Phoenix Rising 🐦🔥
The WriteSPACE is soaring skyward in 2026!
Dear fellow writer,
In February 2021, the WriteSPACE emerged like a flaming phoenix from the depths of the pandemic: an innovative virtual writing community dedicated to advancing the Social, Physical, Aesthetic, Creative, and Emotional dimensions of academic and professional writing (Write + SPACE). Floundering writers in search of support found research-based resources to help them flourish. Disaffected writers found inspiration and a new impetus to write. Isolated writers found community, connection, and craft-focused feedback — and developed lasting friendships along the way.
Now, as we blaze toward our fifth birthday, the WriteSPACE is sprouting some colorful new feathers. We’re expanding the benefits of our standard membership plan, reconfiguring our premium WriteSPACE Studio tier to make it more affordable, and retiring our long-running weekly Live Writing Studio, which we’re replacing with monthly Community Writing sessions, themed Writing Masterclasses, and intimate Writing Clinics at regular intervals throughout the year.
For a preview of what’s coming up next year in the WriteSPACE, I warmly invite you to join me and events manager Amy Lewis for our final Special Event of 2025, The WriteSPACE in 2026. Following a free information session and Q&A in the first hour, we’ll host a valedictory Live Writing Studio party for current and former WriteSPACE and WS Studio members, plus anyone else who wants to join us. Come help us celebrate the end of an era and the start of an exciting new one!
This live two-hour event will be offered twice in one week to accommodate participants anywhere in the world:
9-11 am Central European Time (UTC+1) on Tuesday, Dec 16
3-5 pm Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) on Wednesday, Dec 17
To find the best time in your own time zone, check our Guest Calendar or use this handy time zone converter.
Register below to receive the Zoom links a few hours before each session. Can’t attend live? All registered participants will be sent a link to a video of the first hour, and WriteSPACE members will get access to the full two-hour video in their membership library.
I’d love to see you there!
The WriteSPACE Studio on Sale
There’s never been a better time to join the WriteSPACE Studio! We’re reducing our premium membership plan from $45/month to just $25/month — plus, you’ll get 4 months free when you sign up for annual Studio membership before January 1, 2026 at our special introductory rate. (If you’re already a regular WriteSPACE member or paid newsletter subscriber, please contact Victoria, who will walk you through the upgrade process).
Here’s what you’ll get in return for your investment:
Special Events and Workshops - A monthly series of live Zoom conversations and members-only workshops with visiting international writing experts.
Live Masterclasses and Clinics - An all-access pass to my new Writing Masterclasses and Writing Clinics scheduled throughout the year.
Community Writing with Amy - Monthly “show up and write” sessions where you can join WriteSPACE events manager Amy Lewis and other writers from around the world to work on your projects in a friendly, supportive setting.
Writing Roadmap - A customized WriteSPACE Journey Planner and Itinerary that I’ll create just for you based on your personal profile and writing goals.
Resource Library - An exclusive online library stocked with hundreds of workshop videos, downloadable articles, and colorful pomodoro timers to help you hone your wordcraft, power up your productivity, and find joy and satisfaction in writing.
The Wayfinder - Eight resource-rich “Roads to Writing” — Productivity, Structure, Style, Wordcraft, Community, Creativity, Pleasure, and Resilience — explored via interactive Discovery Paths, Reflection Pools, and Landmark Resources.
Diagnostic Tools - Premium access to Writer’s Diet Plus and Writing BASE Plus, powerful diagnostic tools that will show you how to shape up your sentences and strengthen the foundations of your writing practice.
Course Discounts - A 20% discount off the price of any Writing Catalyst, offering savings of up to $110 per course.
Retreat Discounts - A 10% discount off my flagship 3-day Stylish Writing Intensive (for annual Studio members only).
Helen’s Word - A complimentary subscription to my paid Substack newsletter (save $6/mo or $50/yr).
Best of all, you’ll be joining a global community of fellow writers dedicated to finding passion, purpose, and pleasure in writing. Ready to get started?
If you appreciate hearing about resources like these — or just want to make my day — please take a moment to drop me a heart, leave a comment, and/or click Restack at the bottom of this message. Your enthusiasm and support mean so much to me.🩷
Kia pai tō rā (have a great day) — and keep on writing!
Write more, right now! For exclusive access to live workshops, craft-focused coaching, and premium writing and editing tools, join me and writers from 30+ countries in the WriteSPACE, a vibrant international writing community and resource treasury. To try free for 30 days, click below and enter the discount code SNEAKPEEK at checkout.
Books by WriteSPACE founder Helen Sword
