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Name-dropped
Just got name-dropped in the Coffee House Writers Group podcast with Scott McClelland.
The Coffee House Writers Group is a writers group in the Los Angeles area designed to support writers through critique groups, presentations, and social events. I go to their Wednesday Meetup in Long Beach, CA.