The First Draft Club: Your 4-Week Writing System
Stop waiting for inspiration and start building discipline. Join our 4-week intensive to turn your half-baked manuscript idea into a finished first draft.
Welcome to the First Draft Club, a dedicated space where writers write together. For four weeks, you'll join a community of peers, all showing up to chase their writing goals alongside you.
If you've been wishing for more time to write, we're here to show you that you already have it. It's not about waiting for inspiration; it's about building the discipline to write consistently, and we'll help you do just that.
The daily writing sprint is the engine of the First Draft Club. Every morning from 9 to 10 AM, we write together in a focused session led by me, Chetan Mahajan, with other sprints organized by the community.
The goal is to move your story from your head to the page. By committing to the daily sprints and the structured process, your draft will stop being a vague idea and become a tangible manuscript.
We understand that feeling of being stuck. When deadlines and self-pressure don't work, a supportive structure is what you need to break through the block and make writing feel possible again.
Is your draft gathering digital dust? This program is designed to breathe life back into that half-written, half-baked project and give you the momentum to see it through to the end.
The most powerful tool against writer's block is knowing you're not alone. Our community ensures you are always writing with support, not in isolation.
Your commitment to writing also supports a great cause. A minimum donation of INR 950 secures your spot and contributes to the Chirag School, an NGO-run school in the Himalayas.
About The First Draft Club: Your 4-Week Writing System
Writing isn't about finding extra hours; it’s about protecting the ones you have. In this cohort, you commit to daily 9-10 AM IST Zoom sprints. It is not a lecture or a class—it is a silent, focused environment where you show up and write alongside 100 other people. When the screen turns on, you stop editing, stop overthinking, and simply start producing.
Why Your Draft Stays a Draft
We’ve heard it all: "I’ll write when I have a quiet weekend," or "I’m waiting for the right creative spark." The reality is that creative blocks are usually just procrastination in disguise. The First Draft Club removes the choice. By joining a cohort, you replace vague goals with a specific 4-week accountability structure.
The Engine: Daily Sprints
The core of the program is the 9-10 AM IST daily writing sprint. It’s led by me, Chetan Mahajan, and supported by a group of fellow writers. We log our word counts daily on a shared dashboard. That public tracker does something powerful—it turns writing from a solitary, lonely act into a shared, competitive sport. You aren't just writing for yourself; you're writing to keep pace with the tribe.
Access to Literary Experts
Every Sunday, we host masterclasses with the people who have actually walked the walk. We bring in publishing editors from houses like HarperCollins, literary agents, and award-winning authors. These aren't generic talks. These are Q&A sessions where you get the inside scoop on the business of publishing and the craft of editing.
A Contribution That Counts
We believe in professional craft, but we also believe in giving back. Your participation fee isn't just for the program; it’s a donation to the Chirag School, an NGO running schools in the rural Himalayas. Your writing practice helps fund education for children in Uttarakhand.
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