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I've been reading Peak by K Anders Ericsson - it is mainly about talent not being all it's cracked up to be and people who are not 'naturally gifted' can make a success of their chosen art, sport etc by the application of deliberate practice.
Those of you who are familiar with Deliberate Practice - a question. How would you apply deliberate practice to writing? What sort of exercises would you recommend? (Sorry 2 questions there, I lied!)
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You practise and get better by writing, getting feedback from other writers. Try different types of writing, and keep reading.
However, being great isn't always a requirement to becoming successful - nor a guarantee that it will ever happen.
Our group has survived for 30 years and I was a founder member. We've moved venues several times over the years and had varying numbers of attendees. At the moment we are fairly small and our library allows us to meet there for free. The most important thing is to keep your meetings structured and allow everyone some "floor time". You need to be strong and ask those who talk too much and at the wrong time to shut up. Hope you manage to get a writers' group underway. Good luck.
I love your website, Betsie, and tell all my creative writing groups about it, and direct them to it.
*sighs and realises she will never be anything but a mediocre golfer*