Thank You for Joining Our First-Ever Writing Hour

Summary

Medium hosted a successful first-ever writing hour with over 100 writers, sharing tips, resources, and providing writing prompts, as part of their Creator Workshop series.

Abstract

Medium's inaugural Writing Hour, attended by over a hundred writers, provided an unstructured creative space for sharing writing tips, resources, and dedicated writing time. The event was an initiative under Medium's Creator Workshop series, marking the first open writing hour for Medium creators. Participants were given optional writing prompts, encouraged to share their progress, and invited to engage with the Creators Hub for future events and announcements. The session was well-received and acknowledged the importance of community and shared experiences in the writing process.

Opinions

The Writing Hour was a new and enjoyable experience for Medium and its participants.
The event was deemed successful, especially if attendees made significant progress on their drafts.
The optional writing prompts were appreciated, offering a starting point for those who needed it, while also respecting the autonomy of writers to work on personal projects.
There is an open invitation for participants to share their work and engage with the community, indicating a culture of support and collaboration.
Medium expresses gratitude towards its creators and values their contributions to the platform.

A recap, and an invitation to share your stories

Today, over 100 writers joined us on Zoom for some unstructured creative time — we shared writing tips, resources, and mostly just wrote. It was fun! It was also new for us. The session was part of our Creator Workshop series, and it was our first time hosting an open writing hour for Medium creators. If you were able to join, thank you! Bonus points if you actually finished that draft (or made some meaningful progress toward finishing it).

We provided a few optional writing prompts at the top of the hour — if you couldn’t make it (or even if you could) here they are:

Prompt #3

What’s the last best thing you read? Write about why you loved it, or why it stuck with you.

Some of us wrote in response to one of those prompts, others blissfully ignored them in favor of their own personal projects. (Both of which were more than fine.) If you joined the writing hour and want to share what you wrote, we encourage you to drop a link in the responses! And if you weren’t able to join, feel free to do the same. We’ll be perusing those responses, and we hope you will, too.

As always, follow Creators Hub for upcoming events and announcements. Thank you for being on Medium, and for spending some much-needed time writing with us today!

Thank You for Joining Our First-Ever Writing Hour

A recap, and an invitation to share your stories

Prompt #1

Prompt #2

Prompt #3