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2016 Postmortem

brush

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11. Nothing to feel guilty about. Writers groups offer critiques that help you find . . .

Reply to bravenak (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 12:59 PM

Dec 2016

your voice and where you are as a writer — plus socializing with other writers.

I belonged to one in NY but am now in Vegas.

I know in Ak it might be a challenge to find an AA group though

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The Winner: or how to win bigly and lose even biggerly [View all] bravenak Dec 2016 OP

We were just talking about writing and here you are WRITING! betsuni Dec 2016 #1

If I don't write about it I might go crazy, lol bravenak Dec 2016 #2

That is great. You've got talent. Anything published yet? You need to submit this somewhere. brush Dec 2016 #3

I have only published poetry, maybe I'll look for somewhere bravenak Dec 2016 #5

There are short story competitions to submit to. Are you in a writers group? brush Dec 2016 #8

I'm not actually not in one. I feel guilty. bravenak Dec 2016 #9

Nothing to feel guilty about. Writers groups offer critiques that help you find . . . brush Dec 2016 #11

Yes. It is so hard up here to find other black people to do stuff like this with bravenak Dec 2016 #12

Well done, bravenak. brer cat Dec 2016 #4

I will be so sad. bravenak Dec 2016 #6

Wow, well done Bravenak. K&R The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #7

Thank you bravenak Dec 2016 #10

Devastatingly good Hekate Dec 2016 #13

I feel this coming. Defunding PP will kill us. Devastating bravenak Dec 2016 #14

As I said in another thread, commenting on progressives asking women and POC to.... Hekate Dec 2016 #15

So true bravenak Dec 2016 #16

Pretty good. dionysus Dec 2016 #17

I have chills, brave mcar Dec 2016 #18

I fear all of it too bravenak Dec 2016 #20

How did I miss this? ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #19

I write late at night bravenak Dec 2016 #21