Join us on Google Meet today!

Your link (and a discount) to join the In Writing Creative Hour.

Today (Sunday 22nd October) is a Creative Hour day, which means I’ll be on Google Meet for a writing session from 5pm UK time. There’s a timezone converter here for those who aren’t in the UK – just put your own location into the second section and it will let you know what time to show up.

If you haven’t attended a Creative Hour before, it’s a get-together for paying subscribers online. We say hello and have a brief chat, then write together in companionable silence for fifty minutes. It’s a small act of writerly solidarity, an opportunity to get to know other writers, and a lovely, uplifting way to end the week.

If you’re not a paying subscriber but are tempted, this discount should still be working (let me know if it isn’t!):

I’ll be working on my book – I know lots of you are juggling multiple projects, from short stories to novels to newsletters. What would benefit from an hour of your time today? If you’re planning to join us, let me know in the comments, if you like.

The schedule:

5pm GMT (that’s UK time): Click the link below to open Google Meet.

I’d love you to switch your camera on for the first few minutes while we settle in, and keep it on throughout the hour if you can bear it (it adds to the feeling that we’re all working side by side). As for microphones, we’ll follow a general rule of staying on mute, but unmuting when we want to speak. Please chime in during the chats at the beginning and end – I’d love to hear from you.

5.05-ish: Writing time. If you’re running late, you’re welcome to slip in whenever, but don’t be offended if we don’t say hello. As for what to write – it’s totally up to you. Pick up a project that you’ve been neglecting, start something new, or if you’re stuck for inspiration, do some journalling or write a letter.

5.55-ish: We’ll return to wrap up the hour and reflect on how it went.

6pm: Say goodbye, and feel pleased with yourself for the rest of the day.

The link: