While we write in privacy\u00e2\u20ac\u201dholed up in our writing rooms all alone\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmost of us really do need other writers. We need feedback and encouragement for our work. We need validation. Is it really worth our while to sit day after day pouring our hearts into our work? No one else understands the heart of a writer and no one else can validate our passion.<\/p>\n
Other writers provide information and resources we can use. Those who have gone down the publishing path before us can issue warnings about possible roadblocks and obstacles. They can reveal secret openings to potential success. <\/p>\n
Every writer has experiences to share\u00e2\u20ac\u201dexperiences that can help guide others away from possible danger and toward some measure of success.<\/p>\n
When you spend your days alone writing, you can get discouraged. Sometimes only another writer can provide the understanding, encouragement and support you need.<\/p>\n
Join a face-to-face writers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 group in your area. To find one, check with your local librarian. Look at the calendar of events section of your newspaper. Contact a local arts council. Do a Google search using keywords, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153writers group\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and your city name. Ask other writers you know about a writers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 group. Or start a writers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 group yourself.<\/p>\n
Join online writers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 groups. Do a Google search for a specific genre or type. I recommend, for anyone who is interested in being published, whether you are or want to be a freelance writer, author, artist, screen writer, etc. that you join SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network) http:\/\/www.spawn.org<\/a> SPAWN is a networking organization and resources center. Membership is only $45\/year and it provides the potential for earning thousands of dollars through writing and book promotion. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also the possibility that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll save even more money by becoming aware of how to avoid making some seriously costly mistakes. <\/p>\n