or by PM. I'd love to meet up with any of you awesome people.
 

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I'll be there. No plans yet on any type of schedule, but I'll be taking the Green Line in on the Metro and hitting the festival early. Had a great time last year.


Labor Day. Labor Day! LABOR DAY!!!! (weekend. Saturday of, anyway).

Will be the 17th Annual Library of Congress Book Festival. Absolutely FREE! Saturday, September 2, at the Washington Convention Center. The complete list of events and authors has been posted. History master David McCullough. Epic fantacist Diana Gabaldon. Thriller extraordinaire David Baldacci. Roxanne Gay. Thomas L. Friedman. Condaleeza Rice. J.D. Vance. Alice McDermott. A poetry slam.

Really, folks, if you can't find something to pull you to this event you aren't looking hard enough.

Are YOU going? Let's meet up if so! Reply in thread or by PM. I'd love to meet up with any of you awesome people.
 

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Pictures, please?

Maryn, who asked nicely
 

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Wonderful! I'll bike in depending on weather and how late I want to stay (biking after dark not very much fun).

Maryn: Pics will be picced :)
 

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I've placed the LOC National Book Festival on the AW calendar. Events such as this are always welcome there, yanno.