NJCWG Meeting - Sat. Oct. 1st

 

NJCWG Meeting

Saturday, Oct. 1st @ 10a-12p

STARBUCKS, 816 High Mountain Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ

This is will our 1st open discussion style meeting. Whoever arrives first, please save a table for our group. The manager knows we are coming, and we can stay as long as we like, but they won't reserve a table for us. It's first come, first serve. 

Discussion topic: Writers Block - is it real or a myth? Have you struggled with it? What are tips to regain momentum in writing? Bring your questions as well as answers! Let's motivate each other to take up our pens (or computers!) and start creating.

You may bring your work for critique (up to 2 sheets, double spaced).

"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." Prov. 27:17 

(Starbucks is in Urban Farms Shopping Center. The Market Basket is in the front of the shopping center facing Franklin Lakes Rd. Starbucks is around the back. At the right end of the building.)

Last Meeting of the Season

June 4, 2022

10 am-noon

Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff

We meet in the Barn, 2nd building on the right.

Be prepared to share your summer writing goals. 

Aspiring writers and published authors are invited.

Members, please bring pages for critique.

Come with ideas & leave with encouragement,

Barbara

barbarahigby.com

Meeting this Saturday

Don't miss it! We have only 2 more meetings before summer.

May 7, 2022

10 am-noon

Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff

We meet in the Barn, 2nd building on the right.

Saturday's topic: 

Self-, Hybrid, or Traditional Publishing?

We'll explore our publication options in a discussion led by member Susan Panzica. Not ready to publish yet? The information will benefit you for future publication plans. 

We welcome anyone with an interest in writing, both aspiring and published authors.

Members, please bring pages for critique.

Hope to see you this Saturday,

Barbara 

barbarahigby.com

Meeting this Saurday, April 2, 2022 @ 10 am

April 2, 2022

10 am-noon

Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff

We meet in the Barn, 2nd building on the right.

Our next meeting will feature author Ann VanHine. 

Ann has been a member of this group, and in 2021, she published her memoir Pieces Falling. She says, "When I started my writing journey, I didn't even know what questions to ask. Today, I don't have all the answers, but I have sense of how to do this thing called being an author one little step at a time. May I share a few thoughts and tips with you."

Ann Clark Van Hine, aka Miss Ann, was born in Oxford, England but grew up in Oklahoma, Utah, Arizona, New Jersey and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Ann is the mom of two grown daughters, the widow of a FDNY firefighter, a retired small business owner, a docent with 9/11 Tribute Museum, published writer, Children’s Ministries volunteer and a breast cancer survivor.

Since September 11, 2001, Ann has had numerous opportunities to share the story of God’s presence and peace as she navigated “a personal loss in the midst of a national tragedy.” She has shared her story all over the USA and internationally in Ireland, Belgium, England, and Japan. 

Our next meeting is Saturday the 5th

 

March 5, 2022

10 am-noon

Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff

We meet in the Barn, 2nd building on the right.

This promises to be a colorful meeting! Our writing exercise will be to create a really short, short story with a color theme you select. How many ways can your color describe something without using its name? 

Do not scoff! Do not cower! Two of our members recently had stories accepted for publication that were birthed during one of our writing exercises. 

Come and grow with us, whether you're a published writer or simply a dabbler. 

I look forward to seeing you this Saturday,
Barbara
barbarahigby.com

Our next meeting is this Saturday

 

February 5, 2022

10 am-noon

Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff

We meet in the Barn, 2nd building on the right.

Come prepared to share your writing goals for the first half of 2022. Together we'll hone them and encourage your success. Years of shared goal-setting has proven that clarity of goals and definition of next steps is critical to progress. If you're new to the group, you may not yet have clear goals - bring your dreams.

We welcome visitors - novices, dabblers, and published writers.
Members are encouraged to bring two pages for critique.

Hope to see you this Saturday,
Barbara
barbarahigby.com

Cancelled

Due to illness, our meeting scheduled for this Saturday, January 8, is cancelled. But don't think this let's you off the hook! 

You have time to start work on your 2022 goals and can report your progress when you share your goals at next month's meeting, February 5. 

See you then, Barbara

Our next meeting is January 8

  Due to the holiday we're meeting the 2nd Saturday of the month.

January 8, 2022
10 am-noon

Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff

Be prepared to share your writing goals for the first three months of 2022. We will help you hone them and encourage your success. With years of shared goal-setting we've learned that clarity of goals and definition of next steps is critical for moving forward. If you're new to the group, you may not yet have clear goals - bring your dreams. 

We welcome visitors - novices, dabblers, and published writers.
Members are encouraged to bring two pages for critique.

Hope to see you on the 8th,
Barbara
barbarahigby.com

We're meeting this Saturday

 

December 4, 10am-noon

Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff
In the Barn (2nd building on the right)

In celebration of Christmas, be prepared for a simple writing exercise. Since snacks have traditionally been part of our December meeting, you are invited (but not required) to bring simple finger food to share.

We welcome visitors, whether novices, dabblers, or published writers.
Members are encouraged to bring two pages for critique.

I hope to see you Saturday,
Barbara
barbarahigby.com

Meeting this Saturday, 11/6

 

Meeting this Saturday, 11/6

10 AM - NOON

Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff

In the Barn (2nd building on the right)

If you love writing you are welcome, whether you're a published author or a novice writer. Come, visit and see if we're a fit for you.

At Saturday's meeting we'll focus on our Amazon Author Pages.

• If you have a book on Amazon, please check out your author page ahead of time and print it out. Go to your book and click Author Central.
• If you don't have a book out there yet, practice. What could you say on your author page? 

Come, write with us, 

Barbara

barbarahigby.com

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