How To Start A Writing Group

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Martin Rickman and I started a writing group via Meetup.

Our first meeting was last night, and earlier in the day, we gchatted a bit to make sure we were on the same page.

me: are we still wearing capes tonight

Martin: yes we are but mine is at the dry cleaners

me: what if i really start a group for wearing capes – i would love to have a series of idiotic groups
me: i had an idea for one called “Orange Show and Tell” and everyone has to bring something orange and tell where they stole it from
me: that’s the other part of the group is trying stealing

Martin: haha we could make the people in our group do dumb stuff like that to inspire them to think more and think better and that everything can be a story
Martin: my orange used to be in the cia but it saw things that no one should ever see
Martin: i am either going to eat before or eat after i will drink a bottle of water while we talk

me: i’m going to read this chat to open the group up do you mind lol
me: i think it will set the tone of what we’re looking for

Martin: yes

me: yes, you mind if i read it or yes, read it

Martin: yes, read it

me: i’m in love with you
me: i am reading that too haha
me: okey now the chat is too selfaware

Martin: lol hello chat

me: another cool group would be “let’s read to trees”

So the reading of the chat was a great success, and now I think it’s the perfect way to open each Meetup.

I’m serious about that orange Meetup – let me know if you would come to that.

Why do I keep capitalizing Meetup.

How come I am so cool.

Where does dirt come from.

Can spiders run.

  • http://www.facebook.com/mark.rubin.9484 Mark Rubin

    y is there air?