Creating a Writers' Critique Group

The Writer’s Circle: How to Build and Sustain a Successful Writing Group

Turn Creative Companionship into Lasting Growth Writing can be a lonely pursuit — but it doesn’t have to be. Every great writer needs a circle: a group of trusted peers who challenge, inspire, and celebrate one another. Whether you’re founding your first writing group or breathing new life into an existing one, this course will show you exactly how to create a thriving, productive, and joyful community that lasts. You’ll learn to build a safe, structured environment where creativity flourishes, feedback strengthens rather than stings, and every writer — including you — grows in confidence and craft. This course is designed for: * Writers who want to start or join a critique group that actually works. * Group leaders looking to create a productive, positive environment. * Teachers, mentors, or workshop organizers who want proven strategies for creative collaboration. * Any writer who’s tired of going it alone and wants the accountability, motivation, and magic that only a good writing group can provide. Over the course, you’ll discover: 1. The Power of Collaboration Explore the true purpose of writing groups — how collective feedback, accountability, and creative energy can transform your writing process and outcomes. 2. Setting the Groundwork Learn how to establish objectives, boundaries, and expectations to keep your group focused, productive, and supportive from the start. 3. Mastering the Meeting Format Find the perfect balance between critique and creativity. Discover how often to meet, what structure works best, and how to keep sessions inspiring and efficient. 4. The Art of Feedback Understand how to give and receive critique that nurtures, not wounds — and how to turn feedback into a catalyst for genuine improvement. 5. Building a Safe Creative Space Learn the psychology of trust: how to create a warm, open environment where members feel free to take risks and share truthfully. 6. Embracing Diversity and Conflict Discover how to make space for different voices, manage disagreements with grace, and use diversity as a creative strength. 7. Sustaining Long-Term Enthusiasm Keep your group alive and evolving with energy, variety, and purpose — so it becomes not just a project, but a lifelong creative home. 8. Recommended Reading and Resources Access a curated list of the best books, tools, and online spaces to keep your writing group thriving long after the course ends. Why It Matters * A well-run writing group can change everything. It keeps you accountable. It sharpens your craft. It reminds you that you’re not alone on this strange, beautiful journey called writing. * When writers unite with respect, empathy, and shared ambition, extraordinary things happen. Drafts turn into finished works. Ideas turn into books. Strangers become lifelong allies. * This course is your blueprint for making that magic happen — again and again. Join The Writer’s Circle and learn how to build a group that brings out your best — not just in writing, but in every creative endeavor. Because great writers don’t just write alone. They grow together. 👉 Enrol Now at Rob Parnell’s Writing Academy (below!) Keep Writing!