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Follow-Through

A Little Accountability Goes a Long Way

Set a weekly writing goal, log your sessions, and get a progress update every week. Invite up to three Accountability Partners to follow along and cheer you on.

Free for all writers. Must be 18 or older. Follow-Through doesn’t use AI.

An example weekly update
Follow-Through Week 26 · Nov 8–14
This Past Week 80%

4 / 5 days

Last Four Weeks

  • Week of Oct 18 2
  • Week of Oct 25 3
  • Week of Nov 1 5
  • Week of Nov 8 4

The Idea Behind Follow-Through

Across our years of work with writers, we’ve seen the impact of accountability.

Since we often write in isolation, nobody knows if we don’t show up. It’s all on us, and when life gets busy, writing is usually the first thing to slip.

When you invite a few Accountability Partners into your process, that changes. Someone sees your progress each week and cheers you on, and showing up becomes easier.

It doesn’t matter whether someone is writing their first story or finishing their fifth novel, or whether they write fiction, poetry, or screenplays. Writers who set a goal, track their progress, and know someone is following along keep coming back to their project.

Follow-Through brings that same structure to your week.

How It Works

01

Set Your Weekly Goal

Sign up and choose what you’ll track: your word count, your time spent writing, or the days you write. Then set a target for each week.

How I’ll measure my weekly writing progress

  • Days written 5 days a week
  • Writing time 3 hours a week
  • Words written 2,000 words a week
Choose what you’ll track and set a weekly target.

02

Log Your Sessions

After you write, open your personal link and record the session in a short form.

Follow-Through

Follow-Through Writing Log

How Long I Wrote
Submit
Each entry takes less than one minute.

03

See Your Progress

Each week, you’ll get an update showing how your week went, along with your progress over time.

Last 6 Months

All Time
87 days
Weekly Average
3.3 days
Weeks on Target
7 of 26
Every update shows your progress over time, not just the past week.

04

Invite Your Accountability Partners

Choose up to three people. Once they accept, they’ll receive your weekly progress and can send you a cheer.

For Your Accountability Partners

Being an Accountability Partner takes very little time. Your Partners don’t need to sign up for anything or download anything. They just accept your invitation by email.

Each week, they’ll get a short email showing how your week of writing went.

Partners can stop receiving updates anytime with the link at the bottom of any update.

An example Partner update
Follow-Through Week 26 · Nov 8–14

Jordan Lee’s Week of Writing in Review

Hi Sam,

Here’s how Jordan Lee’s week of writing went.

This Past Week 80%

4 / 5 days

Send a Cheer Try Follow-Through Yourself

Questions

Does it cost anything?

No. Follow-Through is free for all writers.

Who can join?

Any writer 18 or older, at any stage and in any genre.

Do I need to be a member of the Writers’ Collaborative?

No. Follow-Through is free and open to all writers.

Is there a limit on how many writers can join?

Yes, spots are limited. If Follow-Through is full when you sign up, you’ll join the waitlist, and we’ll email you when a spot opens.

What if I miss a week?

Nothing happens. Your update shows the week as it was, and you pick back up the next week.

What if a Partner says no?

We’ll let you know, and you can invite someone else.

How do I leave?

Email us at followthrough@writersclc.com, and we’ll delete your information within 7 days.

Could Follow-Through help with something besides writing?

We’d like to hear your suggestion. Let us know what you’d use it for.

Privacy & No AI

Follow-Through doesn’t use AI, and your information is never used to train AI.

We never see your writing. Follow-Through only records what you log, such as the date, how long you wrote, and your word count.

Only your Accountability Partners see your progress, and only after they accept your invitation. They see your name and your weekly progress, including your progress since you started. Beyond them, only the people who run Follow-Through can see your information. We never sell, rent, or trade your information.

You can ask us to delete your information anytime at followthrough@writersclc.com, and we’ll delete it within 7 days.

Read our full privacy notice.

Ready to Follow Through?

Set your goal, invite your Partners, and see how your first week goes.

Free for all writers. Must be 18 or older. Follow-Through doesn’t use AI.

Follow-Through is operated by the Writers’ Collaborative.

2 Haven St., Suite 102, Reading, MA 01867

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