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| See Jane Write is 3! Let’s have a cupcake (or three). |
Three years ago today 13 women and I gathered around a table at a local Mexican restaurant to talk about writing. Over tacos and nachos we discussed our writing goals and our questions about social media. And we discussed what we wanted from a women’s writing group.
See Jane Write was born.
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| Scenes from the first See Jane Write event |
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| Chanda Temple (far right) attended our very first event and is still an active member today. |
Today See Jane Write has 50 official members and a mailing list of nearly 400 women.
Since March 24, 2011 See Jane Write has hosted panel discussions and workshops on topics such as blogging, social media, freelancing, publishing and more. We’ve hosted social events to help local female writers network with one another. And last year we launched an online magazine.
The attention that See Jane Write has garnered these three years still amazes me. At Birmingham networking events people often call me See Jane Write, so much so that my husband says I should just write “C. Jane Wright” on my name tags.
Many people think See Jane Write is my full-time job, which I think is hilarious considering I don’t make any money from See Jane Write. I just spend money on See Jane Write.
Because of this I often say See Jane Write is my child, which seems even more accurate now that I claim it on my taxes. But even though See Jane Write is now officially a business it is still a labor of love.
And as I celebrate my baby’s birthday, I just want to thank all of you for what you’ve done to help See Jane Write become what it is today and I look forward to it growing into so much more.
Now that See Jane Write is 3, how would you like to see the group grow? What programs and services would you like the group to offer?