About us
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
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Wednesday Morning Writing Marathon (5 hours, starts 9am PT/4pm GMT)
·OnlineOnlineWelcome to the Online Creative Collective's daily, 5-hour marathon! Everyone is welcome: writers, teachers, laundry-doers, coders, gardeners--whatever you're working on, you can work on it here!
How it works:
- Show up anytime, drop-ins are always welcome!
- There are check-ins run by a host, who is present throughout to monitor the room, cheerlead, answer questions, and get their own work done.
- Everyone stays muted until check-ins. Cameras on/off by preference.
- Respect other attendees and hosts (or you WILL be removed!)
- We also offer weekly Wednesday write-ins, 12-week Artist's Way workshops, and are adding events regularly. Find those on the OCC event page.
This is not a critique group, open-mic, or discussion group (although sharing resources in chat or during check-ins is welcome). This is a time to work on whatever you need to work on. We're all here to support each other.
Schedule (PT, time zone converter here):
9am - check-in and introductions
10:50am - check-in
12:10pm - check-in
1:50pm - check-in/check-out (this is the check-in for the next marathon--everything happens in the same Zoom room all day; no need to look for new links)Happy creating, wonderful people! We're glad you're here.
Zoom passcode: 248653
Header image courtesy of our wonderful host and member, Bruce.
3 attendees
Virtual Write-in (just bring pen & paper, prompts provided!)
·OnlineOnlineWelcome to the OCC's write-in! Different from our usual co-working marathon sessions, this is a time to shake up your creativity, break through writer's block, and have fun playing with new ideas. Just bring yourself and something to write with, everything else is waiting for you.
How it Works:
The session will consist of a series of short freewriting sprints, ranging from 4-10 minutes, with new prompts provided for each. After each sprint, you may choose whether to share what you wrote using that prompt.Rules:
- Feedback is minimal, positive, and encouraging; this is not a critique group.
- Writers of all genres and all levels of experience are welcome.
- If the prompt provided doesn't inspire you: write to something else (but sharing out to the group is based on the group prompts)
- Pen & paper are encouraged (to help limit distractions and self-editing as you write), but whatever works best for you is of course absolutely fine.
- Be polite and respectful to everyone!
- Adults only, since mature content may be shared.
Structure:
- 11:15-11:20 "ish" (CST): settling in, getting coffee, welcoming/socializing, and brief intro (as needed)
- 11:20-12:25 "ish" (CST): freewriting sprints from given prompts (mics off, video optional)
- 12:25-12:30 "Ish" (CST): (dependent on number of attendees) wrap-up with some time to socialize and network.
Credit for the write-in format goes to the wonderful in-person Midtown Writer's Group; if you're in the Twin Cities, I highly recommend attending!
If prompted for a passcode, it is 256944.
3 attendees
Wednesday Writing Marathon (4-hour session, starts 2pm PT/9pm GMT)
·OnlineOnlineWelcome to the Online Creative Collective's daily, 4-hour writing marathon!
Everyone is welcome: writers, teachers, laundry-doers, coders, gardeners--whatever you're working on, you can work on it here! How it works:
- A host is always present to monitor the room, run check-ins, and cheerlead.
- Everyone stays muted until check-ins. Cameras on/off by preference.
- You can join/leave at any point--drop-ins are always welcome.
- Respect other attendees and hosts (or you WILL be removed!)
- We also offer weekly Wednesday write-ins, 12-week Artist's Way workshops, and are adding events regularly. Find those on the OCC event page.
This is not a critique group, open-mic, or discussion group (although sharing resources in chat or during check-ins is welcome). This is a time to work on whatever you need to work on. We're all here to support each other.
Schedule (PT, time zone converter here):
- 1:45pm - show up early for a check-in, which overlaps with the end of the previous session.
- 2pm - start working
- 4pm - check-in
- 6pm - check-out (or check-in if you keep working in the next session)
We're a volunteer-run, donation-funded nonprofit--these marathons are free and always will be!--if you're able to support us financially, we have a Patreon; you can also message Brennin to join as a host.
Happy creating, wonderful people! We're glad you're here.
Zoom passcode: 248653
Header image courtesy of our wonderful member and host, Bruce.
3 attendees
Wednesday Night Write (3-hour session, starts 6pm PT/1am GMT)
·OnlineOnlineWelcome to the Online Creative Collective's daily, 3-hour writing marathon!
Everyone is welcome: writers, teachers, laundry-doers, coders, gardeners--whatever you're working on, you can work on it here! How it works:
- A host is always present to monitor the room, run check-ins, and cheerlead.
- Everyone stays muted until check-ins. Cameras on/off by preference.
- You can join/leave at any point--drop-ins are always welcome.
- Respect other attendees and hosts (or you WILL be removed!)
- We also offer weekly Wednesday write-ins, 12-week Artist's Way workshops, and are adding events regularly. Find those on the OCC event page.
This is not a critique group, open-mic, or discussion group (although sharing resources in chat or during check-ins is welcome). This is a time to work on whatever you need to work on. We're all here to support each other.
Schedule (PT, time zone converter here):
- 6pm - show up early for a check-in, which overlaps with the end of the previous session.
- 7:30pm - check-in (usually chat-only)
- 8:45pm - check-out
- Depending on the host, the room may stay open later! If you want to become a host, message Brennin.
We're a volunteer-run, donation-funded nonprofit--these marathons are free and always will be!--if you're able to support us financially, please visit our Patreon.
Happy creating, wonderful people! We're glad you're here.
Zoom passcode: 248653
Header image courtesy of our wonderful member and host, Bruce.
3 attendees
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