Hello everyone, I had the idea the other day that it might be fun to have writing contests here in the community. I'm curious what you all think about that. I'm not quite sure how they would work yet, which is something else that I would need some help figuring out. It might be fun to have some kind of prize, but I'm not sure what it would be at the moment. The contests would need to have enough involvement and engagement to warrant prizes because if every contest only gets two submissions from the same people, the contests are going to get stale rather quickly. So what do you all think? Should we implement writing contests? And if we do, how should they be run? What guidelines do you want to see? I can definitely come up with some, but first I want to get the community's opinion on how they should work. Make sure to vote in the poll, and please share any ideas you may have in the comments.

Hello everyone, I am pleased to announce that next Saturday, July 18, 2026, I will be running another live event. This one will be a workshop that is open to all members of the community. If you have any projects you want to talk about or get feedback on, I encourage you to attend. The event will start at 1 pm EST and run for approximately one hour, though the duration can be flexible and adjusted as need be. If you want your work to be looked at and discussed during the event, please attach it to this post so that I and others can see it in advance. Everyone is welcome to provide feedback during the workshop; I don't have to be the only voice editing. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. I hope to see you there!

This isn’t from a book but in an interview I saw with John Acuff who is an author and productivity expert: “I don’t believe in writers block. I believe in idea bankruptcy.” He went on to say how he collects ideas, which I think is a cool thing to do. For myself, this quote motivates me to challenge myself to keep thinking as creatively as I can. What can I create that is unexpected or opposite of what someone might expect. When Jonah gave his first writing prompt, rather than continue with the characters he introduced, I went in a different direction. Maybe in the end it wasn’t so very creative? Maybe others would have had similar ideas, but I enjoyed the creative process. I hope that others in this group will share some of your writing in the writing prompts or projects or workshopping soon!

Hello everyone, Even though there were a few technical difficulties, I think that the test live event was a success. As a result, I now feel confident in hosting more live events here on the Skool platform. In fact, I want to tentatively schedule another one for Saturday, July 11, 2026. I'm not going to put it on the calendar quite yet because the date is subject to change, and the time definitely is. With all that being said, we get to the heart of this post: what would you want to see in a live event? Do you want it to be a chill group work session where I write or edit a project and people just come and hang out? Do you want a targeted workshop on one of your pieces? Do you just want to talk about your project? Do you want to grill me about my own? Please let me know! If I don't hear anything, I may just treat it as another writing/editing block that you're all welcome to join. Let me know what you want to see, and I hope to see you there. Keep an eye out for future updates as I figure out a definite date, time, and itinerary.

Hello everyone. My name is Kathryn, but people just call me Shelly. I’m 59 years old., and I love to write.