Write Every Day: introduction

[luzula]

Heads-up to my followers: I'm going to be hosting Write Every Day this next month. This daily check in has helped me tremendously with my own writing over the past one or two years, so I figured it was time to pay back. Expect to see daily posts all February long, and please feel free to join in at any time!


What Is Write Every Day?
A roving writing support community, with a bias toward encouraging a daily writing habit. It's a decentralized affair, without moderators or a fixed home; monthly hosting duties are passed around among members of the community.

Who can participate?
Anyone! Drop in on any check-in post to say that you wrote that day. If you want to talk about victories, challenges, or process, feel free to do that, too. If you'd like to cheer on or commiserate with someone else, please do -- conversation is encouraged!

What kind of writing?
Whatever you like. I'm here to help you meet your goals, not set them for you.

How much do I need to write?
Any amount counts. The traditional minimum unit is the so-called "alibi sentence" -- a single sentence that lets you check in and say you've written today. But you don't have to write new words, either: editing, transcription, outlining, and other activities that get you closer to a finished draft all count, too.

How often do I have to check in?
Drop in or out at any time, or check in for several days at once, if you like. Just say what day(s) you're checking in for, so I can keep the tally straight.

What does the tally look like?
For each day, I list the people who checked in that day, and I publish the tally-to-date in every check-in post. (Please keep an eye on whether I got you down correctly!)

Welcome! As host, I'll be publishing daily check-in posts, distributing encouragement in the comments, and keeping a tally of who checked in what day. I'm in Central European Time (UTC +1), and plan to post the daily check-in post during my morning. If you say nothing else, I'll assume you mean to check in for the day the post is made for. If you mean to check in for another day, say so. Feel free to follow me just for the duration of February, if you want.

Comments

[hogwartstoalexandria]

Excited for this!!! 💙

[luzula]

As I said, I figured it was time to pay back. : )

[isis]

Hmm, February's a short month - maybe I'll see if I can manage. (I keep meaning to join and...not joining.)

[luzula]

Yes, do join in! : )

[regshoe]

Hooray, thank you for hosting! I'm looking forward to another good writing month. :)

[luzula]

January does seem to have been a good month for you! I hope February proves as productive. : )

[osprey_archer]

I'm going to give this a try! Did not write much in January and hoping to ease back into it in February...

[luzula]

I hope it helps! At least for me, it helps me feel accountable, even if checking in is entirely optional. : )

[vendettadays]

Thank you for hosting! I'm looking forward to WED for February :D

[luzula]

You're welcome! I figured it was time to pay back. : )

[china_shop]

Yay, thanks so much for hosting!! <3 <3 <3

[luzula]

I don't know if I can manage your levels of enthusiasm and twirling, but I do my best! : )

[chestnut_pod]

Oh, fun! I was not aware of this community before now. Perhaps I will try to hop in! I went and wrote an "alibi sentence" today :)

[luzula]

Oh, I hope it will be helpful to you! And well done on your alibi sentence. : )

[china_shop]

Btw, I'm a day ahead. Is it okay if I check in here for the 1st?

If it is, I wrote 618 words (some prose, some outline) of a Chocolate Box treat. :-)

[luzula]

Hi in the future! : ) The first post is up now. I had hoped that by posting in the morning, I would make it possible for you to comment on the right day? But if you write early in the day and don't want to wait to check in, I guess you can do that.

[china_shop]

I just saw that, thanks! Will do that from now on. 👍🏻👍🏻

[cathexys]

OK, I'll try!

Here's to February 1.

[luzula]

Go you! And have you tried dictation yet? : )

[bluedreaming]

Thanks for hosting!

[luzula]

You're welcome! : )

[ysilme]

Thank you for hosting February! ♥ I've put you into the Hosting List at zwei_hexen so also people can find you who hadn't been around for the last or before last months or so.

[luzula]

You're welcome! And thanks for putting me into the list. : )

[falena]

I think this idea is great, I love that it's very low-pressure and the fact that it's a 'decentralised' comm. Hee! I'm not going to take part, but I pimped this post out on followfriday.

[luzula]

Thanks! : ) Yes, it's helped me a lot over the past two years.