Welcome to The Write Spot - an online writing community offering inspiration and writing prompts to spark your writing. Click on Writers Forum for writing workshop dates (Zoom and in-person workshops), Jumpstart for writing workshops, Newsletter for writing news, and Blog for writing prompts and places to submit your writing.
Writing with Marlene is a little bit of sanctuary. —Angie
Are you a published author, new to writing, or unsure if you are a writer at all?
The Write Spot books spark creativity with prompts to enhance writing, resource information about self-care when writing about difficult subjects, and more. And they are entertaining, too!
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Free Zoom event: A place to learn and chat about writing. Details on the Writers Forum page.
Great group of people, great readings, great discussions. — Patricia
On the Zoom platform. Contact Marlene for information about Jumpstart Writing Workshops.
I enjoyed everything: the prompts, the atmosphere and the variety of writing. — Sherry
“ . . . there’s nothing more glorious than when a fictional character feels completely real. And nothing more meh than when a fictional character feels like a cardboard cut-out.” — Excerpt from Forever Workshop From Marlene: I agree! I love to immerse myself in writing that takes me into another world. I’m not interested in reading what a character looks like and haven’t been able to articulate why until I read this by Jo Gatford: “I usually don’t give much of a crap what a character looks like, unless there’s a particular physical attribute, gesture, or way they move that helps show who they are. So dive deep and look for a line that gives us a guts-first impression of your fictional person.” From Workshop Your WIP — Introduce Your Protagonist with ONE Line, By Jo Gatford