October 2022 Calendar of Events
Let's Write Together!
For years I have have been telling anyone who will listen, “Stop writing alone!” Here, in the Stop Writing Alone Substack community, I’ve got a new mantra and mission, “Let’s write together!” Each month I will release the calendar of live Zoom events to let you know when that’s happening. Here’s the rundown of scheduled events for the month of October.
All the Dates All in One Place
When I run the Happy Campers Club, I always make a printable calendar for the members and, honestly, for myself. It makes it much easier to remember when various events are coming up when I have it printed out and pinned up somewhere where I can see it on the regular. I’ve decided this is a thing that is also needed for the Substack Events. So here is your calendar, if it is useful to you
Printable PDF October Calendar of Events
What it looks like
Benefits of Being a FREE Stop Writing Alone Subscriber
ZOOM EVENTS
As a subscriber and member of the Stop Writing Alone, you’ve been invited to a
Writing Prompt Party on October 13th at 1pm Eastern, here’s your link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83479572699?pwd=eTY5bE9UeDJVcjM0bmd4c1NnSFpCZz09
Meeting ID: 834 7957 2699
Passcode: 704757
Write-in on
October 18OCTOBER 25 at 5:30pm Eastern, here’s your link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82798563844?pwd=SVI3eWdOU09WWGw1TlVVRDB5NU1Sdz09
Meeting ID: 827 9856 3844
Passcode: wr!t3!n
COMMUNITY
In addition to these live events, you are always welcome to join the Stop Writing Alone Network for round the clock community connection.
OTHER POSTS & RESOURCES
Every Thursday you will get a new episode of the Stop Writing Alone podcast delivered to your inbox, and every Friday you will get a new Writing Prompt video from the NV Rivera YouTube channel so you can take the 52 Stories in 52 Weeks challenge with support!
Benefits of Being a PAID Subscriber
Investing $5/month or $50 for the year gives you access to everything above, PLUS
EXCLUSIVE ZOOM EVENTS (link will be shared in a separate PAID post)
Write-in on October 4 at 10am Eastern
Goals & Accountability Chat on October 7 at 12pm Eastern
Story Club Chat (Lesson 4) on October 19 at 3pm Eastern (What is Story Club?)
Writing Prompt Party on October 27 at 1pm Eastern
OTHER POSTS & RESOURCES
Our Monday posts are evolving! Since we are meeting live to discuss our goals now, I wanted to think of something new to offer you each Monday. I am a sucker for alliteration so I’ve come up with two Monday ideas:
Masterclass Mondays - a post where I reflect upon a gem from one of the very many teachers available on Masterclass.
Motivation Monday - this was an idea that was first shared with the Happy Campers Club last year. Each Monday I shared a motivational and/or educational quote and wrote a little inspirational blurb to go with it.
For the month of October, I will try both. If you feel drawn more to one or the other, let me know!
Wednesdays will still be our Story Club posts
on Oct 5 (MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!) you can expect the Intro to Lesson 4 and the master story of the month
on Oct 12 you can expect your Writing Exercise to complement the lesson of the month
on Oct 19 we’ll have our live chat
on Oct 26 I will write up my reflections on the month’s lesson, master story, and our chat!
Explanation of the Types of Events Coming Your Way
If you are new to writing community and, specifically the Stop Writing Alone community, you may not know how awesome this offer is, so let me give you a brief run down of what’s coming your way:
What’s a Write in?
A live Zoom Write-in is an event designed for writers seeking community paired with productivity. It’s an hour long Zoom call with light chat and timed writing sprints. Typically, in a one hour session we have three five-minute chat sessions and three fifteen-minute writing sessions. This is modeled after the Pomodoro method and it is amazing what kind of work can be accomplished in this time.
What is a Writing Prompt Party?
Easily my personal favorite writing event to host, a writing prompt party is an event where we all get to play for at least an hour, hear each other’s writing and build writing relationships that last. In a writing prompt party you come with your favorite writing tool and I bring a writing prompt. We begin the meeting with some introductions and chat and then I share the prompt. I set a timer giving all the writers a chance to write a story based on the prompt. When the timer goes off, then we read our first draft fiction stories aloud to one another. To see some recorded Writing Prompt parties from previous years in the Stop Writing Alone community, check out the Writing Prompt Parties Playlist on the NV Rivera YouTube channel.
What is Story Club?
Story Club is the newest addition to the Stop Writing Alone offerings. It’s like a super-charged book club with a goal of expanding our knowledge on the craft of storytelling. As a former teacher, I tend to “nerd-out” when I see opportunities for expanding my education in any subject. When I first found the book 27 Essential Principles of Story by Daniel Joshua Rubin, I saw the potential in diving deep to learn about storytelling. In this book Rubin shares 27 lessons in storytelling using a master story to exemplify each. Through Story Club we will dive deep on each of these lessons by reading each lesson, experiencing the master story, and having a live Zoom call to reflect each month.
And More!
This is the stuff I dreamt up all on my own. As we meet together, write together, and see how this space can further serve our needs, you can bet there will be more to come. (I didn’t even mention my addiction to making supplemental pdfs for community members when we meet together!) So are you ready to invest in your writing? Skip one fancy coffee this month and spend $5 to see how you can grow when you finally stop writing alone! Let’s Write Together!
Become paid subscriber today!
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This is such a cool place you've created for writers to hang out! Happy early Birthday. This is also my birthday month (I'm a Halloween baby). Thanks for putting this writing community together. I look forward to seeing more from you and getting involved.
Is the Zoom link for all of these events (other than the Oct 18 Write-in) the same?