Everyone has a book in them, maybe many. The transitional publishing industry is going the way of the VCR and buggy-whip. Let's get together and help each other write, publish and market our message to the world! If you've already published or you're just curious and haven't typed a single letter yet, this meetup will help you get support, help and information.

Hello Author... Writing a book? and not sure what to do once it's done?  The publishing industry has changed dramatically since I published my first book in 1995.  Technology continues to create trends in this industry with lightning speed.  Join our group and learn the benefits of self publishing and how to create your book products (soft cover or eBooks) using Create Space, Lightning Source, Amazon Kindle, Smashwords and more.  Marketing is always a hot topic with this group. As the former Pre …

We are the Greater New York Independent Publishers Association (“GNYIPA”), a small, select professional level group of people involve with book publishing, writing, book design, book promotion, and self publishing. Our published works comprise a wide range of subjects and genres, including: non-fiction, fiction, self-help, history, LGBT literature, art, photography, playwrights, memoirs, children’s books, and other genres. You do not need to be a published author to join GNYIPA, but you need to …

We are an eclectic group of entrepreneurs, authors, publishers, agents, and technologists with a goal of creating a community to actively drive changes in the publishing industry.

Are you trying to get published (in book, literary magazine or journal form)? So are we. Here's how this group works: We get together and take turns reading our pieces (less than 3,000 words), followed by everyone offering feedback / constructive criticism as to how to make the piece better.

What is this group for? This is a group aimed at Book publishing professionals, and those connected to the industry. We host events in Europe and are now looking to expand the network to the US - with interesting people to meet at events, and a website full of up-to-date industry news, views and interviews Who goes to BookMachine parties? Well, a combination of people really. First of all you've got publishing professionals - designers, editors, publishers, marketeers, sales professionals. Then …

This is a group for authors (established, new, and aspiring) and agents (including new agents looking for new writers and books). We will meet once per month for an exchange of ideas, insights, intelligence, and information about getting published. Those who are already published and who have an agent are encouraged to invite their agent to join with us. Authors: Please ask your agents to get involved. Agents: Please consider all of your authors for involvement. Thank you for reading.

The best writers of our generation are overlooked. Only .03% of manuscripts submitted to publishers get published, and the average self-published book sells under 20 copies. The problem in these situations is the same--it is enormously difficult for writers to get discovered and publish successfully.  Writer's Bloq is created for writers, by writers who have experienced this discovery problem first hand. Writer's Bloq is about you and your writing. On Writer's Bloq, you can share your writing wi …

Typically we meet every two weeks to work and support each other. Though we occasionally post online, this is a face-to-face meetup group. This group is for any of these and more: If you're working on a piece, we'll help you with ideas and your writing process. If you're blocked or are having trouble writing, we'll work on what's getting in the way. If you've written and want to get published, we'll find out what the next step is (including self publishing). We'll talk about - who your favorit …

Supporting writers with the essentials to become a bestseller: a great project, a strong platform and a well-polished pitch, presentation and hook for their book. Writers in all phases of the publishing process, published and unpublished, are welcome to join.

How To Write Your e-Book, Blog,Photo-Journal Site in 30 days (more or less) The goal of the club will be to promote & encourage people at all levels that are interested in writing: e-books, blog, photo journalism freelancing and being self employed or getting published.   The emphasis is on meeting up on a weekly basis where we can share ideas & network with one another. The club focus will be on a variety of styles.  All are welcome! We will have surprise guests at different times.  We will ha …

We are seeking individuals who are interested in meeting to discuss and discover esoteric subjects and to discover our true nature. Out meetings topics will center on how to awaken to your true nature, letting your soul guide you versus your ego, reincarnation, healing, Alchemy, mysticism and the laws of the universe. This series is open to all spiritual minded individuals who are looking to connect with others and share their experiences and is hosted by members of the New Jersey Region of the …

Inner Source has evolved from an Energy Healing training school to a community of people who wish to share life in its fullest expression with fellow seekers. Through varied experiences, participants are invited to fall in love with the Divine that lives within us all. Various group activities are designed for anyone interested in deepening their experience of life — who long to open to greater dimensions of spirituality and the realization that life can be a joyful journey. The programs at Inne …

If your a book lover who enjoys reading literature written by African-American and Latino authors, meeting new people while having fun, then this is the group for you. A monthly book will be chosen to read, and reviewed. Reviews will be shared with authors and publishers so our voice can be heard by authors and publishers. Members will be informed of publishing news, events, workshops and seminars. We will host guest speakers, authors and contributers to the publishing industry to discuss self-p …

CWW Brooklyn Literary Salon at Wild Ginger Pan-Asian Vegan Café 112 Smith St (between Dean St & Pacific St) Brooklyn, NY 11201 Neighborhoods: Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill http://wildgingeronline.com/ APPLY: https://cww.submittable.com/submit/19153 www.cambridgewritersworkshop.org CWW hosts and discussion leaders: Diana Norma Szokolyai, Jonah Kruvant, and special guests Meetings: Saturday 1-3 pm, 2nd and 4th Saturday of March - May 2013 Location: Wild Ginger Teahouse, 112 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 1120 …

Kick start your writing. Make new friends. Join a group that loves to write. Together we workshop our writing and use creative writing prompts. Meet other New York writers in this supportive and fun -- yet serious -- group. Be accountable. Get writing.

