Mission: Ideally, we’d like 6-8 regular attendees to monthly contribute 8-15 pages of commercial fiction*. Format: workshopping. Intention: Everybody ‘gets time’. Motto: Always honest, but never mean. Let’s break this down. 6-8 regular attendees: from a maximum pool of 10-12. Regular implies some level of commitment and allows for remembering each other’s plot lines, characters, revisions, etc. We’re trying to create a writing lab, a safe haven from the writing jungle: a ‘place’ to nurture ex …

The Tarot for Writers group meets online. You can be part of the fun, no matter where you live! . . . . . . . . . . Most people think of tarot cards as a fortune-telling device, but they're also a great tool for writing and creative thinking. Writers from John Steinbeck to Stephen King have used tarot cards for inspiration, and Italian novelist Italo Calvino went so far as to call the tarot "a machine for writing stories." The Tarot for Writers Group will help you tap into the creative power of …

No degree of separation. No fame. Just writers writing. Authentic. Whimsical. Vulnerable. "It's all true, none of it's true, don't ask." We often spend too much time thinking about writing instread of writing. Our group meets to spend time writing. After we get our coffee, we pick a prompt (phrases, pictures) and a time period of a few minutes (5-10 minutes is normal). For that time period, we write on that prompt, using paper and pen. We then pass the mike around for anyone who wants to read. …

Our vision is that this will be a group of serious YA writers (of all ages) who share a common goal of getting published. We're writers with completed or nearly completed YA novels who are perfecting our craft in order to pursue publication. We meet once a month to critique each other's (preread) work, and share writing news and tips. Meets in NE Minneapolis. Please note: This is a small (6-8 writers) critique group for YA writers. If you do not write YA novels, please do not ask to …

… Occult and mind/body/spirit writing is heavily represented in this writing group. You need not BE a writer on this subject, you must simply be able to treat it with the same objective, non-emotional professionalism you would any other topic. This does not mean "we ban Christians and atheists." We simply do not welcome people that behave like twits. Also, you may well think a topic is silly. Focus on the writing. Opinions about topic validity in and of itself are irrelevant here. 2. You MUST …

This is a group for people who have a passion for writing and would like to share that passion with others. Whether you write prose, poetry, science fiction, humor or fantasy, come join us!

… "Defining feminist leadership"), 5) A writing session (i.e. "Why I call Her "The Goddess"), 6) A photography walk along the Mississippi sharing light angles, 7) Reread "Sister Outsider" with discussion, 8) picnicking in a Twin City parks over a discussion (i.e. "Harvard Business Review of Women in Business"), 9) A walk with a park naturalist discussing birds, etc.  More ideas? This isn't just a mature lesbian group but one for deep conversation, snappy comebacks and laughter.  It's a time to hon …

Interested in movies? This group will cover everything involved in making movies from the idea to writing, producing, directing, editing, and finally showing the film. Anything and everything involved in making movies is fair game. We might even watch a movie from time to time.

The mission of Gold Lion Arts is to offer regular and affordable opportunities for creative growth, holistic learning and enspirited community to neighbors in Powderhorn Park, Corcoran, South Minneapolis and surrounding areas. Gold Lion Arts offers poetry & meditation workshops, women's creative growth and intuition circles, and one on one creative growth sessions. Gold Lion is for you if you are seeking to become more empowered and joyful in your physical body, discover depth and authenticity i …

MSP Visionaries runs meet-ups which expand the mind, support your business and life goals and increase your ability to create the life and lifestyle you want. Join us as we take a journey into your limiting beliefs and obliterate them, gain support in nurturing your dreams, complete that business plan or finish the book you always say you'll write "someday." Make someday - now!

A group for people who wish to discuss the creation or modification of RPGs and the groups that game with homebrews or are looking for one. Constructive chat to aid the process of a new game or fine tuning a current one to maintain balance but explore a new construct of the games boundaries. Or just chat about current systems what each lacks and what it accells at. My vision for this group is to find a group of gamers, artists, writters and anyone who can contribute to creatively creating a game …

Hello! This group is for more or less seasoned screenwriters. We will come together in order to encourage each other with new and on-going projects. Members will also have an opportunity to help each other with the actual production and presentation of their works - either in staged-readings or actual shoots. I started the Paris Screenwriters Meetup, which is still on-going and is being led by our co-organizer. I have relocated (at least temporarily) to Minneapolis and would love to get togeth …

This group is for people interested in all types of psychoanalytic theory, including classical, contemporary, and the intersections between psychoanalysis and other theories. This could range from Freud’s writings to object-relations theory to feminist revisions of psychoanalytic theory and much more. For a brief introduction to what psychoanalysis is (and how it differs from other types of therapy and psychology), please visit the American Psychoanalytic Association's website: http://apsa.org/A …

    Minnesota Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism, Horror -- If you're exploring the worlds beyond mainstream literature, MinnSpec welcomes you.        Come to network, hear readings from works in progress, swap story critiques, and talk shop.  Our members range from those just starting out to established authors with multiple book contracts.   Want to know more? Check our About Page, or read one of our group's anthologies!

You know who you are. You see the dry cleaner sorting though a stack of paper slips and you think "I could write an app for that". You want to measure the steps in a process and improve it with an open source platform. We come up with ideas. We come up with ways to realize those ideas. We build web apps. We want to highlight trusted tools of the trade, cool projects that you are contributing to, and review cutting edge technology.  When we have a solid group it would be great to pool together ou …