Check out this awesome new social network for writers that my good friend Deborah Siegel and new friend Kamy Wicoff just started using the Ning software. You can create your own profile, start groups and discussion threads about anything and everything literary, and find out about upcoming workshops. Already on the books: Twitter for Writers and Blogging for Writers. Groups include Memoir Enthusiasts, Changing the World, and the dangerous sounding, Writers on Fire.
It seems like one mighty solution to "the ambition condition," as Anna Clark dubbed it in an issue of Bitch Magazine a ways back. Clark wrote:
There's no simple gender indicator for the weird fusion of insecurity and ambition, of the feigned nonchalance and quiet competitiveness that's common in writers of all sorts. But these traits are complicated by the cultural caricatures of ambitious women and the uneven historical patterns that have dictated whose talent is rewarded and whose isn't.
Ambitious women unite at She Writes, unabashedly sharing their recent publications and reviews, unashamedly asking for help when they need it, and--here's hoping--creating a truly successful, collaborative community in the process. Can't wait to see how this story develops...
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Thanks for the heads up! I'm a part of the 20-something bloggers at Ning, and it's a great way to meet bloggy friends and get some traffic.
One thing I love about feminist blogging is that even when there's infighting, it's often productive and thoughtful - I always learn from it, even though it's tough I'm sure for the subjects to go through. Blogarounds and link posts also warm my heart by sharing the love.