This group is for independent publishers, authors, and agents on the West Coast who publish ebooks or want to learn more about ebooks and digital change. Get together with other publishing professionals to mix, mingle and discuss industry developments. Our first meetup will be held in conjunction with eBooks for Everyone Else San Francisco which will take place on Wednesday, November 2 at the Parc 55 Hotel in Union Square. For more information and the full conference program, visit PublishersLau …

A place to share tips and tools for independent publishing on screens. How to publish your work on ebooks, or on iPads, or tablets, or phones, or desktop screens. Mostly book and magazine-like content, but anything with words as well as images. Come tell us what is working for you, and what has not worked.

Wanted: San Francisco Bay Area Authors Interested in Self Publishing! Hello and welcome! I'm looking to meet with other indie authors in the San Francisco Bay Area interested in Self Publishing and Book Marketing. If you're an author who is self published or is getting ready/interested in self publishing please join us to talk shop; however, the purpose of this club is to share ideas/strategies on self publishing and marketing our books. This is not a writing/critique club and we're not focusin …

WISPER (Writers, Independent Small Press, Editors Resource)>Forming an active independent, small press, self publishing writers and resource community to provide resource services and an exchange of ideas for those who want to connect with other independent writers, editors, proofreaders, printers in order to improve their craft, self publish, and help sustain the small press community.We will be establishing a Community Facebook page and gathering resources throughout the Greater Sacramento are …

The goal of Oakland Authors is to create a virtual and physical place for East Bay writers to gather, exchange ideas, and help each other in any way needed. The publishing industry as a whole is struggling. It’s up to us to decide if it dies or reinvents itself. The modern author doesn’t have the luxury of being able to retreat to write, letting others do the work of editing, producing and distributing books, coding e-books, or marketing him or herself. We at Oakland Authors hope that by banding …

BABS was founded to foster the local community of content creators, bloggers, authors, web experts, ebook creators, publishers and online marketing professionals. Our in-person meetings go deep and wide into the culture and tools of digital connection. Members share tips & tricks, hear new concepts by local start-up owners, brainstorm blog elements, and network for mutual success. Attending our meetings, you will find new blogging buddies, support for your ideas, and answers to your technical qu …

This group will be a writer's support group. We will meet once a month (or more depending on the group size and needs) and discuss our works in progress. While this won’t be an official “workshop critique group” I hope that members can swap work and get familiar with each other’s writings for when we meet up. The idea here is for all of us to be familiar with other’s works so that when we meet up we can offer insightful comments, support, feedback, and motivation. We will also give suggestions o …

A group for: 1 Writting as startup 2 Entrepreneurs who plan to publish book

The California Writers Club is one of the oldest writers' organizations in continuous operation in the nation. Our members are writers, poets, journalists, essayists, editors, publicists, booksellers, and others involved in related fields, all joined together for the common goal of educating ourselves and the community on the craft of writing and the realities of getting our work published. California Writers Club® and its logo are registered trademarks of the California Writers Club. - South Ba …

As of September 22, 2012, this meetup group is on hold. Feel free to contact me regarding further meetings or activities. A group of writers seriously interested in creating, refining and publishing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, lyrics, screenplays, etc. Meeting biweekly for mutual support, critique and developing their writing/editing skills. Each member who RSVPs and whose membership dues are current gets an allotted time for reading and critique at each meeting. Please, when you join, do not …

This meetup group supports men growing into the kind of men they want to be by offering a mix of events that invite men into healthy fellowship, and connection. From day hikes, movie nights, cooking classes, pot lucks, chanting, drumming, men’s self care, learn to do, and writing events, to weekly circles, one day, or weekend workshops, we invite you to connect to, and reflect off each other, and ultimately to discover your own unique sense of mature masculinity. Looking to step more fully into …

This group is for anyone who cares about the evolution of books in any form, including eBook, HTML5, print, app, or daydream. If it's packaged, paginated content with words, pictures, media, connectedness, or interactivity in any combination, this is the place.

TC Camp is an Unconference focused on Technical Communications issues, skills, challenges, and the various applications used by technical communicators. The purpose of TC Camp is to provide a local bay area conference for technical communicators that is driven by the members of that community–writers, editors, designers, and the people who support them.

Monthly meetings, low cost workshops, networking, critique groups, a great opportunity to hear from industry professionals, marketing support - Come meet your new friends!

This is a group for anyone who has ever been curious about how to make a book. Whether you're a writer who wants to bind your own books, an artist who wants to create unique pieces, a photographer wanting to create an anthology of your work, a crafter who wants to learn new skills. Based out of the San Francisco Center for the book, this group will also be a resource for Bay Area materials, workshops, events, exhibition and fairs.

