(Formerly known as the Richardson Screenwriters Meetup Group) Meet with local professional and aspiring screenwriters to learn the craft of screenwriting, critique others' work, and have your own work reviewed. Typical meetings involve editing and Q&A sessions on 3-10 pages of a completed script or script-in-progress. Other meetings focus on various aspects of the screenwriting trade, from pitching and agents to loglines and contests. You do not have to be a published, produced, or sold writer t …

Interested in being published? Come to the Motorcycle High book event at Barnes & Noble, Creekwalk, Plano, on Feb. 9, 2013 from 3-5. Author Dave Harrold will discuss how he wrote his novel based on his real-life world motorcycle riding adventures. Viveca Smith of Viveca Smith Publishing will answer questions from the publisher's point of view. Topics include what does a publisher look for in a novel, how to approach a publisher with your manuscript if you don't have an agent, and any other quest …

Singer-Songwriters offer genuine music created from their own experiences. From open mic nights with very local talent to contracted writers through Nashville that have some songs you will recognize from the national stage. Let's get out and enjoy this local talent!  Some events will offer a chance to play in front of your peers, other events will offer a chance to hear pro or semi pro talent in an intimate setting.

This group was created to provide TSFA members, ConDFW fans, and attendees more times to meet outside of the convention, to sustain the community that has been built up during the convention over the years. What would you like to see, attend, do? Please let me know!

***WEEKLY GROUP*** is successful only if those attending participate. PLEASE RSVP EVERY WEEK. If you have a story to tell, a poem to recite, some spoken word to be heard, this is the group for you.  This weekly show is about the art of the written and spoken word.  It allows you to find your voice and let your creative freak flag fly. No experience necessary.  All welcome. Each week you will hear a new story, a poem or spoken word piece from various people like yourself who are writers, poets, a …

DANG! is in need of a Co-organizer! ***************************************************************************************************************************************** HISTORY The Dallas Artists Networking Group Meetup (a.ka. dang!) was created by a husband and wife team of artists in September 2007. Nick and Natalie Hutchings established a monthly social for artists to come together to hang out, chat, collaborate and share information about exhibitions and calls-to-artists. After Nick …

We are a group of professionals and business owners in the North Dallas, Collin County area who meet each week for the purpose of getting to know each other and helping each other grow our businesses. We believe that people do business with those whom they know and trust and that meeting on a regular weekly basis is a foundation for getting to know and trust others in the local business community. We are excited to offer this meeting to like minded business owners and professionals and invite yo …

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I decided to create this group after completing my first 12 month project and realizing that it was kind of a lonely go! My goal is to make some new friends who are doing positive, creative things with their lives. This is a group for all things creative... painting, writing, music, photography, scrap-booking, culinary art - you name it! We will support, uplift, and inspire each other! We will have a monthly Creative Jam to share our projects and also occasional inspiration trips to art festival …

Come join us for a fun field night of SciFi Movies and Games. We chat and talk in the forums at http://www.scififx.com and we get together and talk once a month about everything SciFi, and apparently we also have a few more weird members that like the Muppets!

“Board games for the upwardly mobile” - CNN/Money “On a recent evening I bought into a limited partnership, flipped a bed and breakfast for a quick profit, tripled my money on "OK4U" pharmaceutical stock. I also got downsized from my teaching job, bought a duplex and had a baby. After all that, I managed to get out of the proverbial rat race.” - Sarah Max, CNN/Money Senior Writer IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF THE RAT RACE What's your dream? Freedom of time? Unlimited resources to travel the world? …

We live in a very promising time. It is also a very challenging time. At least that’s how it looks like to us humans. It’s a time when the human spirit is triumphing and books are being rewritten. Love, sharing & the healing of our fellow man is becoming what is normal. The other side of this coin is a reality full of people who are hurting - who are hurting other people who are hurting. It is causing a great disturbance that is rooted in the spiritual and that manifests physically as war, …

This is a group for anyone interested in releasing his/her potential through painting (no prior experience necessary). It will bring the desire to take risks, and to reach for what you really want in your heart. You will discover that there is room to express what is uniquely yours and that there are options for a more harmonious way of living. I am providing a safe environment free from judgment while providing plenty of encouragment, which enables one to explore, through painting, their artist …

Network Fridays is a weekly Business/Social gathering for mature adults. Designed to offer mature professionals a way to wind down after a long week at work/ an alternative to the traditional "nightclub" setting.  We offer a time to mix and mingle with other "mature" adults in the DFW area, relax and have a great time. Network Fridays also offers an opportunity to meet upcoming entrepreneurs, artists, designers, writers, etc. a GREAT way to get to the know Who's Who" in the area.  It's an altern …

Most people are working hard and not getting the results they want in their business or personal life. With Dr. Paula’s creative process, you will easily remove the hidden blocks to your success. The right brain contains about ten million times more information than the left, yet you rarely use it! With Dr. Paula’s coaching, you will easily tap into this information. By using your whole brain, you will: •Find your unique creative talent, wisdom and knowledge •Release your inhibitions, fears and …

Dallas area Rush fans who would like to meet up to talk all things Rush and occasionally "Rush out" together. All ideas are welcome!

This Group is for any one interested in Entrepreneurship, but more targeted towards 1. Telugu Professionals who want to be self employed and want to make big on their own 2. Telugu Entrepreneurs who want to meet like minded people 3. Would be Telugu Entrepreneurs who want to learn what it takes to start their own business 4. Entrepreneurs who made it big and want to mentor other Telugu Entrepreneurs 5. Telugu Entrepreneurs who believe in the concept “All the treasure in the world is worthless, u …

Muslim Manga is here to: - Promote the understanding of Islam through Manga - Promote a more accurate perspective medium of Muslims as being good and peaceful. - Help teach young Muslims Islamic Lessons and teach Muslim youth lessons in Islamic Teachings

Speaking As a Business Strategy The main functions of Speaker Co-op are: Getting speakers in front of audiences using speakercoop.com. Connecting speakers to the resources they need. Educating business & public speakers. Educating aspiring business & public speakers. Speaker Co-op has Three Parts: 1. www.SpeakerCoop.com is THE one-stop resource for speaker coordinators to find their next great presenter and for speakers to connect and find resources. There are over 120 Speaker Profiles and Res …

There are two ways to go about publishing: conventional and self-publishing. For those who are not interested in the former, this group will give direction and support in writing, designing, publishing and promoting your books. It's a new era, and self-published books are coming into their own. Let's get together and help one another on the road to success. We will have meetings where you can meet other business professionals. Come hang out with us -- you'll learn something new and meet some gr …

This group centers around a fun writing exercise. To create Fast and Furious fiction based on a single inspirational sentence or excerpt from a newspaper, magazine or tabloid publication. I'll bring the pub, the group chooses the starter and we write for 30-45 minutes (tbd per meeting). Once we "put down our pencils" you can sit back and listen or share what you wrote. Depending on the size of the group and the venue we will read our mini masterpieces aloud or play musical laptops until everyone …

The Public Speakers Association www.publicspeakersassociation.com is an organization designed for 2 purposes... To help professionals utilize speaking to market their business, find new clients, create opportunities and increase revenue through seminars and small events and also to help those who want to do big stage speaking. We have a huge online presense internationally and local chapters to best suite your needs with our LIVE events! Come and check us out and get connected to some of the mos …