Meet other local aspiring authors and writers, and let creativity bloom! Come to the St. Petersburg Association of Aspiring Authors Meetup to get your questions answered; learn writing techniques; get tips on securing a publisher; learn about self-publishing; trade literary tips; build your platform; get motivated and inspired; make friends and have fun! All aspiring authors, writers, and should-be writers, are welcome! Organizer Jess Kennedy Williams, is founder of the International Associati …

Being an Organizer for 2 other groups has made me realize there's a demand for lessons/workshops for beginners. It has been my experience that most beginners feel intimidated because they don't own a DSLR, don't have the knowledge to compete with others, and feel left out of most activities with an established group. This group is for those beginners who want to learn to become better photographers, but don't want to go to classes for whatever reason, be it money, intimidation, equipment or s …

Become a charter member of this local chapter! Meet other local aspiring authors, writers and like-minded friends. Come to the Largo/Seminole Association of Aspiring Authors Meetup to get your questions answered; learn writing techniques; get tips on securing a publisher; learn about self-publishing; trade literary tips; build your platform; get motivated and inspired; make friends and have fun! All aspiring authors, writers, and should-be writers, are welcome! All genres are welcome. F …

This group is here to share the experience of opera and classical music events by way of meeting before, during, or after. I'm new to this area but I know there's so much out there to be seen and heard. And isn't it more enjoyable to attend and critique the theatre with others who were also there? Since we typically don't converse with those seated around us during a performance, each individual will purchase their own tickets. Box office information, along with a time and place for the group to …

This is your opportunity to meet and interact with Photographers, Models, Makeup Artists (MUA), Hairstylists, Fashion Designers ect. meeting and working on location, in the studio or any place our creative minds take us!! Support is Key!! We offer support at all our meetings, by email, and even in person outside the group. have a question, just ask. We have many resources to draw from. Have a idea or project in mind.. tell us and I bet together, we can make it happen! Any level of experience is …

… Big groups many times suffer from inactivity, so how active is this group?  We are the most active photography group in the area and arguably the most active Meetup Group as well.  While other groups struggle to offer 40 to 60 meetups in a year or two, we offer 40 to 60 separate events, classes, workshops, PhotoWalks and social activities every month.  Take a look over to the left and you'll see that in a little over 3 years we've had over 1,300 great activities for all our members. So what's it …

1. SPOTLIGHTS:We work on YOUR business! This is a SUPER INTENSE look at your business/marketing from 30k feet. Imagine committed time paying attention to your business/marketing and sharing ideas with others. 2. NEWEST DISCOVERIES:Whatever I learn one month is yours the next!! 3. HOT CONCEPTS:Learn from real-life marketing as the group critiques another member?s marketing piece. 4. NOT A LECTURE, A DYNAMIC DISCUSSION: You may very well get a needed answer, new strategy or new oppor …

 From Opening to Resolution: How Structure Makes Your Novel Go Do you have an idea for a novel –or a half-finished work—but are unsure how best to proceed with it? Keep starting over, getting bogged down? Hear how a professional novelist plans and writes her own works, and those of her students. After a brief reading from a recent novel, Hart will present an overview of the parts of the novel, and how to plan yours in advance to make the story coherent, active, and vivid. She will cover the thre …