Your writing home.

AIM 

To provide a free, online, communal workspace where writers can gather and write together. 

 

Support me here: link to go fund me. 

 

Who, what, where, why, when, and how:

 

WHO?

My name is Callum and I’m a writer. I’m on a mission to create a safe space for writers of all backgrounds to come together and write. Somewhere they can tune in to to feel motivated, to write and get on. If someone else is turning up to that space every day, I hope that encourages you too. 

 

WHAT?

On my days off and at a given time of day, I will start a live video stream where you can watch me writing for an hour or until I complete my daily thousand word target. This is intended as a show of solidarity and to provide motivation for those who might be needing it. Or maybe you just want to write as part of a group. Maybe this gives you the push you need to start a project, restart that novel, or finish that poem. Whatever it is, I hope you find this a comfortable place in which to join. 

 

WHERE?

Instagram live. Here: @callum_beesley

 

WHY?

A lot of us struggle to find that time to write. And I include myself in this. Whether it’s because of a job, family commitments, mental health issues … the list can go on and on as to why we can’t write today. There are days - weeks, months - when I just don’t feel like it. But I grit and bear it. I get up. I plod on. I write. Believe me, it hasn’t always been this way. 

 

Now, though, I want to share some of this determination with you. I have been fortunate to have had some fantastic support throughout my years of writing, but I have also been placed in positions where I was able to see that not everyone is able to access this kind of support, in the short or long term. So I want to give back, as a thank you to all those who have helped me get to where I am today, and for those who are helping me get to where I’m going tomorrow. This website is my way of doing that. 

 

The online space is free to operate - the only cost being a little time to set up the live stream, but the pros far outweigh any cons here - it forces me to get on and write, as I hope it does you. The end goal, however, is more physical. I would also like to use this space to encourage those who enjoy using it to donate to a fundraising target that, once met, will be used to build a tactile location for writers to come and visit, stay and write. 

 

More information and a link to the go fund me page can be found here. 

 

WHEN?

I’ll endeavour to post the start time of the following day’s stream the day before/in good time. It won’t always happen this way and it might not always be smooth, but it’ll happen. Just keep an eye out!

 

The latest live stream link can be found on my instagram page here. 

 

Oh, and I’m not promising to get up at 5am every morning 365 days a year to squeeze this in, but I’ll try. If I’m working and earning a living in other ways, I won’t be there. If I’m off, then I will be there. At different times of the day and night, definitely. But consistently, yes. That is what I’m aiming for here. To turn up when I say I’m going to turn up and be there writing. You won’t always see my face, my desk, my work in progress, but there’ll be enough of me in shot to let you know I’m not kidding on. 

 

HOW?

1. Follow my instagram account. 

2. Keep an eye out for the streaming times. Notifications ON?

3. Join the stream and get writing. 

 

Link to go fund me here.