Hi
As you may know, this year I have expanded the Compendia Community offerings to include a series of regular online ‘writing group’ sessions. Writers of all kinds, and of all abilities, hang out together for an hour. We have a quick chat then get down to work. Cameras on (though like everything else we do during the hour it’s not compulsory), microphones off.
I work too, but the session is not about me. An hour to focus, or to brainstorm, or even to read if that’s what you want and need. A creative hour to use as you see fit, basically.
Last night we had our second meeting of March. A little later than usual (8.30pm) to try to accommodate those overseas or for whom Sunday teatime isn’t ideal.
It was nice to see some new faces! Once we’d started writing it was surprisingly easy to relax into it, and although I was mostly reading and editing, I got loads done.
Our next group will be a taster session, open to all free and paid subscribers. (No need to sign up, I’ll send the link on the day)
Sunday April 7th — 6pm to 7pm
The next few regular dates are:
Sunday 14th April — 6pm to 7pm
Sunday 19th May — 8pm to 9pm
Sunday 9th June — 6pm to 7pm
Finally I’ve also decided to add a few others, just so that people can attend who might find Sunday evenings difficult. The first of these will be
Wednesday 10th April — 7.30pm to 8.30pm
I’ll see how that one goes, before adding any more.
(All times are UK time)
To join in the regular sessions, you don’t need to sign up but you do need to be a paid subscriber to Compendia.
If you choose to subscribe, in addition to access to the writing group, you’ll get all my posts, past and future, which include essays, humour, fiction, behind-the-scenes publishing gossip, and much more. All for as little as 65p (around US$0.83) per week.
Please note - though there will be no more special offers for the foreseeable future (the price is as low as I can go while still making Compendia worth my time) I will be offering the next five people to upgrade to a paid subscription 15% off.
And if you already subscribe, thank you. Your contributions are literally what allows me to continue to write and publish here. There are lots of exciting things on the horizon, I promise!
Join us!
Fabulous! I'll be at the Wednesday one 😊
I'd like to try Wednesdays! I am trying to get back into my flow. Presently caregiving 24/7 for my husband. I have a long form #wip speculative fiction draft that has been collecting dust since his health took a downturn last year. I'm a Venezuelan/American/Spanish living in Florida. I'm on EST it would be early afternoon for me which could work. Hopefully. We wouldn't need to workshop our writings? Please advise ... thank you!