By now you may have heard… Alison Miller, Elodie Nowodazkij, Erin Funk, Jaime Morrow, and I are hosting a summer writing intensive called Ready. Set. WRITE! (detailed explanation HERE), and we’d LOVE for you to join us. We’re kicking off our summer of writing today, and we’ll write, write, write for two full months. We’ll update about what we’ve been writing and how we’re progressing, and we’ll share our goals for the coming days, all in weekly What’s Up Wednesday posts. Ready. Set. Write! is meant to be flexible and customizable — set goals that work for YOU, and we’ll be here to cheer you on!
The fun starts today, but the goal-setting officially starts tomorrow. Join us for What’s Up Wednesday and tell us what you plan to work on this summer (in the What I’m Writing section). Set your weekly goal (or monthly or overall goals — again, whatever works for you!), and we’ll keep the awesomeness going every Wednesday until August 28th. We’re SO excited to find out what everyone’s planning to work on!
Some Other Really Cool Stuff…
We’re going to try to host weekly Twitter writing/revising parties in which we “meet up” at a predetermined time to write, and then pop back in to Twitter later to recap our progress using the hashtag #ReadySetWrite. But to do all of that, we need to be twitter-connected. I’ve listed my Twitter handle below, as well as the handles of my fellow Ready. Set. Write! hosts. You’re invited to leave your Twitter handle in the comments so I can make sure I’m following you as well. 🙂
@katyupperman
@commutinggirl
@alisonmiller20
@MorrowJaime
@ErinLFunk
#ReadySetWrite
AND… Since Alison, Jaime, Erin, Elodie, and I LOVE giveaways, we’re including one as extra motivation! Mid-way through Ready. Set. Write! (halfway through July), one lucky writer will win a Writer´s Care Package. The package will include all kinds of fantastic writerly treats that will help you meet your word count goals. Want to be eligible for the giveaway? Keep track of your progress and be prepared to update on the Rafflecopter we post July. You’ll get points for setting goals and achieving them, following us on Twitter, and spreading the word about Ready. Set. WRITE!
Are you ready to commit to a summer of writing? Sign up for Ready. Set. Write! on the linky list below…
Don’t forget tomorrow’s What’s Up Wednesday post — share your goals and tell us about what you’ll be working on this summer. In the meantime, write a little. Or a lot. And don’t forget to grab our button and encourage others to join in!
Katy Upperman ~ Author 
All signed up and ready to go!
Yay! Can’t wait to read about your WiP tomorrow for What’s Up Wednesday. 🙂
Yay! I’m so excited to get going. 😀
Me too! There are so many words to write!
I’m going to participate! This sounds fun & just what I need right now. I’m excited! Plus, it will be good to actually update my blog on a regular basis!
So glad you’re going to join us, Zanne! Looking forward to learning more about your WiP. 🙂
Can’t wait! 🙂
Me too! I’m excited to learn a little about what you’ll be working on, Ghenet. 🙂
What fun!
I hope you’ll join us, Kirsten!
What a great idea! Totally signing up right now. I need the motivation and support to finish my WIP. 🙂
Me too, Cecelia, which is why I’m all about this idea! Can’t wait to learn more about the project you’re going to be working on.
I’m signed up! And I love the idea of a motivation giveaway. Thank you ladies for thinking this up. It’s just what I need at exactly the right time. 🙂
It’s just what I need too, Trace. Alison gets all the credit for the original concept. She’s full of fantastic ideas!
Yay! So excited to get started!
ME TOO! 🙂
I’m resuming participation in a weekly Wednesday bloghop, though I also signed up for this one. If the other Wednesday post goes up first, I’ll leave a link to the RSW post at the top.
Sounds great, Carrie-Anne. So glad to hear that you’ll be joining us!
Wow, I can’t believe it’s time to jump into this already! Can’t wait to get writing! Good luck with your goals, Katy!
Same to you, Erin. I think it’ll be a fantastic summer!
I think it’s going to be a great summer. Can’t wait! 😀
Me too! So ready to dive into writing. In fact… I think I might just do a little tonight. 🙂
Ah, okay I signed up before I could chicken out. I’m excited and also have no idea yet what I’ll be working on. Will hopefully decide before tomorrow, haha.
I was thinking about doing CampNaNoWriMo in July, but I like that this is more customizable and also not as crazy. Thanks for putting this together, ladies!
We’re just really glad that it’s garnering lots of enthusiasm. Good luck deciding on your project… Looking forward to hearing about it. And I’m so glad you’re joining us!
Hope I’m not too late to the party! This is exactly what I need to help me finish a few things over summer. 🙂
You’re not too late at all… We’re so glad you’re joining in!
Count me in! Can’t wait to get started, thanks for the inspiration I needed! Already writing my What’s Up Wednesday post in my head to nail down my goals and ideas. 😀 Thanks!!
What a great idea!! So glad Tracey N was tweeting about this today! I’m totally in. I’ve got a WIP I desperately want to finish this summer…it’s burning a hole in my brain! Thanks for organizing, ladies! Oh, my twitter handle is @tracythewriter 🙂
I’m glad you caught wind of Ready. Set. Write!, Tracy, and I’m so happy you’ll be joining us. Best of luck with your WiP… I can’t wait to hear more about it!
I followed Nicole here. I’m @amberwest and I could use a little kick!
So glad you found this giveaway then. Thanks for entering! 🙂
So glad that I found about this via Nicole. Signing up a little late, but still thrilled to join & try to get my original fic going again.
So glad you’re joining us! Here’s to a summer of writing productivity!
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