I want to write an advertisement but do not know how to word it. I was recently talking to some very serious (about their writing) writers, all with books published and was astonished to learn that they all belong to writers' groups. Some of these groups have been together for twenty years. Infiltrating an established group like that is out of the question, joining one at the NSW Writers' Centre is also out of the question as they mostly seem too formal and are often a sort of training course. I don't want anymore study. I have studied enough for now.
What I do want is a small band of allies. A small group of people committed enough to meet regularly and offer criticism in a helpful, reliable and ongoing way. This where I have a problem. How on earth I am going to find such people. The world is littered with people who say they are writing novels but are not really writing novels. I am fussy and would rule out romance, science fiction, nonfiction, children's books, young adult and poetry, this is because I would not be able to offer helpful criticism to their work more than anything else.
My initial attempts at drafting an ad are crap. Exhibit A.
Wanted. People who write books who are not fucktards.
