EMW Community (All Writers)

Welcome, writers. This is our shared home for past + current EMW writers: an ongoing, encouraging space to stay connected, keep your writing alive, and let your work grow between and beyond sessions. Come here to share pages, ask questions, celebrate your wins, and receive (or offer) the kind of support that helps you return to the page. Pop in to our many free and discounted online workshops + offerings. If you’re not writing much right now, you’re still welcome, come read, witness, and offer encouragement or feedback.

What comes with being a member of this community?

Online Community Page for engagement with all EMW writers: post your writing + get peer feedback, ask questions, support one another, celebrate our wins, etc.

Community Member Info Card: Share with the community about your writing project and what you professionally offer out in the world, get referrals, exchange + contract services.

Partial Access to Video Hub with Embodiment Practices, Craft Chats, Prompts, + Readings.

Monthly free offerings with Sherry: Support Circle with Q + A session and Embodiment Practice with Prompt session. First and Third Wednesdays of the month from noon-1pm EST.

Extra drop-in free offerings with Sherry on occasion: Open Story Labs, Story Salons, Special Workshops + Guest Sessions (see schedule for details).

Free offerings with your peers: book clubs, drop in and write, story labs, fun with words, meditation + movement, and more (see schedule for details)

20% Discounted Community Member ticket prices for Sherry's public Workshops + Guest Speaker Sessions (see schedule for details).

EMW Community News Posts: Monthly post with upcoming announcements to keep us informed, connected, and engaged.

Open invite to share your passion to the group through peer offerings. Host a memoir book club, offer a meditation, extra open communal writing time, TBR list, fun with words group, peer feedback sessions, memoir inspired recipe/cooking clubs, or any writing/author/healing-related creative ideas you want to bring to the group!

Built-in support team when you publish: readers, supporters, friends to share, host book launches, reader clubs, request your books with their local libraries and bookstores. Friends to help get your published writing in the hands of readers around the globe.

Want to help to support or sustain our community, offer something fun to the group, or have an upcoming program you'd like to announce?

Please see the "Your Support" tab!

Start Here

Below is a quick orientation to the space:

• Community Feed

  Post pages, questions, reflections, requests for feedback, and celebrations. Use Topics to help others find and respond to your post.

• Schedule

  Upcoming circles, gatherings, workshops, retreats, and special events, plus any details you need to join.

• Video Hub

  Recordings to support your writing practice (and your body) between sessions.

• Members Directory

  See who’s here, connect across cohorts, and meet new writers in the community. See what professional services are offered among the community to refer and offer services to one another.

A quick note on posting:

• 'Topics' are here to help us find one another. When you post, choose the Topic that fits best, so your writing, questions, and celebrations don’t get lost. If you’re not sure, pick the closest one (or use 'Open Thread') and we’ll find you.

• Posting stories for feedback: Let's keep stories to 500-600 words (or shorter). Let us know if you want open or specific feedback.

• Giving feedback: Keep it encouraging + useful. What worked, and why? Questions you have, what you'd like to know more about and why?

• Intentionality: Please be mindful to keep this community page centered around writing, reading + embodiment. Let's not congest the page as a bulletin board for advertising.