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!
(Photo credit: skye-studios on unsplash.com)
Upcoming events
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Friday Morning Session (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 do 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.
9 attendees
Friday's 4-hour Writing Marathon ("Act II," drop-ins welcome!)
·OnlineOnlineWelcome 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
8pm – 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
6 attendees
Friday Midday 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.1:45
2 attendees
Friday 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
- On Mondays the session usually stays open until Belinda's session begins--the host can provide a link, or you an find it on our event page. This is one of the few times you will need to change Zoom rooms!)
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.
5 attendees
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