Summer writing sessions
July Wild Writing Sessions and August hay-making
Hi there,
I’m officially on holiday for a couple of weeks so there’ll be a short pause on our Wild Writing Sessions, although you’ll still receive an article from me as usual.
Coming up in July:
When you don’t feel like writing: How to begin again when your confidence, energy or motivation disappears
And for paid members, a deeper dive into the craft of starting:
How to write an opening that makes readers want more: A practical guide to first lines, first paragraphs and the promise you make to your reader
Writing sessions will resume in the second half of July when I’m back:
Tuesday 21 July 7 - 8.30 pm GMT
Tuesday 28 July 12.30 - 2pm GMT
(See below for Zoom links ⬇️). And, as usual, I’ll be taking August off to mow our meadow. (I will pause all paid subscriptions).
For those of you who are new to Wild Writing, my husband and I run a mini rewilding project called Wild Pinebeck, in the Mendip Hills, Somerset. It’s a wild orchard, two small woods and a large, extremely steep wild flower meadow. Every year we need to cut the six-foot high grass back by hand and, by hand, rake it into hay. Removing it from the field simulates grazing, and removes nitrogen from the system, so that more wild flowers, less grass and fewer nettles and docks can grow. That’s the theory.
It’s back-breaking labour. I usually have some help from volunteers, although, funnily enough, my husband and daughter have now opted out.
In September I’ll be back, full of inspiration if a little broken, with four Wild Writing Sessions a month, at lunchtime and in the evening, so hopefully we can all keep momentum going on our writing projects; a Wild Writing Studio in autumn where you can receive free feedback on up to 500 words of your work-in-progress and articles on the craft of writing to help you improve and get your writing published.
In the meantime, see you in mid-July!
Sanjida x
🌿 Wild Writing Sessions July 2026
Tuesday 21 July 7 - 8.30 pm GMT
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86516035391?pwd=mBLxmPtX6Ia5TfkuQMbtiRvsepBuir.1
Meeting ID: 865 1603 5391
Passcode: 364621
Tuesday 28 July 12.30 - 2pm GMT
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 863 0733 0713
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