A few months ago I found myself sitting in the dark of the junk room in the dead of night, writing a blog post, and wondered how many other people were doing the same thing.
I started wondering if there might be some way we could be somewhere on the internet together - being present without being present. A place with little or no requirements or expectations - where people could hang out while writing, and share as little or as much as they want about what they are writing, what they would like to write, why they like writing, what they find challenging about writing, and everything in-between.
Tonight I built it.
A new Discord server came into existence tonight, called “The Midnight Writing Club” - with a simple URL that can be shared far and wide (please share it!):
https://bit.ly/jointhemidnightwritingclub
To begin with it’s somewhat sparse - and that’s by design. You’ll find a place to introduce yourself, a forum to chat with the community about whatever comes to mind, and a couple of “live” channels where you can talk, share your screen, or even share your webcam.
One of the voice channels it called “Quiet Corner” - so you can leave your webcam on (if you wish) while writing, but nobody can actually talk to you. A bit like sitting in the corner of the library. You can be present, without being present. You might find yourself sitting in a group of fellow writers (if the community grows), all writing, and somehow a little less alone than they were before.
It’s going to be an interesting experiment.
Click the link, and go visit!