Shut your face, fill the page (online silent writing)

You can't become a writer without writing. It's as simple and as brutal as that. How many hours do you write every day? How many words you get down on a page every week? every month? every year?

In this event we aim to give each other support and motivation... by just writing! We will meet online and mainly, JUST WRITE (plus, connect a bit). The whole point is to have a communal experience of quiet writing. Everyone will be on their laptops and working on their own projects, no matter what! (I'd happy to help you finding a writing project or give you prompt, if you'd need me to.)

So sign up, log in, tune on, and fill in the page! Join online from anywhere in the world! I will share the video call link to all confirmed attendees a few days before the event.

You will experience how different and more productive it is to write quietly with a group of fellow writers doing the same! I'd encourage everyone to keep their camera on to be accountable, but no one should need to feel forced to!

After 1 hour of quite writing, we will take a quick break, and get the chance to introduce oursleves and say hi. Then, we will continue our session of online quiet working. At 4 PM we will have a short wrap up of the session, say farewell, and log off.

The aim is that we will create a community of writers that will be able to support each other (I also explain more in the group description!). We will can share useful online resources and informally ask and offer their help (for example, for feedback on pitches, or to finding beta-readers). This is the first online event of this community! Please keep an eye on future (online) events, too! Soon I'll share a link to a dedicated, spam-free online community (WhatsApp or Discord – link to follow).

Please be on time as we want to start together. Please make sure you understand that we have a monthly membership fee in place. Membership fee can be paid through the app (3 USD/month) or by becoming a paid member of my Patreon page (👉🏼 www.patreon.com/corradonai | Tier 1 = 2.49 USD/month is OK!). Please confirm payment before a few moments before joining the event and be ready to show a confirmaiton of payment to save time. Thanks! Membership gives access to all events of HOW TO BECOME A WRITER for 30 days after payment as well as to all events of Jakarta Creatives for 30 days after payment, and can be stopped on a monthly basis.

For any questions not answered in the project description, feel free to post a comment in the event page.

ABOUT THE HOST
Corrado Nai would describe himself as a science writer although he has experimented with many genres (including poetry, short stories, and one unpublished novella). He has a written features and commentaries for New Scientist, Smithsonian Magazine, Asimov Press, Small Things Considered, Science, Reactor, and many more. He’s a recovering academic with a PhD in microbiology and has written and edited dozens of papers and theses.

Corrado Nai is currently writing a science comic about the forgotten woman who used a dessert (agar-agar) to revolutionise science and medicine, Fanny Angelina Hesse (website | Instagram) for which he raised over 10,000 USD on Kickstarter. He recently launched a Patreon page.

See you at the event!
Corrado