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The Writing Room | Weekly | Wednesdays, 10:00–11:30 AM CST
Low Stakes. Real Progress. Good Company.
Virtual via Zoom | Open to anyone who is open-minded and wants to learn and grow together | Free to attend | Registration required
What This Is
The Writing Room is a weekly virtual space for people who are writing something — anything — and who do better when they are not writing alone. It is low-stakes by design. There are no critiques, no sharing requirements, no word count goals, and no pressure to produce anything polished or finished.
You might be working on a novel that has lived in your head for ten years and finally needs to get onto a page. You might be writing your first blog post or your fiftieth. You might be working on an article, a grant proposal, a collection of essays, or a journal that no one will ever read but you. All of it belongs here.
The Writing Room draws from the body doubling practice — the understanding that some people write better in the presence of others — and adds a light community structure around craft, encouragement, and shared creative purpose. Saturday morning is not an accident. It is a gift you give yourself before the weekend fills up with everything else.
Who This Is For
The Writing Room welcomes anyone who is genuinely open-minded and committed to growing alongside others. You don't have to identify as a writer — yet. This may be your very first writing project, or one you have been carrying around in your heart for years and are finally ready to put on the page. What you share, and how much, is entirely up to you. All you need to bring is something to work on and a willingness to hold space for the others in the room doing the same.
The Writing Room actively centers the voices and perspectives of those who have been historically marginalized in literary and publishing spaces. Open-minded participants who are committed to that value are welcome.
What Each Session Looks Like
We open with a brief check-in — what are you working on this morning, and what do you need from the next 90 minutes? Dr. Kim offers a brief opening prompt or reflection — something to get the words moving, not to direct your project. Then we write, together, for approximately 60 minutes in quiet shared presence. We close with a brief share-out for anyone who wants to say one thing — a sentence they're proud of, something they discovered, something they're still sitting with. Sharing is always optional.
Periodically, the Writing Room will feature a brief craft conversation — a 15-minute discussion on a specific element of the writing process: finding your voice, writing through resistance, revision as an act of care, writing from identity. These are offered as nourishment, not instruction.
A Note on Why This Space Exists
Writing is one of the most powerful tools for processing experience, claiming narrative, and leaving something behind. It has also been one of the most gatekept. The Writing Room is a response to that — a space where the pressure to be brilliant, finished, or already legitimized is removed, and where the simple act of putting words on a page, in community, is enough.
Investment: Free | Registration is required. All writing levels and genres are welcome.
Low Stakes. Real Progress. Good Company.
Virtual via Zoom | Open to anyone who is open-minded and wants to learn and grow together | Free to attend | Registration required
What This Is
The Writing Room is a weekly virtual space for people who are writing something — anything — and who do better when they are not writing alone. It is low-stakes by design. There are no critiques, no sharing requirements, no word count goals, and no pressure to produce anything polished or finished.
You might be working on a novel that has lived in your head for ten years and finally needs to get onto a page. You might be writing your first blog post or your fiftieth. You might be working on an article, a grant proposal, a collection of essays, or a journal that no one will ever read but you. All of it belongs here.
The Writing Room draws from the body doubling practice — the understanding that some people write better in the presence of others — and adds a light community structure around craft, encouragement, and shared creative purpose. Saturday morning is not an accident. It is a gift you give yourself before the weekend fills up with everything else.
Who This Is For
The Writing Room welcomes anyone who is genuinely open-minded and committed to growing alongside others. You don't have to identify as a writer — yet. This may be your very first writing project, or one you have been carrying around in your heart for years and are finally ready to put on the page. What you share, and how much, is entirely up to you. All you need to bring is something to work on and a willingness to hold space for the others in the room doing the same.
The Writing Room actively centers the voices and perspectives of those who have been historically marginalized in literary and publishing spaces. Open-minded participants who are committed to that value are welcome.
What Each Session Looks Like
We open with a brief check-in — what are you working on this morning, and what do you need from the next 90 minutes? Dr. Kim offers a brief opening prompt or reflection — something to get the words moving, not to direct your project. Then we write, together, for approximately 60 minutes in quiet shared presence. We close with a brief share-out for anyone who wants to say one thing — a sentence they're proud of, something they discovered, something they're still sitting with. Sharing is always optional.
Periodically, the Writing Room will feature a brief craft conversation — a 15-minute discussion on a specific element of the writing process: finding your voice, writing through resistance, revision as an act of care, writing from identity. These are offered as nourishment, not instruction.
A Note on Why This Space Exists
Writing is one of the most powerful tools for processing experience, claiming narrative, and leaving something behind. It has also been one of the most gatekept. The Writing Room is a response to that — a space where the pressure to be brilliant, finished, or already legitimized is removed, and where the simple act of putting words on a page, in community, is enough.
Investment: Free | Registration is required. All writing levels and genres are welcome.