The Writers' HQ Five Days of Write-mas

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It’s that time! We’re gathering our nuts, herding our cheese and inviting you to join us for the traditional Writers’ HQ writing hooha of inspirational awesomeness.

Starting on Monday 1 December, we’re going to ease you into the festive season with five whole days of writing-based frolics, pep, prompts and sweary lols. Sounds perfect, right?

We’re giving you a quiet little space where you can hide out from your racist uncle, ignore the multiple impending apocalypses and pretend you’re not about to obliterate your bank account on crap from Ali Express.

And! After the five days are done, you’ll have written a brand new story. Or maybe five brand new stories. Or a number of new stories between one and five. Who knows? We certainly don’t. We’re writers, not mathematicians, goddammit.

We’re packing into five days what the song does in 12. We are compact. We are condensed. We are concentrated.

Come on in! The mulled wine is ON.

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We’ll make you write your butt off

All the glorious things that come with Five Days of Write-mas

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Answers to questions you might have about Five Days of Write-mas.

How much time will I have to do the course?

We’ll send you an email every day for five days and they can live in your inbox for as long as you like.

Can you really learn creative writing?

Yes, much like you can learn to paint or play music or learn any other art or craft. But this course isn’t about learning creative writing per se. It’s just practicing, just playing about. Just having fun.

Will I get a publishing deal?

Not as part of Five Days of Write-mas, and not through Writers’ HQ.

Be very wary of anyone who promises you publishing riches beyond your wildest dreams.

Will you read my fiction?

Alas! We love your stories but Team WHQ is a very smol team made of very smol people so we cannot personally read your stories. However! The forums are full of writers and readers sharing work and feedback and support, so that’s your go to place.

I don’t like swearing or jokes forged in the depths of the Internet

Awesome! You do you. We’ll do us. We’re probably not for you and we wish you the very best with your writerly endeavours.

I’m a little bit (maybe a lottle bit) scared. Help?!

Writing can be scary. Fulfilling your dreams can be scary. Prioritising yourself can be scary. You know what else is scary? Living in the shadow of what you could have done. Buckle up, writer. We’ve got your back. We’ll do this together.

Who’s awesome? We’re awesome!

Well. You’re awesome, actually. You do the hard work, we just provide the warm embrace of swearing and tea and pep.

After hanging around as a freebie member and completing the free courses, I was so convinced by the improvements to my writing – and amused by the emails! – I signed up for three months… I’m still here, months later! I’ve learnt so much, from courses like Plotstormers and The First Draft, and from fellow WHQers, I would rather give up cake and chocolate than let my membership lapse! Love you WHQ!

Jan M

Writers’ HQ has honestly been life changing for me! After doing the 14 Days to a Solid Writing Habit course, which gave me a great kick start, I have been doing Plotstormers II to help me edit my novel. How do I say this without swearing? Fuck it, it’s been sodding amazing! It’s helping me so much to edit my novel. I’ve also been doing the Flash Fiction course and a piece of mine is on the Welkin Prize shortlist!

Agnes H

I cannot imagine life without WHQ
I’ve been a subscriber since April 2019 and I now cannot imagine life without WHQ. It’s like my inner sanctum and I bang on about it to everyone all the time. They must get sick of me. In the past when I’ve had to knock other subscriptions on the head because of money, there was never any question of me doing the same for this wonderful organisation.

Lauren P

WHQ is fantastic! I did a free writing course with WHQ at the start of the pandemic and joined up straight after – since then I have had over twenty pieces published, been long and shortlisted in various competitions and won one at the beginning of this year – the tutors, and the encouragement of the forum members, are fantastic.

Claire

A wonderful community. Before I joined WHQ I never dreamed of submitting my work to magazines. Since becoming a paid-up member 5 months ago, I’ve had 6 flash fictions and 2 poems accepted for publication – entirely thanks to the inspiration and support of this wonderful community.

Sarah K

Ready? It's time to stop fucking about and start writing.

Drink tea, eat biscuits, write stories, be happy

Five emails over five days
Easy to follow writing prompts and exercises
Support forums and access to the best writing community this side of the internet
Love and validation and more writing-based pep than you can shake a stick at
Mulled wine and mince pies*

*Bring your own mulled wine and mince pies