TGIF! How is everyone doing with their Q2 writing goals? Please let me know in the comments. I would love to hear from you. My Substack articles for April, May and June are chronicling my book writing progress. Here are the first 6 weeks of observations: Week 0: My Q2 Plan to Write a Book https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-0-my-q2-plan-to-write-a-book Week 1: Following the Plan When Life Does Not https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-1-following-the-plan-when-life Week 2: Turn the Project Upside Down https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-2-turn-the-project-upside-down Week 3: Writing is a Superpower https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-3-writing-is-a-superpower Week 4: Write it into Reality https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-4-write-it-into-reality Week 5: What Stevie Nicks Said in the Rain https://heatherhays.substack.com/publish/post/196115291

I renamed this space to The First Draft Friday Club. ✍️ Because that’s what this really is. Yesterday, I was speaking to a group of entrepreneurs about using books to grow their brand, and something became very clear: It’s not that people don’t have ideas. It's that they don’t have a consistent place to write. Writing gets pushed, delayed and replaced by everything else. And eventually, the book never happens. I want this Skool to be the solution and a space where we write together every week. Because books don’t come from bursts of inspiration. They come from small, consistent moments of writing. And over time, those moments become a manuscript. And that manuscript can become a movement. On Fridays, we write. Here is a Substack article I wrote about our Friday writing sessions: https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/on-fridays-we-write I would love to have you join me this Friday to write. We meet at 8am central and the link is on the Skool calendar. Share with a writing friend or join me and make a writing buddy!

Some thoughts this week when your writing isn't working: https://open.substack.com/pub/heatherhays/p/week-2-turn-the-project-upside-down?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

How is everyone doing? My Q2 goal is to write a book that I have been thinking about for the last year. I am giving weekly progress updates on my Substack and if you want to read them you can see the first two weeks here and here. Does anyone else have a goal of writing a book in Q2? I am specifically talking about a first draft of a microbook which is completely possible to do in 12 weeks. It's only April 9th, we still have until June 30th to make that goal a reality. Comment on how I can support you. As always, I host a Friday writing Zoom at 8am CST. I would love to see you live and hear a little bit more about your goals. We talk for the first 10 minutes and then get to writing. Have a great day!

6 a.m. PST https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81067632265?pwd=F8nc2SIY3rOBEVLJTs9Mb0xfYU7DYz.1 Spend a dedicated hour writing on you latest project. This might include a manuscript, Substack article or content for your upcoming week. You will be amazed what can be accomplished in an hour alongside fellow writers. Hope to see you soon! Heather