Why I'm a 4th Street Writer

Hello fellow writers of the area:

I'm a current member of the 4th Street Writing Group. Our name is actually ironic as we don't meet on 4th Street now or ever. But we do meet. I've been a member for about 3 years, I think.

Let me tell you a little about why I like it, and why you might too. First, any group worth anything has to be made up of good people right? And not to sound like an egomaniac but we do have good people. These are the sorts of strangers that if you ran across them, they would most certainly open the door in front of you, and hold it open.

They are the type of women who are passionate about writing, about reading and the craft in general. But they also care about the individuals involved. We have grown and shrunk but have managed to stay in tact.

I'm sure we've all thought about leaving at some point. I know I have. Personal life issues crowding my writing dreams, making them seem trivial. But I have stayed and pressed on. My reasoning that, well, I'm not really writing much so I should quit just isn't sound.

If anything, I knew if I stayed in it, there would be a time when I'd remember what I love to do and while getting published is any writer's dream, that's not the reason I put hand to keyboard most days. Is it yours?

These writers are all great in their own way. Good enough to be published, so it pushes your own work and gives you the motivation to start again, even if you've struggled with the same paragraph for the last 3 days.

I joined 4th Street Writers to write stories, mostly so they'd stop crowding the inbox of my brain.

I hope you'll consider us and submit something. We'd love to see some new faces, read some new stories, and find inspiration in new people.

Come see what we're all about.

Looking for a Writing Group?

The 4th Street Writers Workshop is currently accepting submissions for new members. If you are serious about writing (fiction or nonfiction) and would like to join a workshop run in the traditional manner, please send a brief writing biography and a minimum of six pages of prose to Kim Haas at kimhaasdesign(at)sbcglobal(dot)net. This workshop meets approximately every other Sunday at 11:30 a.m. alternating between Royal Oak and Novi. Occasionally, outside sources such as stories, essays and even novels may be discussed as a group in order to address specific writing concerns that develop.