If you are currently in a writer's group (or have ever been), could you share some of your experiences? What did you like or dislike? What worked and didn't work in your opinion?
Screenwriting : Writers Groups by Jacob F. Keller
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Have you checked out the Stage32 Writer's Room? It's pretty much the best as far as writer's groups go!
There is a great blog about being in a Writer's Room: https://www.stage32.com/blog/Inside-a-Prison-Cell-and-Party-Room-AKA-The...
I know people who have bee in one in my local area. It wasn’t very good. A lot of insults and criticism and big noting the people who ran it. Was eventually ended when they stole material claiming it as theirs
Been in a novel-writing critique groups for many years - great experience and very helpful in improving the work!
Been in a couple of screenwriting groups and found them to be less than helpful - not toxic like Matthew Wauchope's experience, just didn't really improve the work.
IMO
John Ellis it is a shame but true the one I mentioned was Toxic but luckily didn’t last longer than it did.
I should probably mention writerscafe.org. It’s a online writing community like a FB for writers. I accidentally broke a rule (contacted admin about a bug through their profile when I couldn’t find the “report a issue” button) and haven’t had access since but it was a great site and most people were very helpful. Obviously you have to be comfortable posting your work online though. I don’t think writerscafe itself is a problem but Obviously not everyone online can be trusted.