http://firemark.com/2010/02/23/aa_writergroups/ Theatre, Film, TV & New Media Thu, 17 May 2012 23:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://firemark.com/2010/02/23/aa_writergroups/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Alfred Brown Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:02:18 +0000 http://firemark.com/?p=1109#comment-707 I am not a member of a "writing group" and doubt I ever will be. Not my thing, simply stated. But, I'd have thought such groups would have some sort of membership agreement initially in place, including a general set of rules also including a "legal" non-disclosure agreement. Without any such rules the thought of "free and open" discussions of creative material in an informal group setting could concievably invite the problems you are in fear of. But, with such set of rules, pros admitted to your group would know beforehand, be bound by them, and wouldn't pose such a problem you are in fear of. Then their membership and the experience they posess could prove valuable to the group. I am not a member of a “writing group” and doubt I ever will be. Not my thing, simply stated.
But, I’d have thought such groups would have some sort of membership agreement initially in place, including a general set of rules also including a “legal” non-disclosure agreement. Without any such rules the thought of “free and open” discussions of creative material in an informal group setting could concievably invite the problems you are in fear of.
But, with such set of rules, pros admitted to your group would know beforehand, be bound by them, and wouldn’t pose such a problem you are in fear of. Then their membership and the experience they posess could prove valuable to the group.

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