I'm a decent writer, I can write descriptions very well but dialogues is where I get the ick. I just can't seem to get the essence on how to frame it and what to write. If someone has struggled with this same issue can you tell me what worked for you? For seasonal writers can you give me tips and recommendations on how to improve dialogues?

• Genre/s: Any short fiction. The theme is history, so historical fiction, family history, alt-history, or anything else you make of it.
• Goals/expectations/commitment: One evening, no ongoing commitment. A prompt is revealed at the start, then writing time, then an optional read-aloud and feedback round. You can also bring a story you've already written.
• Writing/experience level: All levels welcome.
• Meeting place: Good Girl Books, 12444 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles (Mar Vista). Wednesday, Oct 28, 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Bring a journal, paper and pen, or a laptop.
• Max size: Set by RSVPs. RSVP ($10): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/short-story-writing-night-tickets-2001673105141?aff=oddtdtcreator

Disclosure: I'm with Literati Events, co-hosting with the bookstore.

* Genre/s: experimental/literary/poetry
* Goals/expectations/commitment: meet like-minded people
* Writing/experience level: any
* Meeting place: discord server
* Max size: 100

Please comment or DM if interested and I’ll invite you. I have been in a writing slump for a while and I think it’s because I haven’t found enough people writing similar stuff. It’s hard to describe my approach to writing, but I like to embrace its capacity for idea discovery. I’ve been writing creatively for 6 years. I have written many sonnets, and I love structured forms and creating my own forms. The most recent practice I have is taking a sheet of printer paper and filling it from corner to corner with stream of consciousness poetry. John Ashbery is my favorite poet.

I also want to find other people with ambitious goals in any art form. People trying to make a living from it, or just pushing boundaries with what they make. I’d love to meet some independent filmmakers, actors, painters, costume designers, etc. Please reach out!

Ok so I'm writing a dark romance and I want one scene to give readers that edge-of-your-seat rush. The kind where it feels risky and a little forbidden, and you're reading faster because you need to know what happens.

I'm trying to figure out what kind of dynamic between them would give that feeling best. Not the ones I've seen in every dark romance, something that feels fresh or that you don't see written much.

One limit: nothing with choking or tying up/restraints, please. Everything else is open!

Any ideas?

I am looking for a writing program with an actual good native spell check. Google docs sucks, free word is decent, but for me at least inconsistent. I currently have the grammerly plugin, and other than constantly try to replace commas with semicolons, it works ok, but using a plug in is a little annoying. Sometimes it does not read the page properly for me and i need to restart it a few times which is annoying.

So I am looking for a good writing program with a decent spell check, online is a plus but not required. I dont care about other AI features of any kind. Maybe a good build in synonym look up would be nice.

Thank you!

Ansera is a new, free writing group for original stories where the main character is Black or POC. In the Discord, we share drafts, swap feedback, and help each other get unstuck; every month, we write toward a theme together. The first one starts November 1, and every entry gets a real response.

Genre/s: Any. Fantasy, romance, horror, sci-fi, contemporary, literary. Stories, poems, comics, and audio are all welcome. The only requirement is a Black or POC main character.

Goals/expectations/commitment: Share drafts and feedback in the Discord whenever you like, and write toward one theme a month. November's theme is Transition (Nov 1–30, both deadlines 11:59 pm ET). Enter the months you want; there's no minimum. Every entry gets a real response, not just "nice work."

Writing/experience level: All levels, from first story to published. Readers are welcome too.

Meeting place: Discord (https://discord.gg/BwqZUb7SEd) and Tumblr (anseraworld.tumblr.com)

Max size: No limit

Other: Free, no entry fee. Any writer can enter: write from your own culture, write another with care, or leave culture out entirely.