Shut Up & Write!® Online Events

Shut Up & Write!® hosts free in-person and online writing events for writers all over the world. Our goal is to ensure every writer, regardless of genre or skill level, has access to the community, accountability, and resources they need to be successful in their personal writing goals.

Our events use our proven formula: a few minutes of introductions, a period of focused writing, and a final check-in to share our progress.

What to Expect

Before your event, please take a few minutes to make sure your video chat setup is working. Once you log in to the meeting, our host will lead introductions, and then everyone will write for a quiet, focused period.

Afterward, we’ll have an optional time to chat and get to know each other. Members often talk about their successes and challenges as writers. Our events are a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read or critique your writing.

Lighting-fast rundown

• This is an informal version of the regular Wednesday meeting
• Three-hour meetings happen on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
• Intros start five minutes after the hour
• Do a quick, out-loud introduction of what you're writing and a word that inspires you (if late, type this in the chat)
• I'll start the three-hour timer after introductions
• Take breaks if you need to
• Optional ten-minute chat/checkout at the end
• You can turn your camera on or off during the writing hour
• Please mute your microphone once we start
• Feel free to leave whenever you want
• Self-promotion: Leave one link at the end of the meeting. Visit other people's links if they're relevant

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It's great to make progress with you,
Deon Ashleigh, Editor and Sci-fi Author

Shut Up & Write! is a global community that empowers writers to overcome procrastination, silence their inner critic, and make consistent progress on their projects. Our events provide a structured and focused environment where writers can come together, set aside distractions, and achieve their writing goals.

What to Expect
Our events use our proven formula: a few minutes of introductions, a period of focused writing, and a discussion or speaker pertaining to writing. Once you arrive, our host will lead introductions, and then everyone will write for a quiet, focused period of time. Afterward, we’ll have an optional time to chat and get to know each other. Our events are a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read or critique your writing.

Our meeting starts at 11:00 am EST, we chat for 15 minutes and then write from 11:15 to 12:15 pm on whatever individual project you are working on. Our writing session is followed by a discussion or speaker starting at 12:15 PM EST.

So, if you have a yearning to get some writing done, learn about the craft and meet other interesting and motivated writers, come join us. We'd love to have you.

It's okay if you come late. Just mute your voice and camera and proceed with your writing.

SCHEDULE:
11:00 am EST- Quick intros.
11:15 - Timer starts: write for 1 hour.
12:15 - 1:15 Speaker