{"id":2504,"date":"2017-04-25T06:46:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T10:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2017-04-24T20:52:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T00:52:53","slug":"something-new-in-the-research-triangle-the-writers-coffeehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/something-new-in-the-research-triangle-the-writers-coffeehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Something New in the Research Triangle: The Writers Coffeehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you a writer? Do you live in or near the Research Triangle? Then you’re welcome to come to The Writers Coffeehouse!<\/p>\n

The Writers Coffeehouse is a monthly networking event, originally started in 2002 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by NYT-bestselling author Jonathan Maberry. The Writers Coffeehouse now operates nationwide, with chapters in San Diego (which Jonathan hosts), Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco … and very soon here in the Research Triangle.<\/p>\n

The first meeting in this area will be Sunday, May 7th, at 4 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble at the Streets at Southpoint. Mark your calendar, and spread the word!<\/p>\n

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Jonathan describes The Writers Coffeehouse as “a bunch of writers sitting around talking about writing … with coffee.” There are no entry requirements, and “no previous publishing experience necessary.” As Jonathan says,<\/p>\n

The Writers Coffeehouse attracts everyone from absolute beginners to award-winners and bestsellers. We’re all writers, whether we write fiction, poetry, plays, screenplays, comics, nonfiction books, articles … well, pretty much anything. A writer is a writer and we all share some common ground.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Writers Coffeehouse will operate according to guidelines that Jonathan set out:<\/p>\n