Welcome to our Gym Directory
Welcome to our directory of Gyms hosted via Luma!
What are these?
Our gyms are 1-hour online sessions where you go to get 1:1 feedback from other serious writers.
How does it work?
Join the Zoom call, and after a quick check-in on what everyone’s working on, we’ll pair you with a partner based on your needs.
Types of Gyms:
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Idea Gym: Got an idea but nothing written yet? Pitch it! Spend 15 minutes sharing, get 15 minutes of feedback, and walk away with a clear plan.
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Feedback Gym: Swap drafts with your partner, spend 10 minutes reading, then 20 minutes each giving feedback.
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Read Aloud Gym: Read your piece aloud, edit as you go, and get real-time feedback on flow and clarity from your feedback partner.
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Research Gym: You and your partner research each other’s topics for 15 minutes, then share your insights. It’s a fast track to fresh perspectives.
Terms You Might Hear:
POP - Personal, Observational, Playful (the basic idea being to use all three of these pillars in your writing to make it POP!)
CRIBS - Confusing, Repeated, Interesting, Boring, Surprising (use these "emotional categories of the reader" to give feedback that is actionable to the writer. If it's repeated, delete it. If it's surprising, keep it, and so on.
SHINY-DIME - most writers try to take on too many topics at once. A shiny dime is the opposite, it's "distilling your message down to one central idea." You'll hear feedbackers ask you "so what's your shiny dime?"
No need to know these terms beforehand, but they can help, especially with Write of Passage alumni.