About the Group
- This is a silent writing time.
- Purpose: helping each other show up and write. (This is not a critique group.)
- Generally, there are 3 to 5 people present per session.
- We meet on Wednesday mornings for (one or more) sessions that last 30 minutes. The current options:
- 7:15-7:45AM Eastern Time (ET);
- 9:30-10AM Eastern Time (ET);
- 10:15-10:45AM Eastern Time (ET);
- 10:45-11:15AM Eastern Time (ET).
- Subtract 3 hours to hop on with us at your time for West Coast/Pacific Time. Subtract 2 hours for those on Mountain Time, and subtract 1 hour for those of you on Central Time. (For ex., 9:30 a.m. ET is 6:30 a.m. Pacific Time and 8:30 a.m. Central Time.)
- Each session is a small group of writers working on their own projects, but enjoying the company of other writers. People pick the time slot (or slots) that work best for them. Keep in mind that people can "show up" with their video off. We understand. It's early. :)
- Participation is come to whatever you can, whenever you can. (However, there is one exception. See below.)
- Occasionally, someone will join who doesn't ever show up. This doesn't happen too often, thankfully. Sometimes people drop out of activity with P & W altogether or they decide it's too early for them and they just forget to remove themselves from membership in the group. I try to check in with any member I haven't seen or heard from for 8 weeks or more. If I still don't hear from them after messaging them, I assume they lost interest in the group and forgot to remove their membership.
- Video optional, but generally no distracting activity going on. (Turn off video if you need to/want to, especially if distractions enter field of view to others.)
- Microphones muted except for a brief minute or two at the beginning and end of the session. (We are a friendly bunch! We like to greet each other and wish each other a good rest of the week.)
- People work on their own projects (NF, F, poetry, etc.), and if they want to build a longer working time than 30 minutes, they hop on two or more sessions. There's no sign-up once you're a member. Just show up when it works for you. We do exit and then re-enter each new session. We also find that even 30 minutes of dedicated time is surprisingly fruitful!
- Goal-sharing (in the chat section) is optional. Writing down brief thoughts on a goal for the week or the session can be helpful.
- Questions can be directed to me through P&W messages during the week or in the chat during a session. (SJ Cote)
- Suggestions for how you might choose to spend the time: make bullet lists related to your topic; have a freewriting period on that new idea swimming around in your head; work on revising a chunk of a draft.
Genres of Interest:
Not Genre-Specific
Group meets for:
- Encouragement
- Accountability
Preferred Publishing/Workshop Experience:
- Seek a regular writing practice
- Have a regular writing practice
