I know, I know. It was just a week ago when I wrote Going it Alone and concluded the post with a statement something along the lines of “thanks, but no thanks” as far as joining a group.
Out of curiosity, I Googled “Anchorage Writer’s Group” and was a little surprised and disappointed to see the results. The lone group that seemed to fit had a last posting date of 2006. Hmmm. Probably not very active.
It got me thinking though. I’d hate to be accused of being rigid and stuck in my ways. If the recommendation of being involved with a group is so ubiquitous, mayhap there’s a reason for it.
So with more than just a little trepidation, I’m going to explore this a little more. I put an ad on Craiglslist and posted in the Craigs writer’s forum. I’ll see where it goes.
Tell me what you think. What kind of experiences have you had in a group? Any horror stories? Any life altering yee-haw experiences? What benefits did you realize?
I can’t join groups. You know there is always that 1 person in a group who really doesn’t write well but thinks they are the best writer in the group. That person invariably has criticism to offer at every turn. Since I don’t tend to play games or wish to placate people, I know I won’t respond well to this and I’ll probably end up looking like a big meanie. I’ll be banned from the group and word will get around about how I’m a “diva” who only eats green M&Ms and Evian. I’ll lose my career and be thrown out of my home by my husband and my cats and end up living in a Volkswagen Westfalia with rotted canvas on the pop top camper.
Yolander:
Great comments. Yeah, that’s kinda my fear too.
I guess my question is, if you get tossed out, does that include the cats?
Because living in a VW van (Down By The River!!!) may not be too bad, but you don’t want to be known as the VW Cat Lady!!
George
Hubby would not let me have the cats living in a subpar environment, but I would get different cats and would most definitely be the VW cat lady- muumuus and all.