A Novel Writing Club that Serves Every Member

A novel writing club can and should be as unique as the writers who are a part of it. There are plenty of different models that you can follow to write a novel, so it makes quite a bit of sense that there would be plenty of different ways to run a novel writing club. The two most important things that you can do to run a successful novel writing club is to be aware of the needs of your members, and to be willing to change your plans to suit those requirements. A novel writing club is only useful and enjoyable when all of the writers get something out of the meetings, so try to stay flexible about your plans and keep trying out new ideas about when to meet, where to meet, and how to meet until you find the ideal balance to help your group members get the most out of being part of a novel writing club.

A novel writing club can meet as often as daily or as infrequently as once a month, depending on how the members prefer to work and how difficult meetings are to schedule. A good way to test the waters is to have your novel writing club meet once a week for two to three hours. After a month or two of weekly meetings, re-evaluate your schedule. If you find that your members are clamoring for more opportunities to speak and read, and your meetings are lively and overstuffed, try meeting twice a week, or having longer meetings. By contrast, if your meetings tend to wind down into silence too quickly, try meeting less often, or for shorter amounts of time. There is no absolutely right or wrong schedule for a novel writing club, there is only the right or wrong schedule for your specific novel writing club, so be prepared to tweak the frequency and length of your meetings for quite some time until you get it right.