Let’s begin the week by checking in with our writing intentions. What are you hoping to work on over the next few days? It can be something big: 📖 finish a chapter 🖊️ edit a draft 💡 plan a new piece 📚 return to an abandoned project Or something smaller: ☕ open the document 🪑 sit down and write for 10 minutes 😌 stop avoiding the work 📝 make a messy start All of it counts. Drop your goal below and tell us what you’re working on this week. 📣🥳 Cheer each other on if you can — a little encouragement goes a long way. 🤍✨ #MondayCheckIn #WritingGoals #WritersCommunity #AmWriting #WritersOfSkool

We’ve made it to Friday 💛 Before we rush into the weekend, let’s take a moment to notice the small wins too — because they count just as much as the big dramatic ones 😄 🔸Maybe you finished something. 🔸Maybe you edited one paragraph. 🔸Maybe you showed up even though your brain wanted to go and live in a hedge 🌿😂 Whatever it is, it counts. So, today’s question is: ✳️What’s one win from your week? 👇 Big, small, messy, unexpected — all welcome here 🎉 And if you want to share one thing you’d like to focus on next week, pop that in too ✨ #FridayWins #SmallWinsMatter #WritingWins #ProgressNotPerfection #WritersCommunity #CreativeCheckIn #KeepGoing #WeeklyWins #SkoolCommunity #WritersSupport

How is your week going so far? What’s one thing that’s slowing you down at the moment — writing, editing, motivation, time, confidence, chaos, life... all of it counts 😅 Sometimes it helps just to say it out loud. And sometimes a small next step feels much easier than trying to solve everything at once. So, today’s check-in is this: What’s getting in your way this week — and what’s one small thing you could do next? 👇 No pressure, no perfect answers needed 💛 Tiny steps still count. Caffeine-fuelled survival also counts ☕😂 #WritersCommunity #WritingMotivation #CreativeAccountability #ProgressNotPerfection #TinyStepsMatter #WriterCheckIn #WritersSupport #KeepGoing #SkoolCommunity #CaffeineAndCreativity

I’d love to hear a bit more about what would make this community most useful and enjoyable for you. I’m spending some extra time this week working on the community, developing ideas, and learning more about Skool — so this feels like the perfect time to ask 😊 #WritersCommunity #EditingTips #WritingPrompt #AccountabilityForWriters #WritingMotivation #WritersHelpingWriters #SkoolCommunity #CreativeCheckIn #BetterWritingTogether What would you like to see more of here? 💛 What kinds of posts, support, or activities would help you most? 👇

Session 3 takeaway: Spring Publishing Day 2026 - Irish Writers Centre : Irish Writers Centre Spring Publishing Day 2026 ended with a generous, honest, and encouraging conversation about what happens between writing a book and helping it find its way into the world. ✨ What stood out most for me: This session did not romanticise publishing, but it did make it feel possible. There was a lot of realism about timing, genre, submissions, money, mentoring, and the slow pace of publishing. But there was also warmth, humour, and a very strong sense that writers do belong in these spaces. One of the most encouraging lines of the session was: 🍀 ‘We need our storytellers, and why not all of you?’ 1. 🌱 Mentoring can be powerful, but timing matters One of the strongest points in the session was that a mentor can be incredibly valuable, but not always at the very beginning of your process. A writer sometimes needs to do some of the lonely, private work first: finding the shape of the story, hearing the voice more clearly, and getting past the earliest uncertainty. A mentor too early can mean being told things you already know deep down. A mentor at the right time can help you: 🔹 see structural problems more clearly 🔹 talk through what the work is really trying to do 🔹 build confidence in your instincts 🔹 prepare emotionally for future editorial conversations Takeaway: 🍀 Don’t rush to hand over your work too soon. Do the early discovery work first, then bring in the fresh eyes when you are ready to hear them. 2. 🤝 The right mentoring relationship needs trust Sarah Moore Fitzgerald spoke beautifully about what makes mentoring work. The relationship needs: 🔹 trust 🔹 honesty 🔹 respect 🔹 belief in the writer 🔹 belief in the mentor’s opinion The mentor should not be dismissive or cruel. The writer should not feel they must defend every sentence. The room has to be safe enough for honesty, but honest enough to actually help.