Shut Up & Write!® Online Events

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

1. During the initial 20 min.: grab your cup of coffee, and take this opportunity to state your intention for the hour, or practice refining your log line into 1-2 sentences in a mutually supportive space.

2. Writing in silence for a good solid hour in a group is a powerful way to intensify focus and jump-start momentum, so that after the call, you are on a roll.

3. After the hour, we talk process: if you spend a moment clarifying what works and hearing how other writers organize, think about and implement, it's validating. You could learn something. You might even learn what improves learning for you personally as we are all different. They say the best students know their own best learning practices.

>>>As a group of peers, we can provide educated feedback - without the hefty price tag of an MFA Program. It's also a great way to find writing community, once the degree has been completed! As human beings, writing is a lifelong process of learning, becoming more confident, skillful and articulate. If you just keep writing, it happens organically. We help each other keep the momentum going.

Think You "Can't Write?" - Stop Unconsciously Making Rules for Yourself >>>That Limit What's Possible. Speaking to normies about writing is never satisfying. Why? Because they don't understand what you're trying to do. Talking to writers about writing, on the other hand, is immensely helpful, because you get informed feedback about what works for other writers. No agenda, just consensus.

Write from anywhere. Join a little late. Leave a little early. Just make sure not to disturb during writing time.

• This is a safe, welcoming, and respectful space with a focus on peer support. Any Genre, or Morning Pages!

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U.S. Pacific Time:
8:30 - Join the meeting. Turn on your video.
8:40 - 9:00: Introductions: Name, Location, Today's Goal.
9:00 - 10:00: Silent, independent writing session. Microphones muted. Videos on or off. If you need a bio break, take it.
10:00 - 10:25: Check-ins. How’d it go?