:: LAwritersgroup.com™ FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions ::
:: What is
LAwritersgroup.com™?
:: Who are your
Moderators and how do you pick them?
:: What's this I hear
about getting writing jobs?
:: How can I
participate in the writers group if I don't live in Los Angeles?
:: How can I join an
in-person writers group if I live in Los Angeles?
:: How do the
in-person writers' groups work?
:: What's so great
about being in a writing group?
:: Do you teach
creative writing?
:: Where do you hold
your groups?
:: Who can join?
::
I need to hire a writer. Can you help?
:: I'd like to advertise to your writers, how
do I do that?
:: Do you offer
editorial services?
::
What is your spam policy?
:: What is
your refund policy?
:: What is
LAwritersgroup.com™?
Welcome to LAwritersgroup.com! We run several writers groups and
seminars throughout the Greater Los Angeles area, with an aim toward
getting words on the page and providing a safe place for writers to
exchange feedback on works in progress. To see what groups we
offer
and how they work check out our Meeting Schedule
and our Moderators.
You can sign up for our Los Angeles based writers group, where we meet
in person, by filling
out this form. We started in 2003, with a single
writers group. back to top
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Who are your Moderators and how do you pick them?
Moderator bio's are listed on the Moderator's page.
We chose our moderators based on writing background, the ability to
provide constructive criticism across multiple genre's, location, and
general understanding of the supportiveness required in a writer's
workshop or writer's group setting. back to top
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What's this I hear about getting writing jobs?
Many people looking for writers to hire find our site and send us job
requests. Nearly all of the jobs are paid jobs or gigs. We
send these
jobs out to our mailing list. As a member of our mailing list,
you get
these job ads at no charge. If you want to receive the job
notifications, simply join our mailing list. We've helped
companies
like Sony, Oakwood Worldwide, lots of online companies, and many Los
Angeles-based companies find writers. back to top
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How can I participate in the writers group if I don't live in Los
Angeles?
Move to LA. Kidding. :) We no longer run an online
group, but there
are many online critique groups. If you'd like, we'd love it if
you'd
interact with us on our facebook page
or on our blog.
We post many items of interest to writers there. back to top
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How can I join an in-person writers group if I live in Los Angeles?
Find a
writers group
and fill out our sign-up form. If we are in between groups, fill
it
out anyway because space is limited and this way we add you to our
mailing list. When we have open spots, we'll contact
you. back to top
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How do the in-person writers' groups work?
Most groups meet once a week for eight week sessions, usually for 2-1/2
- 3 hours, in Los Angeles, usually on a weeknight or a weekend.
We run
several groups in the greater Los Angeles area. During each group
meeting the moderator facilitates two to three in-group writing
assignments, then give you the opportunity bring any piece of writing
in for critique from the other writers and from our qualified
moderator. We are open to writers of all levels and genres.
The
beauty of our groups is that they work for everyone. back to top
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What's so great about being in a writing group?
The point of joining is to create new
material. Hence our tagline, Fill Your Notebook. You really will
fill a notebook during the course of the writers group.
Think of it as a weekly workout to exercise your craft. It's also
nice
to be able to bring in work-in-progress and get feedback from other
writers and a professional moderator. Connecting with other
writers is
one of the great side-effects of our groups. The members tend to
form
a lasting bond. back to top
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Do you teach creative writing?
During each 8-week session, you will glean many things just by
participating in the creative writing prompts, listening to the other
writers read their work, and participating in the critique
process.
However, this is not a classroom environment and we do not teach
creative writing or technique. If you are an experienced writer,
you
will find that our exercises help you generate new material and you
will find yourself exploring new voices and even new genres. As
an
experienced writer, you know how valuable feedback can be - especially
from a qualified moderator. We've created converted many a
fiction
writer into poets in our groups, and vice versa. If you are a
newer
writer, the writing exercises will get you thinging in new creative
directions, and also help you create new material. You will also
glean
quite a bit merely by listening to the other writers, and brining in
work for feedback should you so chose. back to top
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Where do you hold your groups?
We hold our groups in private homes for the privacy, comfort, and
intimacy that evironment provides. The cost of renting space in
Los
Angeles has become prohibitive to keeping our costs affordable while
aslo paying the moderators what they are worth. Because they are
held
in private homes, we do not give out the exact address until you
register for the group, for privacy reasons. If you are
interested in
hosting a group in your area, please contact us! You get a
significant
discount if you do! back to top
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Who can join?
Any creative writer, anywhere - novices and experts alike - can join
our groups, unless they are specifically noted to be for a specific
genre or writing level. back to top
:: I need to hire
a writer. Can you help?
Fill out our online
form.
We charge a nominal fee to send a job ad out to our mailing list.
We
will contact you and let you know if we will send the job to our
writers. We have thousands of writers on our list, and every
single
one of them will receive your job posting in their email inbox, which
is better than posting your job on a website and hoping that the
perfect writer happens to check that site while your job is
posted. We
rarely post jobs that do not pay the writer with money (as opposed to
credits or "back-end royalties"). Writers need to eat and pay
rent
too. Please respect that. back to top
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I'd like to advertise to your writers, how do I do that?
You may request
an ad rate card here to adverstise to our writers.
We often run specials and we have options that include advertising on
our website, mailing list, blog, and even tweet and facebook
advertising options. If you are looking to hire a writer,
inquire here. back to top
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Do you offer editorial services?
Most
of our moderators also offer private consulting, coaching,
editoral services, story notes, script consulting, script coverage,
copy editing, and proofreading services. If you are intersted in
help
with yoru novel, essay, non-fiction book, poetry chapbook, or anything
else, you can inquire
about our editorial serivces here. If you would like us to
find someone for you, we can do that as well. back to top
:: What is your
spam policy?
No spam, no sharing your email with anyone. back to top
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What is your refund policy?
Since we have limited space in each group, and because we hold your
spot and do not give the spot to anyone else once you've paid, we do
not give refunds after one week (7 days) prior to the start date of the
writers group you have signed up for. If you wish to withdraw from the
group, please notify us prior to one week before the start of your
group. If you are signing up less than one week before the
start of
the group, then your group fee is non-refundable. We appreciate
your
understanding. back to top
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