• Monthly Challenge : Rogue’s April Word Showers

    The challenge's flexible goal options: 1) Write 15,000 words in 30 days (500 words per day), or 2) Write/Edit/Create for 30 minutes per day, or 3) Write and Submit a Short Story for April's Contest, or 4) Devise and Declare Your Own Goal! Declaring your goal in the challenge channel helps to commit you to
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  • April Short Story Contest

    Deadline is April 30th at 23:59 Pacific Time. Choose at least 2 of the following sources of inspiration: 1) Visual Prompt : Photo of the Crooked Forest, Poland 2) First Line Text Prompt : "Five minutes ago, the trees looked normal." 3) Trope : Genius Loci (meaning "a sentient location") You may choose bits and
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  • Monthly Challenge : Rogue’s May Word Flowers

    The challenge's flexible goal options: 1) Write 15,500 words in 31 days (approximately 500 words per day), 2) Write/Edit/Create for 30 minutes per day, or 3) Devise and Declare Your Own Goal! Declaring your goal in the challenge channel helps to commit you to the challenge and increases your chances of success.

  • July Short Story Contest

    Deadline is July 31st at 23:59 UTC. Choose at least 2 of the following sources of inspiration: 1) Visual Prompt: "Under the Rug", by Chris Van Allsburg 2) Caption Text Prompt: "Two weeks passed and it happened again." 3) Modern Major General - ("They are competent at everything... except their actual job.") You may choose
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  • Preptember

    Together we'll prepare to tackle a larger writing challenge or project. There will be workshops, themed discussions, and tips for writerly self-care and wellness.

  • Workshop: Puzzle Plots, with Jenai

    Discord Stage Channel

    Discover a low-pressure, flexible approach to planning and analyzing your story. Together we'll have fun plotting, expanding, and transforming a popular classic children's story. This system may help if you— are a Planner; use it to outline your story. are a Plantser; use it for casual planning and inspiration. are a Pantser; use it after
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  • Shifty McGee’s Torch Relay

    Discord Torch Relay Channel

    (Times shown are for the Pacific Time Zone.) What is it? Writers carry the torch by trading turns writing/planning/creating in one hour legs, then passing the torch off to other writers. We will be passing the torch throughout the weekend. Can we carry the torch for 20 hours? The full 48 hours? Where will it
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  • Rogue’s Character Costume Party

    Costume Showcase Channel

    Begin planning now! During the last week of RAWR, we're holding a Rogue Writers Character Costume Party! Each writer will choose a character from their story and dress up like them! These can be a full, extravagant costumes, or simply a hat, shoes, or a pendant. You can make it silly, or take it seriously!
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  • Shifty McGee’s Torch Relay

    Discord Torch Relay Channel

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  • WORKSHOP: Stuck in a Scene — Breaking the Walls Down

    Discord Voice Channel

    Led by WalkingKatastrophe Sometimes you're in the zone and writing along and then boom, it comes to a halt in the middle of a scene. What do you do next? In this workshop we'll break down the walls holding us back and get our scenes back on track! 11AM Pacific/7PM GMT