Tall Tales: The Edinburgh Writers Workshop

"Hi my name is Dan McNair.I'm 22 and originally from Leith and have just recently moved back up from London last week.Currently writing a book called Strangers In The night and other short stories and poems.Looking forward to the meet."

"Hi there folks! My name is Ian, I'm 22 years old and I am from Dumfries originally. I have stayed in Edinburgh for the last 4 years and I love it here. I want to be a tattoo artist (and obviously a writer)."

"Hello, it's me, Alison. I teach creative writing to adults and find that it takes up all of my creatvity so have not much left for own writing! Need to do something about this........"

"Hello! I'm missing not having anyone to discuss my writing with--poetry and fiction. As well as the useful input from perspicacious [?spelling?] others I hope it will be a lot of fun. I've been writing since the Millennium [?spelling again?]."

"thought i'd try and sneak in surreptitiously, in the hope no-one would notice the cowering shy figure of the glasgow writers group organiser in the corner pinching ideas on how to run a successful writers group :)"

"Hi all, Just a wee reminder to basically confirm the info on the tommorrow's meetup structure etc. The workshop part of the group starts around 7pm and will be held, as before, in the basement bar..."

"Hi all, Just a wee reminder to basically confirm the info on the tommorrow's meetup structure etc. The workshop part of the group starts around 7pm and will be held, as before, in the basement bar..."

"Hello Folks. I am a newbie to this meetup and to writing. I have just started to consider writing seriously and think I would enjoy spending time with like-minded people!"

"Hello. My name is Scott. I've written, in fits and bursts, all my life but have thus far studiously avoided taking myself or my work with the commitment they deserve. I look forward to meeting other writers for fraternity and useful criticisms. "

"Here it is for easy reference: http://talltalesm... Colin"

"Hi all, Gillian here with a few, somewhat, belated amendments to the group structure for the forthcoming meet, you'll probably notice that certain aspects of the workshop stage remain pretty much the..."

"Hello all, And apologies, this update has been a bit delayed due to exam revision, so excuse it's...erm...brevity ? To all those who missed last weeks meetup - no worries - its not like we'll be sending..."

"I'm Jam Gray, involved in the arts, an artist,illustrator,t extile & costume designer.I also love writing-poetry mainly, right now i'm working on ideas for a screenplay & short stories.Looking to hook up with some like minds as i'm new to the area..."

"I've been living in New Zealand for the last eight years and I write short stories. I'm not sure where home is so I tend to write about that quite a lot. "

"Hello all, And firstly thanks to everyone for their suggestions both on site and through email we've had a sort through and come up with the following outline re the structure of the next group meet,..."

"Heya :) I am a would-be writer who still has that "I'm just not good enough" feeling, but I hope to change that! I have some stories in mind, putting them on paper is really the challenge :)"

"I am a book nut and have written some non-fiction but want to have a try at another genre. I wrote one short story recently and want to do more. I worked for a while as an editor."

"not written much down but have built up a large backlog of ideas - need help/inspiration/bac k side kickage."

"I'm Cara, a student of journlism in Edinburgh. I work with jock rock, reviewing bands for free gigs passes and spend the majority of my time observing the world and trying to write something life changing."

"hi i'm charlie and i have been writing short stories for a wee while now. i'm interested in other writers work and experiences and look forward to meeting up for a chin wag."