Congratulations, you made it to week two! By now, maybe the thrill is starting to wear off. The carnival food you sampled last week is feeling heavy and this whole thing is starting to look like a confusing mess. Why did you even come here, and where are you supposed to go? What ride is best to get on next? Are the lines always this long? This feeling is so common we call it the Second Week Slump.

It’s a scary place to be, and with the rush of the first week of excitement wearing off, your story might feel like less of a story and more of a jumble of random words.

This is normal.

If this is your first time, we want you to reread that sentence. Write it on a sticky note, a piece of paper, or put it on a giant banner. Week 2 is almost always the biggest challenge of the month, but we’re here for you!

Here are some ideas for staying locked in instead of heading home;

• Stay (or get) connected: attend write-ins, participate in the big events (TMOD incoming!), and hang out in the Discord. You can ask for support, pick through plot problems with your fellow writers, or just complain! The Discord is a free space to talk about writing.
• Support your fellow writers: cheer people on in the Discord, check in on your friends, post tips and encouragement from your favorite authors. Your favorite authors definitely have had writer’s block, they probably have some out-of-the-box tips for you to try!
• Check out the trackbear leaderboard! Never underestimate how motivating it can be to see the number go up. 

However you’re doing right now, your writing is an accomplishment! Keep going!

Traveling Marathon of Doom

It’s that time of year again! We will host our 17th annual Traveling Marathon of Doom (TMOD) this Saturday! This all-day writing marathon and coffee shop crawl is a great chance to catch up on your goals. Join us for one leg or all three of them, whatever you can manage. We’ll meet at two separate locations in the morning and afternoon, and convene at Rochester in the evening. 

Morning Leg: 8:00am-11:00am

Location One: Headrush Roaster

Location one: Headrush Roaster

4115 N Mulberry Dr, Kansas City, MO

Location Two: Crows Coffee

Location two: Crows Coffee

535 E Red Bridge Rd, Kansas City, MO

Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm

Afternoon Leg: 12:30pm-4:30pm

Location One: Roasterie Brookside

Location one: Roasterie Brookside

6223 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, MO

Location Two: Pilgrim Coffee Co

Location two: Pilgrim Coffee Company

12643 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS

Dinner 4:30pm-6:00pm

Evening Leg: 6:00pm-9:00pm

Rochester Brewing and Coffee

Rochester Brewing 

2129 Washington St, Kansas City, MO

Novelvember Soiree

Next Wednesday we will be at the West Wyandotte Library branch of the Kansas City, Kansas public library for their second Novelvember Soiree!This formal writing party was a big hit last year, so save the date on your calendar! Wear your most elegant outfit and join us to write! Light refreshment provided by the library.

Events

We’ll see you at these write-ins this week: 

11/10 Monday

Central Resource Library (Morning)

Write-in at Central Resource Library

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

9875 W 87th St, Overland Park, KS

Panera on NW Barry Road (Evening)

Write-In at Panera (Northland)

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

6286 NW Barry Rd, KCMO

11/11 Tuesday

Front Range Waldo (Evening)

Write-In at Front Range (Waldo)

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

400 E Gregory Blvd, KCMO

11/12  Wednesday

Panera on the Plaza (Evening)

Write-In at Panera (Plaza)

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

4700 Pennsylvania Ave, KCMO

Accessible from the streetcar!

11/13 Thursday

Banksia on Main (Morning)

Write-In at Banksia (Downtown)

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

1183 Main St, Ste 120, KCMO

Accessible from the streetcar!

Apogee (Evening)

Write-In at Apogee (Olathe)

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

670 N Central St, Olathe KS

11/14 Friday

Virtual on Discord (Evening)

Virtual Write-In

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Discord

11/15 Saturday

See TMOD schedule

11/16 Sunday

Rochester Roasting and Brewing (Afternoon)

Write-In at Rochester (Crossroads)

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

2129 Washington St, KCMO

Accessible from the streetcar!

Questions? Let us know! FAQs can be found on our website, or you can submit questions to us on Discord! 

We hope to see you around this week!

Happy writing, 

Joanie, Bee and Ali