Weekend Writer: Write Brave Challenge 2024

Hey all, Sam here.

We have reached September, and as we get into the fall months (here in the US anyway), I often find myself thinking to writing challenges.

I am happy to say that I have found a challenge to fill the void left by NaNoWriMo…and that is Writer’s Atelier’s Write Brave Challenge. You can find out all the details on their website, but I’ll also go ahead and give the basic info here.

What is the Write Brave Challenge?

The Write Brave Challenge is a 30-day writing challenge where a writer sets a daily goal in order to achieve an intention at the end of the 30 days.

For example, if your chosen intention is to complete a 60,000-word first draft of a novel, you would need a daily goal of 2,000 words. Every day while the challenge runs, you’ll be invited to report on your progress within the community for all your fellow participants to see. This will hold you accountable, and seeing other writers report on their progress will inspire you to match their energy!

Important to note: this challenge is in no way limited to novelists—it’s completely flexible while still allowing for the structure needed to focus on getting the writing done.

When is the Write Brave Challenge?

The Write Brave Challenge will take place from September 15, 2024 through October 15, 2024.

If you’re finding this after the event’s begun and before it ends, don’t be shy—jump right in! Better late than never!

If you’ve found this after the event’s ended, sign up anyway. We’re sure to do it all again next year.

Who Can Participate in the Write Brave Challenge, and How Much Does it Cost?

We invite writers of all skill levels to join in on the fun, whether this will be your first attempt at a 30-day writing challenge or your tenth!

Because we want this event to be as inclusive as possible, this challenge is absolutely free to participate in from start to finish.

How to Participate in the Write Brave Challenge

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Join the club within our free online community. There, you’ll be in a group of like-minded writers all working on their own daily goals and intentions.

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Download your free participant kit. Inside the kit, you’ll find free resources, social media graphics, and a worksheet for brainstorming what you’ll challenge yourself to write during the challenge.

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Commit to your intention and daily goal. After you’ve chosen your intention for the challenge, you’ll commit to your intention and daily goal using the Google Form available inside the community. You’ll also have the chance to share it, and once the challenge begins, you’ll be encouraged to share your daily progress!

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Mark your calendar. Once you’re signed up, you’re all set! Tell your loved ones you’ll be taking on a project from September 15 through October 15, and keep your daily goal in mind as you make plans.

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Spread the word! We believe writing bravely means owning the fact that you’re a writer. Mention the challenge in your other writing communities and group chats, and use the graphics in your participant kit to post about it on social media. When it comes to events like the Write Brave Challenge, the more, the merrier!

What Are the Write Brave Challenge Guidelines?

Be supportive. Encourage and support your fellow participants. No one here is looking for your criticism, cynicism, advice, or judgement. (We can get those things on the rest of the Internet).

Share generously. Your stories and experiences may be exactly what another writer needs to hear today to solve a problem or seize an opportunity.

Be constructive. We’re here to push each other forward and lift each other up. Find ways to help each other think bigger, reframe challenges, and stay curious.

Don’t spam, promote, or troll. The Write Brave Challenge exists to help you learn. It’s not a place to spam or bully anyone else. We also ask that you keep any self-promotion to the designated post. This will help prevent our feed from getting cluttered!

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My chosen intention is to write 15,000 words on a novella I’ve been working on, making my daily goal 500 words. This word count *should* get me to “The End” on the novella, which would be awesome.

After that, my writing group–my former regional members from NaNo–plan to have a November writing challenge, and I’ll work on trying to make good progress on my WIP novel, but I’ll talk about that more after I’ve completed this novella.

I will probably try talking about the novella a little bit more (although still likely in vague terms) over the next couple of weeks. I’m still keeping a lot of the information to myself….well that’s not entirely true because I do bounce a lot of my thoughts and ideas and all that with my husband.

Anyway, that’s my plan for my writing goals for the next few months. If you plan to join this Write Brave Challenge, let me know. I’d love to have more writing buddies.

That’s all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.