It's my first (Substack) birthday!
One today! What's happening at Wild Writing and a very special birthday offer!
Hi there!
Thank you so much for being here with me! A year on Substack feels like a real milestone. It doesn’t seem two minutes since I was in Cornwall on my self-imposed writing retreat in December 2023, launching Wild Writing, writing furiously and gazing at the sea (also freezing my ass off as it was minus 2, no heating in the apartment and I slipped and fell on the frozen beach, but still, it was good to get away!).
I wanted to let you know what’s coming up in 2025 to see if I might entice you to join my paid Wild Writing members.
I also have a very special, one-off discount for you. I’m not going to be offering such a big discount for the foreseeable future and the annual price will go up in January 2025.
So, without further ado, this is what’s coming your way:
Behind the Scenes
Writing news (such as the launch of Grace’s Cave on BBC Radio 4!) thoughts about writing and the odd creative writing or journalling exercise.
Posts like: How can you find moments of joy? As requested by some of you, I’ll be adding in more book recommendations - coming this month, my ten best thrillers of the year.
Once a month. FREE to all subscribers.
The Process
The craft of writing. I’ve finished the series I created for you on How to Tell a Story in seven steps, so this will cover all sorts of topics, from dialogue, to voice to more left-field ideas like leitmotifs. If there’s anything you’d like to know about, do get in touch.
Two posts a month, for paid members, and there will also be a podcast if you prefer to listen rather than read.
The Coffee House
This online space for writing will now be once a month and will sometimes be a live class, and usually a masterclass that you can watch in your own time (but you can still post the exercises in comments, DM me, start conversations and take part in the Chat).
Coming up will be a three-part masterclass on productivity, creativity and how to achieve flow, live workshop on how to become more confident about your writing with
, a three-part masterclass on nature writing and a course on how to write a thriller.Catch up on my workshop hosted by Katherine Clements on How to handle feedback and also in December, a writing workshop on how being specific can help make your writing have universal appeal.
Check The Coffee House Calendar for dates. Once a month, for paid members.
Wilderness: In Search of Belonging
My nature memoir on rewilding and belonging will hit chapter 10 this month! I’d love you to read it and help me shape it if you’re up for that?
I will attempt to post two chapters a month from January to keep the reading momentum going! Paid members.
Wild Notes
Short dispatches from our rewilding project about the wildlife and wilderness we’re surrounded by in our stunning location in the heart of Somerset’s Mendip Hills. Occasional and FREE
AND I will be hosting a FREE podcast featuring the incredible writers and rewilders I interviewed for my Wilderness book throughout the year. Once a month.
Extra benefits of membership
Members receive 10% discount on a one-hour mentorship session with me, reading up to 2000 words of your writing in advance, either online or in person.
AND
10% discount to stay at our writing retreat, a guest suite in the heart of the Mendip Hills overlooking our rewilding project!
AND
Bonus free short stories for members to read. Four of them are available so far…!
Sounds interesting? If so, I am offering a one-off incredible discount of 30% off the annual membership.
This means the annual subscription drops from £40 to £28, which works out as 50p a week or 7p a day!
This offer is valid up until December 31 and in January the annual price of membership will increase to £50. 1
I do hope you’ll join me. It’s going to be an adventure!
Sanjida x
PS And please do share so we can spread the word. Thank you!
Annoyingly Substack doesn't have a setting for existing paid subscribers to benefit from a special offer of this kind, only new subscribers. So if you’re coming to the end of your paid subscription and want to stay, drop me a line and I’ll add 3 months complimentary membership, so you get 15 months for the price of 12.
If you’re on a monthly subscription, you’d need to cancel it before you take out this offer so you aren’t charged twice.