To get you up to speed with the workings of Life Writers, please visit the How the Life Writers Community Works page so you can know what to expect. On the second, third, fourth, and fifth (if applicable) Tuesdays, we engage in a variety of live events–Five Questions, Book Share, Share What You Know, Member Story Review, Q&A, Monthly Feedback Session, and Open Mic Night. Every Wednesday from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET, members of the Life Writers Community gather to write in silence and draw on the creative energy of the group.

But don’t get overwhelmed. You don’t have to do everything. It’s all optional. I recommend you try everything once to see if it benefits you. Then, pick and choose what suits your schedule and your needs. Writing your life stories is a marathon, not a sprint. Don’t burn yourself out in the first month.

We love our Life Writers, and we want to know how we can best serve you. Please take ten minutes and complete this questionnaire, which tells us what you plan to work on, what you want to learn, how you’d like to participate, and how we can help you be successful in your writing efforts.

Tools and Resources contains a wealth of information to enhance your journey in Life Writers. Learn how to clear your cache, give and receive feedback on stories, track your writing progress, and more.

We all need a little assistance now and then, so when you have to know how to do something, the Help section of short how-to videos is here for you.

You can also access Help videos from the Life Writers main menu.

Want to know what’s coming up this month, this week, or today? Find everything you need–event descriptions, links, countdown clock, and more–on the Life Writers calendar. Check it out and then block out the time so you don’t miss a minute of the Life Writers Community.

This video explains the feedback process Life Writers follows, and it then leads you through a sample feedback session. You’ll follow this feedback process in your buddy groups throughout each Life Writers session. You’ve got this.

The quickest way to go where you want to go, do what you want to do, and get what you want to get is by setting goals.

That goes for writing as well.

Watch this video and learn how to set goals that work for you.

Take the last step in the Life Writers roadmap and visit the library.

Here you find all content previously recorded and made available to Life Writers.

Look around. See what interests you. Flag videos and courses you wish to watch at a later date. Enjoy browsing what Life Writers has to offer.