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I recently joined a writing group that gets together and workshops. I've missed the last few meetings due to other commitments and things out of my control. But I was there for the first meeting where we just talked about writing. What I have never been to are the workshops in this informal setting. And now it's my turn to share a story as well as offer critique. What I'm not sure about is how different this will be from a classroom workshop and if there is anything I should try to do or say differently than I would in a school-based workshop.
I know a lot of you have done real-life writing groups, so, I'm hoping for some advice going into this. How different are these informal writing groups compared to workshop classes? Is there anything you do or say differently? And does the writer being workshopped still have to stay completely quiet when their story is being discussed like in workshop classes? I really like this group. And I don't think this group is too big or strict on following rules. But, again, this is new to me.
Also any advice on how to keep a group going in the long term. My group is made up of a few of my MFA classmates and the rest are graduates of the program. It has been meeting every other week and plans to continue that for the summer, but I'm hoping it will continue in some form even after that.
I know a lot of you have done real-life writing groups, so, I'm hoping for some advice going into this. How different are these informal writing groups compared to workshop classes? Is there anything you do or say differently? And does the writer being workshopped still have to stay completely quiet when their story is being discussed like in workshop classes? I really like this group. And I don't think this group is too big or strict on following rules. But, again, this is new to me.
Also any advice on how to keep a group going in the long term. My group is made up of a few of my MFA classmates and the rest are graduates of the program. It has been meeting every other week and plans to continue that for the summer, but I'm hoping it will continue in some form even after that.