Burley Point Writers' Group Main Page
The first step is to determine which group is right for you. A professional writer may choose to join the group for recreational writers, however to join the professional group one must have had their work published in a recognized publication.
Next, e-mail your interest in joining a group. If space is available you may start right away. If not, you will be able to join the next group in formation. Be prepared to send copies of your work.
If you're familiar with the creeks around the Annapolis/Chesapeake Bay area, Burley is between Mill Creek and Whitehall Bay. It is close to the Bay Bridge and just a 10 minute drive to downtown Annapolis.
Plug in your point of origination into Mapquest with 1888 Burley Road, Annapolis as your destination.
Or, take Route 50 (toward the Bay Bridge) to the St. Margarets Road exit. Follow St. Margarets to Pleasant Plains Road. Turn left on Pleasant Plains, then right on Cherry. Right on Burley to 1888.
The Burley Point Writers' Group for the professional is a once a month, day-long experience featuring expert speakers on topics related to the business aspects of writing as well as the craft itself.
The Burley Point Writers' Group for the recreational writer is a half day experience with fewer speakers and less emphasis on the goal of publication. That said, many participants in the recreational group may choose to pursue publication but it is not a requirement for joining the group.
Fees for the professional group: $500 enrollment fee: $229 a month paid quarterly.
Fees for the recreational group: $100 enrollment fee: $129 a month paid quarterly.
Good question. She's been trying to figure that out for close to 53 years now. Gammack was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a radio talk show host on WHO radio in the 1980s and became a columnist for The Des Moines Register in 1988 which evolved into a daily feature anchoring the front page of the Today section.. She was an early adopter of the Internet and got so excited about the new communication media that she became a part of the E-Rush and jumped from the safety and security of an established entity to create central Iowa's first news and information Internet site. Being deeply rooted in the content-side of the business, she learned fast that writers are dependent upon advertisers who pay the way for wordsmiths to play. This was the first of many lessons in the business of writing.
Gammack decided that many of her favorite people are writers, so she created unique writers' conferences that combined experiential growth exercises with small group discussions and expert speakers, all of which were held in places she wanted to visit. The Blue Ridge Mountains and the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington state were wonderful venues for these gatherings.
Throughout Gammacks' careers she has consistently been interested in personal growth and has completed a number of trainings, including a masters-level course, "The Art of Coaching."
Currently, Gammack leads a group of CEO entrepreneurs in the Annapolis region through TEC International. She is a mother of one, an artist, and a writer who along with her mate in life, live in what they consider to be the coolest place on the planet. Burley Point.
Why not? If you've gotten this far into the web site there is clearly something drawing you to learn, be inspired, reinvent yourself, or try a new approach to what you love to do. Actions often take place in conversation and who better to spend a chunk of one day a month than incredibly interesting and interested people who make up the Burley Point Writers' Group?
It's a bit like the difference between staring at the stationery bicycle in the room versus going to an exercise class at the gym. There's just something bonding about getting sweaty with others that spurs us on to go another mile, and pushes us farther than we might go by ourselves.
Why should you join? You will become a better writer. Period.
E-mail BurleyPoint@aol.com
1. Your name, address, phone and reason for being interested in becoming a member. Please specify which group you are interested in joining. If you are a candidate for the professional group please list dates and the publications where your work has appeared. It would be helpful although not required to attach an example.
2. Gammack will contact you, set up a meeting, and process your enrollment after your questions have been answered and it is determined which group is a fit.
Applications are being considered for groups starting in the fall of 2003. The day of the week and start date are to be determined.