This is a group for writers who want to master powerful strategies to write better. The organizer, Charles Euchner, is a former teacher and administrator at Yale and Harvard and the author of a number of acclaimed works on politics, sports, civil rights, and more. The approach: Euchner has developed what he called a "brain-based system" for writing well. What's that mean?  It means that if you understand how the brain works -- how the brain gets engaged or confused, what makes it excited or bore …

Not all creative people are looking for criticism.  Some just want inspiration, friends, and the chance to be creative with others who just get it.  While originally a writers' group, this group is going to tour great coffee houses, where members will have the opportunity to do art or writing alongside each other.  We'll be each others' cheerleaders on our journey, whether that be writing your memoir, standing in front of a microphone reading a poem or singing out loud, or just having friends to …

The North Jersey Body, Mind, Spirit Meetup is the place to come to find out about the latest and most effective holistic approaches for healing Body. Mind, and Spirit. We are also a social and support group for people on a healing and spiritual journey. We host presentations by experienced holistic professionals on topics such as: EFT – Emotional Freedom Techniques (a form of Energy Psychology); energy healing techniques, such as Reiki, Healing Touch, and Pranic Healing; different forms of medi …

Know your life purpose and the meaning of your current situation clearly. Communicate with your Inner Teacher. Heal yourself and others. Open Level Class Taught in English by Yasuko Kasaki We are pleased to announce that we will start a new ongoing A Course in Miracles (ACIM) class. This 90-minute class strongly focuses on mind training designed to help you to experience the lessons and wisdom of ACIM. Each class contains some lecture from the ACIM Textbook and/or Urtext, some discussion and Q …

Born to write? Millions of ideas floating through your mind but too busy to sit by yourself and hammer out some ideas? Take a couple of hours a week and write! I would like to form a group of writers to meet at my home or local cafes, restaurants, etc. (open to ideas!) to write on topics, from directed prompts, or whatever grabs your imagination. This is not a group designed to critique works on the road to be published, but to stir your imagination, revitalize your skills, and perhaps give you …

This loving and nurturing community is committed to expanding individual and universal awareness of wholeness, abundance and creative expression as taught and demonstrated by our Brother and Teacher Jesus, the Christ. Unity of New York is a member of the Unity Worldwide Ministries, and affiliated with Unity Village, publishers of Daily Word Magazine. http://www.unityofnewyork.org

SPIRITUAL PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, COME JOIN US In our group... we read and seek to understand more fully the concepts portrayed in The Urantia Book (Urantia being another word for the Earth). The book is a collection of 196 papers that its authors say is a divine revelation to our planet. The revelators assert that they are non-physical beings, ranging from those divine in origin to those closer to the level of human beings, such as angels. How the papers came to be transmitted into writte …

THE DIAMOND APPROACH® -  The Diamond Approach is a path of spiritual realization characterized by sincere inquiry into one’s experience, fueled by the love of truth. The immediate contact with the truth of our experience allows the unfoldment of our soul to reach increasingly deeper levels of truth, each level a valid expression and display of the deepest Truth. The fruition of this path is not simply the realization of this depth, but the actualization of True Nature in all its various dimensio …

ABOUT US ICRL is an international, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational consortium of some 75 members, most of whom have been associated with the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) laboratory at Princeton University as interns or research collaborators over its thirty-year history. Our goal is to extend the work of PEAR into a broader range of inquiry; to encourage a new generation of creative investigators to expand the boundaries of scientific understanding; and to strengthen …

The Ivy League Alumni Club of New York City Welcome, New York City Ivy Leaguers! We are a face-to-face social network of alumni from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Upenn, and Yale. We host professional networking events and publish a weekly newsletter with job postings catered to alumni of these schools in the New York City area.  We also organize career enhancing professional events weekly and monthly in our city. In order to become an official member of this group, …

Discover your voice! Stuttering can make you feel isolated. You have thoughts, ideas, and feelings that just never get said. You may give up or never even attempt to start. People who stutter may avoid hanging out because they are ashamed, embarrassed, and feel guilty about taking up other people's time with their talking time. Come join other individuals who stutter and share thoughts, ideas, feelings, wins, and challenges. Come into our circle and enjoy acceptance, love, and connection. Stutte …

The National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981) is the only labor union representing freelance writers in every genre. With 16 chapters nationally, the NWU works to advance economic and working conditions of writers -- lobbying for legislation, initiating lawsuits, educating writers on their rights, networking, organizing picket lines, publicizing viable alternatives to unfair practices by both the traditional and Internet publishers, and by mobilizing members to fight for their collective self-inte …