September 3, 2026: Opening the Table
Who we are, what we write, what kind of feedback helps, and how the group will protect momentum.
Bring one page, one question, or one sentence you want to make stronger.Meetings
Tonight's meeting: Thursday, Nov 5, 2026
6 p.m.
Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library, 510 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC 28501. Call 252.527.7066 ext. 134 for more information.
Oct. 1, 2026 · 6–8 p.m.
Feedback, confidentiality and character creation
The meeting plan includes feedback circles, our confidentiality promises and a character-writing exercise.
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Read the notes, see what the group practiced, and come back ready for the next gathering.
September 3 meeting recapSession Arc
A living syllabus for the group.
Each meeting should leave writers with a craft idea, a prompt, a resource, and one practical next step.
What to expect at the first meetingEastern NC story promptsOpen character boardOctober 1, 2026: Purpose Before Genre
Writers sort projects by what the writing needs to accomplish before choosing craft tools.
Bring one page, one question, or one sentence you want to make stronger.November 5, 2026: Nonfiction as Craft
Memoir, essay, journalism, grant writing, local history, and professional writing as serious creative practice.
Bring one page, one question, or one sentence you want to make stronger.December 3, 2026: Reading Like a Writer
Using public-domain examples to study openings, scenes, paragraphs, arguments, and endings.
Bring one page, one question, or one sentence you want to make stronger.January 7, 2027: Revision Ladder
Moving from intention and structure down to sentence editing and proofreading.
Bring one page, one question, or one sentence you want to make stronger.February 4, 2027: Genre Promises
How mystery, romance, horror, poetry, memoir, history, and essay make different contracts with readers.
Bring one page, one question, or one sentence you want to make stronger.