RETURNING: A 10 day writing challenge

RETURNING is a 10 day writing challenge I’m hosting this April.

Is there a writing project you want to return to? A draft or book proposal to complete? Simply want to get back into the flow? Whatever it is, RETURNING is about getting that thing over the line. Sometimes we need the energy and commitment of a sprint!

I’m hosting this challenge because I’m also returning to a project. I know from personal experience how effective writing challenges are for making progress. The sentences accumulate into pages. This momentum drives you on. In 2020 I wrote 18,000 words in a fortnight this way.

Commit yourself to getting that thing written! Imagine the renewed vigour we’ll feel by the end of April.

In RETURNING, you’ll get:

-Structure & momentum to WRITE over 10 days
-10 daily emails with invigorating starters & advice
-10 daily WhatsApp voice notes from me to cheer you on!
-Dedicated Slack community for support & sharing progress
-Tailor-made Spotify writing playlist
-The knowledge that you’re not alone – we’re all writing together.
-Renewed connection to your words & voice

All you need to do is:

-Return to your writing every day, for 10 days
-Share your goals & aims
-Ignore the internal monologue telling you it’s all terrible.

Examples of daily emails you’ll get in your inbox:

-Delicious restriction – how structure can be freeing
-Stealing – in praise of pilfering
-Archeology – how to unearth your narrative bones
-Working with nature’s patterns at a sentence level
-Writing as composting
The conditions of writing – who supports us?
& more

You might, like me, currently have these mixed feelings:

-Guilt, for having left your project fallow
-Annoyance with yourself – you've been meaning to open your document for months
-Distractions of everyday life getting in the way / bleeding structure.
-Fear of continuing – is what I want to say even relevant any more? Is it even good?
-Overwhelm - where to begin?
-Desire to return to how it felt before – immersed & familiar with what is to be done

The good news is that we can always return. All we need to do is write.

What RETURNING will do for you:

-A tangible structure in which to write
-Renewed energy of committing yourself
-Connection & accountability of community - it becomes real when we do it together
-Daily prompts to help you begin
-Daily WhatsApp voice notes to keep you in the rhythm
-Power of financial commitment – if you’re like me, sometimes you need to spend money to get the thing done; like enjoying a coffee while writing in a cafe.
-The freedom to write in your own time – around family, work & life commitments

Let’s keep each other on track! Let’s make April the month to give that project (and let’s be honest, ourselves) some much-needed TLC. Let's make it the month of returning.

How it works: after purchasing I'll email you in April with details and a link to the Slack community. I will ask for your phone number for those daily WhatsApp voice notes.