Welcome, Seattle bRAWlers!
- Location
- Seattle, WA 47.6-122.33 98104US
- Meetups
- 5 so far
- Members
- 43 bRAWlers
- Founded
- January 5, 2008
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This is a book club for writers or people who want to read like writers. We'll discuss technique, tone, and tricks of the trade found in fiction novels, as well as the all important question of whether or not what we're reading is a good story.
Examining someone else's writing often naturally improves one's own writing and learning to read as a writer is, I think, a necessity to being a great storyteller.
One fiction novel a month.
Our next MeetupThe Writer's Reading Club August Meetup
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_Winter's Tale_, by Mark Helprin
New York City is subsumed in arctic winds, dark nights, and white lights, its life unfolds, for it is an extraordinary hive of the imagination, the greatest house ever built, and nothing exists that can check its vitality. One night in winter, Peter Lake--orphan and master-mechanic, attempts to rob a fortress-like mansion on the Upper West Side. Read more
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What's new?
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May 24
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New member
“Recently 'finished' my first manuscript a memoir/social history, currently, editing/submitting, now venturing back into the world after 2 yrs isolation to write the dang thing, hoping to meet committed writers so that I won't need to be committed ;)”
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May 23
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New member“I am currently unable to write much, for medical reasons, so I thought that reading like a writer would be a helpful exercise. My niece, who work a NY literary agent, mentioned how working there has changed the way she reads.”
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May 16
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New member
“I am a wanna be writer who has published jointly but not solo yet. Have been a reader all my life and I teach kids to read.”
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May 15
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New member
“Hi there, I'm a poet and fiction writer daylighting as an oceanography grad student at UW. I would love to meet some more literary folks in Seattle and talk about good books.”
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May 12
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New member
“I am a recovering attorney. It took me 21 years of greed to discover that conflict is/was not my thing. For 10 years, the Argentine Tango has been my release; now,however, after years of legal encrustation, my writing voice is calling again.”
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May 6
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New member
“It's been almost a year since I graduated from my Creative Writing program, and I find myself missing the structure and inspiration that a really good group discussion brings.” -
New member“I'm an aspiring creative writer. I graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in English and Finance last year and would like to improve my writing. I would also like be a part of a group where reading and creative writing is emphasiz”
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Apr 30
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New member“I will soon be finishing a graduate degree in comparative literature a hoping to redirect some of my energy away from academic writing and towards something more creative. I have developed some strong skills in close reading, which I would like to us”
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Apr 25
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New member
“I would like to start writing again. I remember the courses I took in school were about 50% reading and 50% writing. You have to learn from the masters.”
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Apr 23
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New member
“Hi, I am a student at the University of Washington working towards a journalism degree. I am an avid writer and am interested in meeting others with similar interests. Interested also in toning my skills, etc. Eric”
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Apr 9
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New member
“I'd like to join this meetup because I do a lot of writing and editing in my job and think this would be a way to learn to approach it different and new ways.”
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