Hello, and welcome to the new blog for The Consonants Group—an online writing
community! The purpose of this blog is to serve as a tool for members of
the Consonants, as well as to provide
tips, insights and advice to the writing world. It will feature a schedule of
group meetings, featured posts by group members, and also member “spotlights:”
views into the lives, successes and writing habits of the various members of
the group.
What exactly is The
Consonants Group? It
is an online chat environment meant to unite writers who may not necessarily
have many writing resources in their immediate area—or writers who just want to
get online and talk. Utilizing the Yahoo!
Messenger chat-room feature the group meets on a scheduled and/or
spontaneous basis to discuss writing thoughts and process, and whatever else is
on their minds. Its “e-method” of providing a platform for discussion
transcends geographical limitations and provides writers a fresh alternative to
meeting groups.
Who is The
Consonants Group for? Everyone!
If you are looking to expand your literal horizons and meet new writers from
the comfort of your home, Consonants may
just be for you. All are welcome to join the group—one needs only to express
interest and inquire.
What are the requirements? There are none! Attend as few or as many meetings
as you like. Contribute to the blog as frequently or infrequently as you like.
Only have time to attend one meeting per month, per six months, per year? That
is fine. Show up when you can and refrain when you can’t. Your opinion is still
valued, no matter how little or often we hear it.
How do I sign up? Quite simply: send an e-mail to consonantsgroup(at)yahoo(dot)com
and let us know that you’d like to attend a meeting or two, or many. We’ll take
it from there. (I should mention, Yahoo!
Messenger is a free service you need only download on your computer, tablet
or mobile phone to use. There is no monetary commitment whatsoever.)
So, that’s the thick of it. If you’d like to join,
please feel free to do so. Even if you don’t, please enjoy this blog and all of
the advice, tips, hints and thoughts that The
Consonant Group members have to offer.
This week’s schedule (please let me know if you
wish to meet at an alternate time:)
Thursday, May 15th 8:00PM EST – 9:00PM
EST
Friday, May 16th 8:00PM EST – 9:00PM EST
Saturday, May 17th 12:00PM EST – 1:00PM
EST
Again, feel free to attend as many or as few
sessions as you like. Happy writing!
Best,
Randi Lee
Yay! I'm excited :))
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be a lot of fun and very helpful!
DeleteSo excited! Great idea :)
ReplyDeleteWe're very happy to have you, Tonja!
DeleteIt was a lot of fun. Another one Saturday, right?
ReplyDeleteIt was a great time! And yes, Saturday is on!
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