Can a club help you write?

Hi Reader,

I've joined many clubs over the years.

Some I quit almost immediately.

Others I stayed in for years.

Some examples?

Toastmasters to practice public speaking.

A weightlifting club in a local CrossFit gym to put on some muscle.

An athletics club to learn how to run.

And a Star Trek appreciation club because I was a spotty-faced teenager.

One club left a big impression on me.

Years ago, I joined Write Club.

Write Club was a local creative writing group.

(Not the most original name, granted).

A dozen of us met each month in a bar in Dublin every Monday night.

We drank pitchers of beer, riffed about the craft, and shared reading recommendations about Irish authors like Clare Keegan and John Banville.

At the time I was struggling to pay the bills, and I relished this social support network for aspiring Irish writers.

But the real benefit of Write Club?

Accountability.

You see, each week, we critiqued each other’s pieces.

Fiction.

Non-fiction.

Short stories.

Personal essays

You name it.

I knew I couldn’t turn up on Monday evenings with a blank page and an excuse about work being busy.

So, I forced myself to write something every week.

My somethings were terrible.

But they were also the fermentation of a lasting writing habit.

Even though I stopped writing genre fiction, that writing habit helped me write online and build my business.

Alas, Write Club has long since disbanded.

We went our separate ways to find jobs, have babies, and embrace receding hairlines (me).

The other day, I Googled a few past members.

I was pleasantly surprised to find one is a successful genre fiction author.

A few others write non-fiction for their jobs.

(Think books, journalism, and academia).

I sometimes miss the comradeship of connecting with other writers.

So, I’m launching an affordable community for writers who want to write online, connect with each other, and build a business around the craft.

I’d like to avoid a Reddit free-for-all of trolls and bots.

So, I’m keeping the community small and private… kind of like Write Club.

It costs $19.95 per month.

If enough people enroll in the Become a Writer Today community, I’ll open the doors later this month (otherwise, I’ll refund you).

You can join here.

Write on,
Bryan Collins