location...location...location...is meaningless!

"You can't become a screenwriter unless you live in L.A. or New York."

"Not everyone can be a writer."

"Unless you already have someone on the inside, a new writer will never get published."

These are the lies and myths that keeps "the music" botttled up inside so many creative people. They are the words whispered into your ear by the enemy of your inner being. They are the stuff that prevents you from being the person you were meant to be.

Here's the good news: those lies can be easily squashed. But to accomplish that, you must destroy one more lie. The lie that tells you that a writer must lead a lonely, solitaire life, bound to a laptop in a dark, contemplative corner of their house.

WRONG!

We are here to tell you that you need not, and should not, be alone in your endeavor to write. There are wonderful ways to connect with like minds, and begin to motivate yourself to greatness in the written word!

For decades, the conventional way was to join a local writing group that met once or twice a month in a coffee shop. This was fine, although experience warns that some of those groups are merely showcases to boost individual egos rather than to nurture and grow each other as a group of writers.

Now, there are many other ways to connect. And the internet is involved in almost everyone of them. There are online writing groups, classes, fansites, poetry sites and a plethora (did he say plethora?) of forums to share ideas and network with others.

Here at G10, we have made it no secret about how we met. We were all members of a Fan Writing website, and came to admire each other's work. After a while, we took it to the next level, and decided to write a book together. It was the ultimate writing group! And, of the 10 members, only 2 of us lived in the same state!

At first we communicate through email. Then, we started a private chat room. Now, we use a private forum, and we meet once a week using Skype, an amazing way to talk with a large group all at once.

All we are saying is this: If you want to write, and want to connect with others while you do it, the way is already paved. Just get creative, find a place you like, whether on the net or local, and just do it.