Writing Camp Starts on Monday!
So let’s get prepared!
Gooooooooood morning, afternoon, or evening, wherever you happen to be! I have two announcements:
ANNOUNCEMENT #1: To celebrate my birthday month, I’m running another 2-for-1 deal on paid Page by Page subscriptions!
If you’re a free subscriber who’d like access to everything in the PBP archive (plus all paid subscriber posts), or if you’re someone who’s been waiting for an even more affordable way to support my work, this is your chance!
To take advantage of this deal:
Find a buddy who’ll reimburse you for half the normal subscription cost.
Sign up for a paid annual subscription.
Send me your buddy’s email (to mary [[at]] marycflannnery.com) so you both get a paid annual subscription at 50% off!
If you’re already a paid subscriber and want to take advantage of this deal: no problem. Just follow the steps above!
ANNOUNCEMENT #2: The first PBP Writing Camp starts this coming Monday!
Starting on 8 January 2024, you’ll receive 5 days of prompts, guidance, and encouragement to help you get your writing year off to a great start. I was inspired to launch Writing Camp when I participated in the November 2023 Essay Camp run by the marvelous
—if you haven’t subscribed to her Substack already, I encourage you to do so!To sign up for the PBP Writing Camp, make sure you’re a Page by Page subscriber, and then sign up for the ‘Writing Camp’ section in your account settings page, which you should be able to access here. If you don’t sign up for the ‘Writing Camp’ section, you should still be able to access the posts on the PBP site, but they won’t get sent directly to your inbox.
How you can prepare for Writing Camp
This first writing camp has a simple objective: to help you establish a writing practice, ideally one you can maintain throughout the year. This isn’t NaNoWriMo, and it isn’t a #BookBlast (though I’ll definitely run a writing camp for that later!). This is all about building good habits.
To build good habits, you need good preparation:
Plan ahead. You’ll be aiming to do some form of writing each day for 5 days in a row. When can you fit that in? When are you at your best as a writer? When does writing feel best to you? Reflecting on these questions will help put you in a position to get the most out of Writing Camp.
Put it in your calendar. Once you’ve figured out how/when you’ll fit Writing Camp into your schedule, put it in your schedule. Trust me, this really helps to make it a proper commitment, one you’re less likely to skip!
Have a back-up plan. I get it: sometimes, life just happens! And when it does, the important thing is not to panic or give up. So before Writing Camp gets going, remind yourself that there are lots of ways you can come back to your writing practice even if it gets interrupted. If you miss a day of Writing Camp or have to postpone a lot of it, that’s fine! You can always catch up later—just pencil it into your schedule.
I’m based in Switzerland, so will send out each prompt at 6am Swiss Time (i.e. CET). I’m someone who writes best when I write early, preferably without having even put on makeup or changed out of my pajamas. But you do you!
See you at Writing Camp!
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VB,
M
This has been great for getting me back on track after my winter break. I look forward to tomorrow's work with your guidance again!