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Since June 2025, The Write Club, a group for established and aspiring writers, teens through adult, has met monthly for a mix of discussion, sharing writing samples, camaraderie and a lecture on a particular writing topic.
Made possible through funding from the Artist Innovation Grant awarded by the Arts & Culture Alliance, the group is led and organized by journalist/author Sara Jordan-Heintz. Free and open to the public, it will meet next from 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Marshalltown Public Library, in the Brucklacher Conference Room. It will be the final in-person meeting of the year before moving to Zoom for the winter.
The topic for this month's meeting is "after the writing's done."
"We will discuss what it means to metaphorically write 'the end': dealing with the emotional and mental release, the dopamine drop and arrival fallacy," Jordan-Heintz said. "We will also look at what comes next: editing, seeking publication, putting your work out there, opening yourself up for criticism (and praise), plus exploring when it's the right time to take on the next project(s)."
Previous sessions have focused on: writing tips/how to improve writing, overcoming writer's block, how to get published, dealing with rejection, common writing mistakes, staying organized, research methods, achieving the flow state, making a living as a writer, editing and more.
The Write Club will meet via Zoom at 1 p.m on Dec. 12. To receive the Zoom link, reach out to Jordan-Heintz at: sara.jordan909@gmail.com. Also, join the Facebook group: The Write Club. Meetings are always free and open to the public. The club will continue in 2027, with details still being finalized.