I have a group I meet with monthly and beta readers that I
met online. Both are beneficial for different reasons:
The monthly group I attend meets at a Barnes and Noble near
my house. We are a mixed group of women, all in different life stages, and all
sharing our love of writing. The best part of the group is sitting and chatting
in real time, enjoying each other’s company, and making lasting friendships
with women who share a common interest.
The online readers are cyber friends who also share a love
of reading and writing. We email each other and share links to blogs, articles,
and reviews. We email back and forth to answer each other’s questions,
complain, vent, and share happy news.
I wouldn’t trade either group for the world. Each woman
brings a different perspective and view of the world that only helps to
strengthen my writing.
How about you? Do you have people in your life, real or in
cyberspace, who are invaluable to your writing?
Kimmy :)
TRIANGLES, Kimberly Ann Miller, Spencer Hill Press, June
2013
My only writer friends are online, scattered across North America. I wish we all lived close enough to meet in person on a regular basis!
ReplyDeleteI tried an in group thing once and there just weren't enough people in our small town to make up a group of YA fiction lovers.
ReplyDeleteLove my online partners though. They're the best!