Mondays, 9:30-10am

Members: Set your top goals for the week and get some accountability when you commit to them with a group of coworkers. Celebrate your accomplishments from the previous week. We use a white board and sticky notes to keep track of who said they would do what. We end at 10am sharp so that we can get start meeting those goals.

Mondays, 10am - 11am

Members: What can you get done with an uninterrupted hour? Productivity and progress “magically” happens when you schedule time for a specific task in the company of others who have made a similar commitment. We have solidarity in our focus.

Mondays, 11am-noon

Members: Get to know other Xpat authors and writers, and get opportunities to read samples of your work to the group for feedback. Or, we may watch a craft webinar and discuss it. The group is informal; new members are invited to stop in and see if it's a good fit for furthering your craft and meeting your writing or publishing goals. Please reach out to Leslie Schneider to get notices and reminders from the Writers and Authors discussion board.

Wednesdays, noon - 1pm

Open to the community: Participants check in on the progress with their writing projects and usually are invited to read for 5-7 minutes for feedback from the group.

Contact us, [email protected], to get the Zoom link and be added to the “Writers” reminders.

Wednesdays, 1:15 - 2:30pm

Open to the community: Commit to advancing your writing during this free-writing sprint. Maybe you just participated in the preceding virtual Writers and Authors group at noon and now you are inspired to write heads-down focused for a while. Or maybe you just need to schedule writing time with some company. The same Zoom meeting link is used for both events.

Contact us, [email protected], to get the Zoom link and be added to the “Writers” reminders.

Thursdays, 4:00-5pm

Members: Take a break or stop by the office to meetup with other members. Snacks and drinks provided! If the weather is decent, we meet outside. Or we may just hang out in the community area (around the couches and long table) and catch up with your latest news.