The Living Well Center was established in January 2012. We offer a non-judgmental, loving atmosphere to explore your own life, goals, spirituality and meet others who are taking this journey within. Sometimes it is difficult to grow without the help of others. Come bounce ideas off each other. Our Meetups are designed to explore topics related to life coaching, spirituality, meditation, accessing your wisdom from within, the law of attraction, past life regression, dreams, books, health, weight …

Parents, Imagine your teen being in a well-lit room full of aspiring writers, where everyone is talking excitedly and laughing. Some people are reading their stories out loud; others are asking for feedback on their blog posts and college essays. Everyone is working on a special piece for the Annual Teen Writers Anthology. The energy is contagious. Is your teen curious about joining a group of Teen Writers who share their passion for writing? As a parent, would you like to encourage their writin …

Have you been on a diet or cleanse?  Do you run to the latest weight loss fad, wrap yourself up, join a gym, give yourself crazy injections, start eating leaves and drinking silly concoctions, take secret pills...and 3, 6, 9 months later you gain all the weight back? Has this happened to you...more than once? Doesn’t that drive you crazy? Well your NOT alone, statistically 94-97% of diets fail when measured long term. Why?  Because they ALL treat the symptoms, NOT the cause.    For YOU to lose t …

The goal of Spiritual Arts Institute is to help people from all walks of life accelerate their spiritual understanding and development. Through the various activities of the institute, it is our aim to help reassign metaphysics to its proper place in the study of life and human development and to inspire confidence, love, self-sufficiency, charity, kindness, creativity, and inner knowing in all aspects of life. Our mission statement is: To offer clear, accurate, and understandable instruction d …

The International Alchemy Guild is a group of alchemists from around the world who come together to exchange views, news, and research in all forms of practical and spiritual alchemy. The Alchemy Guild membership site is at AlchemyGuild.org and the spiritual initiation site is EmeraldTablet.net. The present Guild was formed by a confederation of practicing alchemists who trace their lineage back to the sixteenth century. In 1968, the renewed Guild opened an office in Vienna, Austria, and in 1996 …

Looking for a creatively-safe, encouraging place to find or hone your writing voice? To learn more about the craft? In the Rocklin, Roseville, Lincoln, Loomis, Granite Bay or surrounding foothill area? Join us! Whether you're a new writer, a journal writer, or a veteran who may be feeling "blocked," join writer/published author and expressive arts facilitator Terri Kent-Enborg ... and awaken the writer within! (Many students come from my personal website.  Thus, RSVP totals here will be inaccu …

This group is for people who are seeking to establish deep spiritual friendships both with others, and with themselves. We will commit to co-creating an atmosphere that offers deep listening, unwavering compassion -- and potentially life-altering challenge to the status quo. This ongoing group will explore and practice ways to 1) Access our deepest wisdom, and 2) More completely integrate and embody that wisdom in all aspects of our lives. In this process, we’ll draw respectfully from many s …

Hi there! Did you know? 67% of Americans drink. 100% of people have at least one interesting thing they can teach someone else. I think that's why I learn the most interesting things from amazing people over pints at pubs, don't you? Well, you're on meetup to meet people! Me too! Luckily for us, University of Texas at Austin neurobiologist Hitoshi Morikawa published a study last year confirming that "alcohol may actually increase our capacity to learn". Hey, there are hundreds of drinking clubs …

This is group for those interested in learning Controlled Remote Viewing (CRV). Interested in experiencing the process of remote viewing? Want to learn the tools and techniques that are behind the process that you may have heard about / seen in the media? Come and experience this amazing process that was developed at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) and used by the US Military’s Stargate program. Remote viewing is a trainable procedure in which an individual can collect information about an …

WELCOME to EARTH WISDOM and THE MICHAEL TEACHINGS CHANNELING GROUP!Earth Wisdom and the Michael Teachings Open Channeling Group meets every other Wednesday in Penngrove for an alternating OPEN TOPIC format channeled meetup group, where any and all questions are welcome, and a TOPIC BASED format, which is chosen by the group members each month at the 1st OPEN TOPIC meetup of the month. Both newbies to The Michael Teachings and seasoned Michael students are equally welcomed and respected in this m …

All life is sacred, and everything in nature is communicating all the time—with messages for us that can lead to our own healing and healing for the Earth herself. Meet some of the plants that grow locally here in Marin County, and learn how to develop your own capacity for hearing what plants, trees, and the Earth have to say to you. During this time, you’ll find plant allies who want to support you in healing physical ailments, emotional traumas, and spiritual blocks. You’ll begin to experie …

THE BEST OF THE BAY AREA BANDS NETWORK SAN JOSE PRESENTS! "YOUR BAND'S NAME HERE" Please see the section under the "Discussions Tab" to find out how you can "Self Promote" your band on this website. My other music websites are very successful, as this can only benefit your music or your band in every way. Looking for a musician? Looking to announce a CD release party? Looking for a talented singer? Looking to join a band? Just love music and want to attend great music events? Here is where you c …

Traditionally, businesses have leveraged print coupons, newspaper ads, and direct mail to advertise their products and services. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. How effective are these advertising and marketing channels for small businesses today? We will explore modern, …