First and foremost this is a writers' critique group. Many talented and published writers rely on some form of outside checks and balances to ensure that their writing is the best it can be. The style, content, and quality of what they write is of paramount importance. This is where a good critique group is invaluable. Critique groups provide a level of overview and feedback that helps a writer prepare their ms. (manuscript) for an editor's sharp scrutiny. In addition to being a critique group, …

Got a few chapters of your sci-fi novel ready for an audience? Maybe you'd like someone to peruse that short memoir you're working on. Even if you have a whole bloody book or two done and waiting for someone's red pen...bring it on! "Upstate Creative Writers" is a group for anybody who loves to write fiction, nonfiction, poetry - whatever! We meet to critique submissions every other Monday at the Panera Bread in Anderson (there's good space, lighting, seats and free wi-fi). Come learn from and t …

Asheville Writers is a collection of writers who are interested in starting or growing their writing career. Developing platforms, earning an income writing, advancing writing skills--if these are of interest to you, join!

Charlotte Writers is a group dedicated to helping and encouraging writers (18+) of all levels, experiences, and genres in pursuing their dreams of publication. For beginning writers we offer feedback and methods in helping to make sure that your first steps into writing are positive ones, while for the more experienced writers we offer substantive critiques to help sharpen your work on its way to submission for publication. We have writers who have professional credits to their name from both bi …

Are you a novelist or a novella writer? Are you currently writing a novel or novella? We are (or hope to become) a group of novelists and novella writers with the expressed goal of helping each other to improve their skills and their work. We will meet once a month for the purpose of reviewing each others work and helping each other become better writers. Novelists of any experience and genre are welcome.

This is a group of writers that are interested in sharing their writing with each other whether fiction or nonfiction, poetry, or memoir. A guest speaker to the monthly meeting would include writers and published authors promoting their books, or speaking on various topics of interest to the group.

Writers who are serious about making money with their talent and new writers who want to learn from seasoned authors. We meet once a month and help each other with Story Development, Project Development, Building Our Lists, Writing Book Proposals, Getting Agents, Targeting Editors, Article Critique, What Works and What Doesn't.

Our purpose is to have a lot of fun while dancing, painting, making jewelry, writing poetry, making music, and en-corporating ALL of the arts in one place. This is for those who want to learn as well as those who want to sharpen their skill-set in ALL forms of the arts. So if you are interested in making things, writing things, playing music, and dancing... this group is for you=)

Freedom 4 All The Kingsport Tea Party A Chapter of NETCOP Mission Statement It is the mission of this (Coalition) to return America to Constitutionally limited government, based on our nation’s original founding documents; to promote Constitutional Conservative principles in legislation and education and to promote fiscal and moral responsibility in government with morality as defined by Judeo Christian principles. Core Principles We the North East Tennessee Coalition of Patriots, (NETCOP), …

This is a group for people who wish to get together and celebrate the ancient art of poetry -- that is, the expression of thought through structured verse. We invite people to make use of tried-and-true traditional poetic structures --- as well as to experiment with new poetic structures.

The purpose of this MeetUp is to help connect WordPress users, Webmasters, and Developers to increase our skills, our web development businesses, and make our Web-Fu strong! (We will try to have a little fun while we are at it! If you run your own blog, develop websites for fun or profit, or love to learn and have fun doing it, please join the group, and we'll see you at the next MeetUp!

For graphic novel enthusiats, artist, and writers. Hang out, discuss favorite graphic novels & comics. i started this group with the intention of bringing together people that would like to work together to create their very own graphic novel and who knows, maybe start a self-publishing group.

The Asheville Area Wholistic and Intergrative Professionals (tm) (AAWIP) are collaborators, co-creators, co-catalysts, co-leaders that promote education, production and sales of professional wholistic and integrative products/services in the Asheville area – included but not limited to integrative health, personal growth, earth-friendly, eclectic artisans/musicians/authors. We co-provide a forum for exchange of information and ideas to expand the wholistic, integrative, green and related profess …

Welcome to Asheville to all of our Transplanted Friends! Welcome to Western North Carolina’s Meetup group for all y’all who have come from all over the world to make these mountains your home. Whether you just got off the plane or have been here for decades, this group is for you. For the last three years, even as we have been known as the Asheville Ex-New Yorkers Meetup Group, we opened up this great group to include folks from cities all over the world. As long as you are friendly, inclusive, …

The Catawba Valley Tea Party (CVTP) meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Conover YMCA Sparkman Building (Red Barn) meeting facility at 6:30pm. The patriots of the Catawba Valley Tea Party are dedicated to restoring our great nation to a constitutional republic by following the Judeo-Christian principles exercised by our founding fathers. Guided by the 9 Principles and 12 Values working in our community and offering education, discussion forums and by joining with other like-minded citizen …

After being commissioned by one of the richest men in the world, Andrew Carnegie, to write the book Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill spent the better part of twenty years studying the lives of five hundred of the richest, most successful people who ever lived, people like Thomas Edison, Charles Schwab, Wilbur Wright, and Henry Ford, to name a few.  As a result, Hill came to the conclusion that there were sixteen, key principles that lead to success. Think and Grow Rich teaches one how these su …

The purpose of this meetup is for anyone who wants to learn the art of magic or who performs magic as a hobby. We practice card tricks, coin tricks, rope, etc.  We also discuss showmanship, psychology, and philosophy.

A group for the study of making and repairing paper books. You might enjoy this group if you like arts and crafts, writing, or are just a fan of old fashioned literature in the digital age! At first, we'll talk about the construction and history of books from ancient scrolls through Gutenberg and beyond. Then, try our hand? We'll meet for an informal brunch at least once a month to discuss the possibilities and enjoy the fellowship of those who love both the reading of books and the craft behind …

A place for Bloggers to meet and share ideas.

Hello...My name is Juliet Stock ...I'm an artist ~ designer and passionate painter of vintage furniture...furniture with personality. My joy is finding and creating one of a kind vintage pieces for your home...each piece unique unto itself...just like you. I have spent my life being creative in many mediums. I Paint ,sew, write.  I was working as a "Fine Artist" but once I started making old things new again with paint and the touch of a brush...I truly found my niche. I am now a CHALK PAINT™ by …

This group is for those interested in learning the Korean language. A fun place to practice speaking, listening, reading/writing. Also sharing what you have learned. We would love it if some native Korean speakers would join and help us who are new to the language. All ages and levels of proficiency are welcome.

The FLIP FLOP Mommies & Kids The FLIP FLOP Daddies Welcome to the Flip-Flop-Mommies!!! We are a very close-knit group of moms who enjoy spending time together on a weekly basis. We live in many different areas of Charlotte, including Lake Wylie, Ballantyne, Fort Mill, Steele Creek, Berewick, Waxhaw, Tega Cay, Rock Hill, Pineville, Indian Land and more & we set up play dates in most of those areas.  Our children are between the ages of 1 week to 3 years (36 months).  We are not currently accep …