When I lived back in New Zealand and started down the path of writing, I felt very alone. Things have changed back in New Zealand, they now have a speculative fiction group (SpecFicNZ), but I moved just before that happened (typical for me!). However I learned that writing doesn’t have to be a lonely job with a supportive writing group in your corner. I was delighted to find a local writing group here in Manassas, VA.
Write by the Rail is a great group of people that share the trials, the joys, and delights particular to the writing life. We have regular meetings where people talk about a range of writing related subjects, along with weekly meetings at local coffee shops which are a bit more casual.
This blogtour is our first one as a group, and we’re going to be cross-posting every Tuesday and Thursday on each others sites. My posts are going to focus on Ministry Protocol, spreading lots of samples all over. The others involved are Nick Kelly, Tamela J. Ritter, Katherine Gotthardt, Dan Verner, Cindy Brookshire, Patricia Daly-Lipe, Jan Rayl, Kristie Feltenberger Gillespie, Angela Bryce, Shay Seaborne, Mary Rosenthol, Nancy S. Kyme, Linda S. Johnston, Tee Morris, and Stacia Kelly. So you are going to get an interesting peek inside a local writing group, and maybe that will encourage you to come visit (if you are in the area), find out if there is one close to you, or maybe even start your own.
You might be surprised by the talent that is all about you- and after all, company can be a wonderful thing.