What we’re about
Welcome! We are a group that hosts online meetings for anyone who wants to work, write, create, edit, journal--whatever you want to do, we want to help you do it. All types of writing, work, and creativity are accepted.
Our members come from around the world, and include novelists, teachers, freelancers, artists, students, editors--as well as people who are just starting a new creative journey.
We encourage everyone to get to know each other, connect, network, offer support and resources, and create new friendships.
Most sessions have optional check-ins at the beginning and at regular intervals, and end with a checkout. These are for support, accountability, and whatever else might help keep us moving along productively. Overall session lengths can vary, but will be at least two hours long.
We aim to be an inclusive group including people from all around the world, and we hope to encourage everyone to be their happiest, most productive, and most creative selves!
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Wednesday Night 3-hour Writing Marathon! (Act III; drop-ins welcome!)Link visible for attendees
Welcome to our three-hour Wednesday writing session! If the 5-hour marathon was Act I, the plot thickened in Act II, and here's Act III for your creative endeavors to flourish! (Our full list o' back-to-back writing marathons can be found on the OCC event page.)
Everyone is welcome (even if you're not working on writing!). You can stay for the full time, take a break midway, drop in for your lunch/dinner break--whatever you need to make progress towards your goals.
The session starts with a short introduction where people share what they're working on, and there are optional check-ins in the middle. At the end, we share our progress (or procrastination problems...) in order to celebrate, commiserate, and support each other.
Schedule: (PT times)
- 6pm – intros
- 6:10pm – Writing Session #1 (1 hour & 20 min)
- 7:30 pm – check-in
- 7:40pm – Writing Session #2 (1 hour & 10 min)
- 8:50pm – check-outs
There are no critiques, read-alouds, or distractions: just time for focus. If there are other elements of this structure that don't work for you, just use the parts that are helpful.
Happy writing!
Zoom passcode: 128653
- Thursday's 4-hour Writing Marathon ("Act II," drop-ins welcome!)Link visible for attendees
Welcome to our daily, four-hour writing session! This is part of our fourteen straight hours of back-to-back sessions; the full list o' writing marathons can be found on the OCC event page.
Everyone is welcome (even if you're not working on your writing). You can stay for the full time, take a break midway, drop in for your lunch/dinner break--whatever you need to make progress towards your goals.
The session starts with short introductions where people share what they're working on, and there is an optional check-in in the middle. At the end, we share our progress (or procrastination problems...) in order to celebrate, commiserate, and support each other.
Schedule: (CT times)
3:45pm – intros
4pm – Writing Session #1
6:00 pm – optional check-in
6:10pm – Writing Session #2
7:50pm – check-outsThere are no critiques, read-alouds, or distractions: just time for focus. If there are other elements of this structure that don't work for you, just use the parts that are helpful.
Happy writing!
Note Zoom passcode: 248653
