About once a month my friend Pat and I get together for coffee. Of course, I don't drink coffee--but she does. (I usually have hot chocolate.)
Pat and I are both authors and we talk business. So far every time we've gotten together we've managed to fill three hours with just business talk.
What kind of business talk? Selling books. Selling print books. Selling e books. Graphic design. Business cards. Writing. Not writing. Wanting to write different things. Promotion. Yada, yada, yada.
Now I'm sure many people would be bored silly listening to us go on, and especially for three hours, but when you're starved for conversation about your job, and how you accomplish all elements of it, it's fun and exciting.
Today is coffee talk day. I can't wait!
Do you have a friend you meet with for coffee (or hot chocolate)?
L, I belong to a small group of writing moms. We meet 2-3 times a month to critique each others' mss. But sometimes, the ways of motherhood prevail and we all show up empty-handed, and then we "talk shop." These meetings can be as practical, inspiring and useful as our critique sessions and just go to show how important it is for writers to build community around their writing lives.
Tamara Sellman
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Posted by: Tamara Kaye Sellman | April 27, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Yes, and both are named Linda. Either one at a time or the 3 of us together, it's a great time. Yup...I know about those looong chats. Oh and something sweet goes well with the yak :^)
Posted by: RitaB | April 27, 2011 at 01:22 PM
How motherhood prevail and all show up empty. These meetings can be as practical, useful and enriching our critique sessions and just go to show how important it is for writers to build a community around their living writing.
Posted by: party poker | May 04, 2011 at 12:34 PM