Online Writers' Group for Accountability, Reflection, and Connection
Take time to connect with your writing practice, your deep creative self, and other kind and interesting writers!
What might you do with—and gain from—8 weeks of goal-setting, accountability, learning, exploration, deep reflection, and connection with other writers? This group coaching opportunity is for you if you have a writing project you want to make significant progress on, at any stage of development (compelling idea through umpteenth draft), in any genre (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, etc.), whether you're on a path to publication or creating for other reasons.
Schedule: Weekly on Thursdays, January 22 to March 12, 2026
7:00 to 8:15 p.m. Central (Convert to your local time here.)
[Register by January 17, 2026.]
Cost: $345
Special rate for returning writing group participants and Wholehearted Writers Week attendees: $325
Is money a barrier? Please email us to discuss options.
Schedule: Weekly on Thursdays, January 22 to March 12, 2026
7:00 to 8:15 p.m. Central (Convert to your local time here.)
[Register by January 17, 2026.]
Cost: $345
Special rate for returning writing group participants and Wholehearted Writers Week attendees: $325
Is money a barrier? Please email us to discuss options.
I feel so much better about my writing life."
"It helped reduce guardrails I was holding onto and allowed me to break free from limiting beliefs."
"Truly blessed by this experience."
"Priceless."
—participants in previous writing group cohorts
Facilitated by two professional editors and writing coaches, meetings emphasize progress, challenges, effective goals, writing practice and process, and whatever you need right now to keep moving and growing!
Folks who've attended a writing group with Eliot and Beth before and total newcomers are equally welcome. We are so excited to work with you and for you to spend time in writerly community with each other.
Folks who've attended a writing group with Eliot and Beth before and total newcomers are equally welcome. We are so excited to work with you and for you to spend time in writerly community with each other.
Beth and Eliot had so much useful information, ready to address problems I didn't even realize I had before."
"Beth's and Eliot's deep experience with writers plus their differing backgrounds add a lot of value."
—participants in previous writing group cohorts
Group size: Maximum of 10 participants, minimum of 5.
Format: Each hour-and-a-quarter-long meeting (hosted on Zoom) includes time for participants to reflect on their writing practice, report on their progress during the previous week, and set goals for the week to come. Brief writing/creativity exercises encourage participants to identify their writing strengths and challenges, consider new ideas or approaches, gather thoughts for discussion, and play around in useful ways. Previous discussion topics have included how to create achievable writing goals, perfectionism and the inner critic, the writer's many voices, and inspiration from other writers and artists.
Between sessions, we provide homework in the form of resources to read or view, tips for creating a sustainable writing practice, and ideas to explore, so that we can spend more of our time together in open conversation centering your particular experiences, knowledge, and challenges. You can spend as much or as little time on these between-sessions pieces as you wish. During sessions, Beth and Eliot are present to offer guidance, information, cheerleading, curiosity, and encouragement.
Note that this is not a workshopping group; participants do not share their work.
Zoom meetings are not recorded.
Any questions? Have accessibility needs to discuss, or other ways we might be able to help? Please email Eliot.
Format: Each hour-and-a-quarter-long meeting (hosted on Zoom) includes time for participants to reflect on their writing practice, report on their progress during the previous week, and set goals for the week to come. Brief writing/creativity exercises encourage participants to identify their writing strengths and challenges, consider new ideas or approaches, gather thoughts for discussion, and play around in useful ways. Previous discussion topics have included how to create achievable writing goals, perfectionism and the inner critic, the writer's many voices, and inspiration from other writers and artists.
Between sessions, we provide homework in the form of resources to read or view, tips for creating a sustainable writing practice, and ideas to explore, so that we can spend more of our time together in open conversation centering your particular experiences, knowledge, and challenges. You can spend as much or as little time on these between-sessions pieces as you wish. During sessions, Beth and Eliot are present to offer guidance, information, cheerleading, curiosity, and encouragement.
Note that this is not a workshopping group; participants do not share their work.
Zoom meetings are not recorded.
Any questions? Have accessibility needs to discuss, or other ways we might be able to help? Please email Eliot.
I didn't realize it would change me from the inside out. … I got a sense of freedom to be myself and express myself whichever way feels good to me.
—participant in a previous writing group cohort
your facilitators
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Beth Wright is an editor and writing coach with more than twenty-five years of experience in book publishing. She specializes in memoir and creative nonfiction but has worked in a range of genres, from historical biography to middle grade mystery. She loves helping writers develop more confidence and find joy in their writing practice. She’s also an avid women’s basketball and hockey fan, theatergoer, and cat lover.
You can learn lots more about Beth here. 
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Eliot West is an editor and educator with a specialty in inclusive language and storytelling, a background in literary scholarship, and a big love for romance fiction. After decades of professional experience with stories, Eliot knows their way around narrative techniques, the writing process, and writers' pain points. They’re also an avid gardener, knitter, and corgi enthusiast!
You can learn lots more about Eliot here. 
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Thanks so much for hosting such a safe and warm group. It means a lot to me to have facilitators who are interested in making everyone's experience as targeted as possible. I felt like I could divulge personal aspects that have prevented me from being successful in the past, and I think that's made all the difference.
—participant in a previous writing group cohort
policies
To register: Fill out this form. Registration is open now and runs until January 17.
Payment: Once we have reached minimum registration, we will invoice participants through Zelle or Stripe. You'll pay online using a bank transfer or credit card. Payment in full is due at that time.
Cancellation policy: If you cancel by January 28, you will be refunded 75% of the fee. No refunds will be given after January 28. (In the extremely unlikely event that the facilitators have to cancel the group or individual sessions, we will of course issue refunds proportionate to missed meeting time.)
Code of Conduct: The facilitators will ask the group to commit to a set of basic ground rules, including respecting others’ identities, experiences, and privacy; refraining from using derogatory or discriminatory language; being accountable for their behavior toward others; and contributing to an inclusive, welcoming environment that encourages everyone to be their authentic selves. The co-facilitators reserve the right to remove any participant who does not adhere to the group’s code of conduct.
Payment: Once we have reached minimum registration, we will invoice participants through Zelle or Stripe. You'll pay online using a bank transfer or credit card. Payment in full is due at that time.
Cancellation policy: If you cancel by January 28, you will be refunded 75% of the fee. No refunds will be given after January 28. (In the extremely unlikely event that the facilitators have to cancel the group or individual sessions, we will of course issue refunds proportionate to missed meeting time.)
Code of Conduct: The facilitators will ask the group to commit to a set of basic ground rules, including respecting others’ identities, experiences, and privacy; refraining from using derogatory or discriminatory language; being accountable for their behavior toward others; and contributing to an inclusive, welcoming environment that encourages everyone to be their authentic selves. The co-facilitators reserve the right to remove any participant who does not adhere to the group’s code of conduct.
