Get productive and Shut Up & Write® at My Writing Shed!

Shut Up & Write® is a global nonprofit initiative committed to creating free and welcoming writing groups around the world to help writers build consistent writing habits. There are no critiques or shared work, which differs from our other writing groups.

Shut Up & Write!® sessions are also different in three ways from our open writing hours.

First, RSVPs are through the Shut Up & Write!® website linked below. You’ll create an account there to join the writing group named “Shut Up & Write! @ My Writing Shed,” and choose “commit to going” to RSVP to the sessions you plan to attend. You can join the group even if you’re not sure yet which sessions you’d like to attend.
Second, Shut Up & Write!® sessions are always free and do not require a pay-what-you-can writership. Bring your favorite beverage and writing snacks or make a donation and enjoy ours. Feel free to bring headphones as well if they help you focus.
Third, we’ll be following the Shut Up & Write!® methodology. Each session will have an introductory 15 minutes to get settled with quick introductions, a focused 60 minutes to Shut Up & Write®, and 15 minutes to reflect and socialize. The social element is completely up to you.

If you want even more fun, consider joining the “Shut Up & Write! Peoria” group that meets every other week at CxT Roasting Company at Keller Station! It’s not hosted by My Writing Shed, but it’s an awesome group and another opportunity to meet up with other writers.