Novel Accountability Group

Writing a novel? Need structure, support, and a reason to keep going when motivation dips? Join our Novel Accountability Group (NAG)—a monthly gathering for writers serious about finishing their manuscript, one page at a time. 

What to Expect 

Each session offers a blend of inspiration, craft, and accountability: 

• Craft talks on essential topics like character, plot, tension, dialogue, and revision 

• Writing exercises to stretch your creativity and explore your story

• Discussions on process, habits, breakthroughs, and challenges 

• Intention-setting and goal check-ins to keep you moving forward 

• Feedback circle (non-critique style) for support and story-storming 

• Resource exchange and optional homework to deepen your writing practice 

Whether you're mid-draft or just getting started, NAG is here to help you stay focused and make meaningful progress—with a community that understands the journey. 

*The sessions will be held in English, but your novel does not have to be written in English. This is not a feedback group in the traditional sense—we focus on novel structure, support, motivation, and accountability rather than critiquing of individual texts.

Schedule & Location 

10 monthly sessions, starting Thursday 25 September 2025 . We meet every last Thursday of the month (except in December, when the last Thursday falls on Christmas, so the group is pushed forward to the 18th). 

Time: 19:00–21:30 

Venue: Pianofabriek, Rue du Fort 35, 1060 Saint Gilles 

Pricing 

💰 Prices: €300 for 10 sessions | €170 for 5 sessions | Drop-ins €35

💰 Members' prices: €270 for 10 sessions | €155 for 5 sessions | Drop-ins €30 (read more about membership)

*Occasionally, in cases of high interest, the drop-in option may be limited and restricted to first-come-first-serve basis, to preserve a more manageable and intimate group size.

Session Themes (subject to change based on group needs) 

• 25 Sep: What makes a great novel? Asking the big questions 

• 30 Oct: Characters – building depth & connection 

• 27 Nov: Plot & Synopsis – shaping your narrative 

• 18 Dec: Conflict – inner, outer, and everything in between 

• 29 Jan: Tension & Climax – raising the stakes 

• 26 Feb: Dialogue – writing what’s unsaid 

• 26 Mar: Structural Flaws – pruning and refining 

• 30 Apr: The First Chapter – beginnings that hook 

• 28 May: Editing & Revision – from draft to polished prose 

• 25 Jun: Professional Development – sharing your work with the world 

Ready to write? 

Let’s get that novel written—together. Sign up below!

Questions? Email us at info@wordcraft-collective.eu 

• Our bank account details are: Wordcraft Collective; BE27 0019 5813 6673. Please add NAG as reference for your payment.

• You can register for the course by filling in the registration form and making the payment.

• Payment secures your place. Confirmation of payment will be by email.

• It’s possible to pay 2 or 3 installments. Please send us an email on info@wordcraft-collective.eu if you want to use this option.

• If the fees are too high due to personal circumstances, even with the option of paying in installments, please let us know via mail. We will try to come to a solution that works for both parties. Don’t be shy about it.

• After registration you have 14 days in which to change your mind up until 2 weeks before the start of the course. Within these 14 days you are entitled to cancel your enrolment without providing a reason by sending an email to info@wordcraft-collective.eu. After this, your enrolment is definite and no refund is possible.

• In the case that there are fewer than 6 participants enrolled at the start, we reserve the right to cancel. We will undertake to inform all enrolled participants of the cancellation. In this case, we will refund all participants the full amount of their fees paid.

• For more information email us on  info@wordcraft-collective.eu