Writerly Love
a warm membership community
Write & publish your most brilliant words with the support of a luminous community of writers.
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Hone your craft. Build your platform. Connect with other luminous creative writers.
The Writerly Love Community is a warm, inclusive, and supportive space for creative writers to get together, learn about writing and building a platform, and grow a luminous writing career.
This Community is For Emerging Writers Who…
- want to polish and publish their writing—brand-new writers are welcome, but this community is a best fit if you are committed to honing your voice and sharing your work.
- are willing to do the work to make their writing luminous—we actively set aside imposter syndrome and artist-egoism in our authentic conversations.
- are open-minded, curious, and compassionate—we celebrate and cherish that our community of writers comes from diverse backgrounds and life paths.
- desire to connect with the writing community and are willing to openly share experiences and resources.
- are warm, approachable and excited to show up for their community
How good would it feel to stop toiling on your lonesome in that room of your own and get the support and wisdom you need to gain momentum for your writing and writing career?
Hello, I’m Rachel Thompson
Author and Literary Magazine Editor
I am here to help you write, publish, and shine!
I come alive when I connect with writers and help them develop their craft quickly, bringing their writing to amazing (highly-publishable) new levels.
If you’re ready to learn and grow, to trust yourself and an open and honest writer who has got your back (that’s me!), I’d love to have you join the Writerly Love membership community.
What writers say about the Writerly Love Community...
The Writerly Love community is full of people who care about writing, who care about other people’s writing, and who have a wide range of experiences and advice to draw from when you need it.
It's quite motivating to have people cheering you on. And if you just have a question, there's always someone to answer it.
Sharing insights with other writers who are engaged in similar pursuits has energized and strengthened my writing practice.
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Included in the Membership
Private Community Access
Our community platform on Slack is the hub where you can chat with other writers, ask questions, lend support, discuss our book club books and celebrate.
Weekly Group Writing Sessions
Join other members live each week to write together.
Expert Guest Workshops and Q&As
Ask your burning writing and publishing questions in group calls with publishing industry professionals.
Writerly Book Club
We dive deep into books on craft and discuss how to apply them to our writing together with prompts, creative reading, and live discussions.
Peer Writing Workshop 4x/year
Members continuously hone their skills with warm and inclusive live group peer writing critique workshops.
Member Connection Calls
Discuss challenges and celebrate wins, learn and share with other writers in these monthly calls based on our current theme.
Full Library Access
Get access to ALL of our past expert guest Q&A calls, lessons on craft, platform building, and guided sessions in our brilliant member’s library.
three bonus courses
Writing, revision, and platform-building know-how from three unique courses included for members: Write & Light, Revision Love, and Platform Sparkle!
priority course access and discounts
Members get big discounts (usually 50% off)Â and priority access to small-group courses, my very limited coaching time, and intensives.
After two years of payments, never pay again!
Your membership converts to a lifetime membership.
Some of Our Community Guests
Here are just some of the writing, publishing, and marketing experts who have appeared in the Writerly Love Community.
Betsy Warland
Author of a dozen books of poetry, creative nonfiction, and lyric prose.
kathyfriedman
Cofounder and artistic director of InkWell Workshops
Jane Munro
Griffin Poetry Prize-winning poet.
Maya Marshall
Poet, writer, editor, and cofounder of underbelly magazine.
Doretta Lau
Author of How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun?
Lilly Dancyger
Contributing editor at Catapult, and assistant editor at Barrelhouse Books.
Andréa Jones
Lead social media strategist at OnlineDrea.com.
hannah grieco
Writer and creative nonfiction editor at JMWW.
Writerly Love has really awesome talented writers gravitate towards it. There's such magic that happens with all of the different perspectives.
In Writerly Love, I have honed in on my strengths and voice.
I get excited to check in and share happiness, frustrations, and suggestions with other writers.
The support of this group makes me brave.
We write alone, but we keep writing with the help of a community of writers.
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Rachel is a luminous guide offering equal parts gentle prompts and discerning truths.
Rachel deeply cares about helping emerging and established writers. She believes in building and cultivating writing communities—spaces for writers to meet, share work, get feedback, and grow.
Rachel Thompson is the truth.
Working with Rachel Thompson transformed my writing by opening avenues to publications, developing community, and furthering my commitment to craft. Rachel is a fantastic mentor.