Whether you create
adult or XXX material, autobiographies, biographies, sensual essays,
erotic poetry, fiction or nonfiction, kinky or pornographic writing,
the No Safeword Writers Group provides mutual support for our
members' efforts. We give critique and commentary on each others work,
explore and share information about publishing opportunities, and
discuss issues facing writers of adult or erotic material. Personal
(in-person) participation is required if you want to get anything
out of being a NSWG member beyond just the warm and fuzzy feeling
you'll get every month when you see the notice of the meeting in your
inbox.
There are several
fine on-line writers groups and electronic mailing lists. However,
the No Safeword Writers Group is not one of them. We find the
interaction, communication and friendship of real-life meeting too
valuable to forgo. We do maintain an e-mail mailing list to distribute
information to our members, but it is 'members-only,' and you must
attend a meeting face-to-face to get an invitation to join.
We sometimes
have guest writers or publishers attend our meetings. We sometimes
assign ourselves exercises to improve our skills. We always make sure
we have fun. No forms, no authorities, no requirements beyond you
being at least 18 years old, and no dues beyond the $1.00 donation
we ask from those who attend each meeting, just to help defray the
cost of our time-slot at the Wet Spot. How can anything so valuable
to a writer be any easier or cheaper?
So take a break
from the hustle of your life. Bring several copies of the work you
wish reviewed and marked in "red" ink. There is no maximum,
but work longer than a couple of pages will need to be taken home
to be critiqued next month or sent to members via e-mail.
If your chosen work is longer than 20 pages, please break it into
sections for consecutive workshops to insure that others get their
time in the barrel, too :)
A lot of what
we write is erotic - that's our focus - but we're very tolerant of
diverse subject matter. We welcome anyone who writes, and over the
years NSWG has critiqued submissions that ranged from advertising
copy to motorcycle mechanics to philosophy. If you've written something
and would like honest feedback and suggestions, bring it around. It's
not necessary to submit your work the first time you attend - only
that you participate and be respectful of others.
Hope to see you there!
