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Written in Flow Club
Tap a project to see what a member wrote.

TV episode
How to Die Alone

Memoir
The Manicurist's Daughter

Audiobook
It Happened One Heist
Defended.
Dissertation
A PhD, defended

Essay
Published in HuffPost
200,000 words
Manuscript
A 200,000-word draft

Next book
Laura McKowen's book three
How a writing session works
Most writers looking for a group don't need their pages read. They need help sitting down to write.

Study · Singapore Management University, 2025
Most participants in a university library's weekly write-in sessions said the most valuable part was dedicated, distraction-free writing time.
Book the time
Pick a live session from 30 minutes to 3 hours. It goes on your calendar, so there is a time you show up.
Say what you'll write
Share one goal with the host at the start. “800 words.” “Revise chapter 4.” “Finish the lit review.” Nobody asks what the book is about.
Write, cameras on
Everyone mutes and works intentionally alongside you. Everyone in the room is doing their own focused work.
Say how it went
At the end, you share what you got done, even if it's half. Celebrate simply showing up and making time for writing.
A writing group, a course, or Flow Club?
Each one helps with something different. If what you need is time on the page, drafting off the energy of others, that's Flow Club.
Who's in the room
Novelists, screenwriters, playwrights, poets, journalists, PhD students and newsletter writers, in every time zone. Here are a few of the writers who host sessions.

Screenwriter · Flow Club host
Annabel Oakes
Created Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies for Paramount+. She has also written for Transparent, Atypical and Awkward.
“Flow Club helps me avoid the siren call of internet scrolling and keeps me honest when it comes to my fatal work flaw: tinkering.”


Novelist · Flow Club host
Naomi Alderman
Her novel The Power won the Women's Prize for Fiction and became a Prime Video series. Her new novel, The Strangers, came out in September 2026.


Joy
Author, writing her third book
London

Angelina
Novelist, on her second novel
Pittsburgh

Nehprii
Playwright and stage director
Brooklyn

Jeannine
Finishing her PhD thesis
British Columbia

Kay
Editing her book manuscript
Illinois

Rishani
Writer and filmmaker
Sydney

Charlie
Writing his first novel
California

Mina
Academic and author
New York

Amy
Journalist with a novel to finish
UK

Liz
Wrote her PhD thesis here
Norway

Kah
Illustrating her fifth kids' book
Philadelphia

Kat
Book coach and fiction editor
Portland

Lacey
Designer, writing a book
Richmond

Natasha
Full-time writer and artist
Montreal

Christy
Writer and speaker
Phoenix

Danielle
Writing a book
New York

Hid
Lifestyle journalist
Singapore

Sieran
Psychotherapist and writer
Toronto





Questions writers ask
How is this different from a local writing group or a writing course?
Local groups and courses usually meet once a week, at a set place and time, and often read each other's pages. Flow Club is online, with a session starting every 15 minutes dedicated to focusing on making steady progress, not reading or critiquing each other's work. It's simply writing time and company.
Can I write with other writers?
Yes. Some hosts run writing-themed sessions, and you can favorite writer hosts to find their sessions first. Most sessions mix writers with people doing other focused work, which works just as well for getting words down.
Is this a critique group?
No. Nobody reads your work or gives notes. You say what you'll work on, you write, and you say how it went.
Will the other people be writers?
Some will be! Sessions are open to all members, who work on all kinds of things. You don't always need others to writing at the same time. You just need them there, working next to you.
Do I have to talk or be on camera?
You say one sentence at the start and one at the end. Camera on helps you feel more present, but it's your call. Chat-only sessions are there for when you'd rather type than speak.
Who are the hosts?
Other members, many of them writers. They welcome everyone, check you in and out to give the session structure, and work alongside you.
What does it cost?
$40 a month or $400 a year, after your 7-day free trial. No credit card needed to start. Full-time students and nonprofit workers get 50% off.
What if I only have 30 minutes?
Book a 30-minute session. It's enough time to get a page down, and an easy way to try Flow Club.
Book a session, bring the page you're stuck on, and write while other people work next to you.
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