Rules of Write Club

Do you like to play movie trivia games? I do.

In fact, most of my family are cinematically inclined so we rock when it comes to movie trivia.

I was producing a video today for another author, and I skimmed through the ones I'd uploaded to my YouTube Channel.

I chuckled when I saw my video homage to the 1999 movie Fight Club starring Brad Pitt and Ed Norton. The movie is so much a part of pop culture that you see references to it in other TV shows and movies.

The Rules of Fight Club can teach writers a lot—especially since I tweaked the concept and rules a bit and slanted them toward writers.

Readers, stick around. I think you’ll find this entertaining too.

Rules of WRITE CLUB

First, read the Rules of Write Club that follow. Then watch the video.



1st RULE of WRITE CLUB: You do not talk about writing. You write.

2nd RULE of WRITE CLUB: You DO NOT talk about writing. You write.

3rd RULE of WRITE CLUB: If someone says “stop” or goes limp, taps out, the fight is NEVER over. If you slip up, you keep writing.

4th RULE of WRITE CLUB: Only one guy to a write. That’s correct – you do it alone. Day by day. In sickness and health.

5th RULE of WRITE CLUB: One write at a time. Focus on the book at hand. Don’t be seduced by the siren call of other characters and ideas.

6th RULE of WRITE CLUB: No shirts, no shoes. No clothes. Who cares? You’re in this fight alone, writing by yourself, in the privacy of your office and your imaginary world. Wear any darn thing you want, or don’t. Who’s to know?

7th RULE of WRITE CLUB: Writes will go on as long as they have to. A book is finished when it’s finished. Only you know when that is.

Takeaway Truth

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