Writing in circles: A writers' group handbook
After belonging to writers’ groups in the UK, in Spain and online, Gwyneth Box is well aware that no two such groups are the same; she recognises, though, that they have things in common, and that there are lessons to be learned from all of them.
This practical handbook offers suggestions for points to consider before setting up a new writers’ group in order to smooth the process and ensure that the group provides the experience members are looking for.
The book also includes a series of first-person essays – Group Encounters – which transfer first-hand experiences to the setting of a fictionalised writing group. The final section – A Critter’s Companion – offers advice on how to make the most of critiques and comments received, plus an essay on how to critique poetry – one of the banes of mixed-genre writing groups.
