Agile Storytellers of Baltimore
Agile Storytellers of Baltimore is an active community of warmhearted, offbeat, creative, and focused writers. We value continual learning, growth, innovation, and finishing the freaking story.
Founded in August 2021, Agile Storytellers is primarily composed of novelists and screenwriters. Any storyteller who is looking for a community and thinks they would benefit from our structure is welcome to join.
Weekly Writing Blitzes
Writing Blitz: A two-hour writing intensive comprised of a series of 20-minute writing sprints and 10-minute breaks.
We begin with short summaries of what each person is working on that day, followed by a 20-minute writing sprint, then a 10-minute movement / conversation break. The sprints and breaks are repeated (usually four times) until we hit the 2-hour mark.
Blitzes are most beneficial to writers who have a specific project they’re already working on and who need a focused space to simply sit down and do the work. It’s also a great way to meet and connect with other writers.
Saturday Writing Blitz (Baltimore – Remington)
Saturdays from 1-3pm
R House (301 W. 29th Street, Baltimore, MD)
Monday Writing Blitz (Baltimore – Remington)
Mondays from 5:30-7:30pm
R House (301 W. 29th Street, Baltimore, MD)
Drop-ins are welcome, but signing up is encouraged so that you’ll be notified of the occasional cancellation.
When you get to the venue, look for a table with two hourglasses filled with colored sand. That’s us.
Monthly Speed Writing & Live Storytelling events (“First Fridays”)
First Friday of each month (rotating locations around Baltimore)
By invitation only at this time due to space constraints.
On the first Friday of each month, we host a speed writing and live storytelling event at a home in the greater Baltimore area. During 20-minute sprints, everyone writes a “Tiny Story” (approximately 100-200 words) based on prompts shared in advance. Then we read our stories aloud to the group. No crits, just speed writing and live storytelling with a friendly crowd.
This is a low pressure way to silence your inner critic, build your storytelling muscle, and learn to knock out the first draft of a story. The real-time feedback of a live audience will show you what’s hitting, what’s sticking, and what’s failing to provoke a response. You’ll learn all this in a supportive environment with other writers who are honing their craft right alongside you.
Our monthly speed writing events are free but space is limited. To join the waitlist, email tiffany [at] tiffanyaurora [dot] com.