Let’s talk about the Writer’s Games!

You’ve never participated in a writing challenge like this before!

We were recently introduced to a writing group called the Writer’s Workout and once a year they earn the workout in their name by hosting the Writer’s Games! Now this is not your grandmother’s light-walk-after-tea-which-is-good-for-your-constitution kind of workout. OoOoh no. This is the High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) of writing workouts! It’s a high-octane, so-fast-you’ll-miss-it-if-you-blink-or-overthink-it kind of workout!

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For the 4th year in a row, the Writer’s Workout is hosting their annual Writer’s Games- an exciting, fast-paced writing competition designed to challenge you as a writer and help you develop your writing skill! Over the course of 7 weeks, participants will produce 7 short stories in 72 hours. Yes, you read that right! Each week, participants will receive a topic on which they must write, edit and submit a short story within 72 hours!! A panel of judges conducts a blind review of every single entry- feedback which you’ll receive and participants are never pitted against each other as your score is based solely on how well you handle the week’s prompt.  Each winning entry will be featured in the Writer’s Games anthology which will be published and sold later this year- on top of some other great prizes!

There’s even a Team challenge if you’d rather not go it alone!

Registration for the individual Games will run from March 15- April 30 2017, and the Team portion will begin signups in July, so there’s plenty of time for you to get acquainted with the rules of the Games and get signed up!

If you’re looking for fierce but friendly competition, or just need a kick in the pants to get your writing habit going, or going again, sign up for the Writer’s Games!  There’s a real chance you’ll  see your name, IN PRINTTHIS YEAR!

Here’s some important info to keep in mind:

The Who: The Writer’s Workout

The What: The Writer’s Games 2017

The When:

Individual Games Registration: March 15- April 30
Individual Games begin: May 5
Group Games Registration: July 1
Group Games begin: August 4
Anthology published: exact date tbd Fall/Winter 2017!

The How: Visit the Website or Follow the Writer’s Workout and the Writer’s Games on Twitter.

Join for the Games, you might just end up staying for the community!

2017 begins with Pacemaker Premium!

Happy New Year Everyone!

We’re starting the New Year off with BIG news! Come February 1st 2017, users will be able to add premium features to their accounts with a Pacemaker Premium subscription!

Pacemaker Premium accounts will include:

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  • Private Plans – Only you and those you share your plan link with will be able to view your pacemakerplans!
  • Challenges – Create and host a Group for a writing challenge or just communal writing activities. Track stats and progress for the entire Group- perfect for classrooms, writing groups, NaNoWriMo and friends!
  • Plan Descriptions – Add a bit more detail to your plans with rich text descriptions for your projects!
  • Unlimited Plans – While Free accounts will have up to 2 plans, Premium accounts can create as many pacemakerplans as needed!

Many more features such as reminders and the ability to archive, group and categorize plans by color or other criteria, will also be added throughout the year. And stay tuned for more information on how Premium users will be able to directly influence what we build next!


Pacemaker Premium will launch on February 1st, 2017 and cost $8 USD/month or $72 USD/year.

HOWEVER, as a special thanks to all our loyal users, we’re offering discounted introductory pricing to all who pre-order during the month of January. Each user who pre-orders Pacemaker Premium will:

  • Lock in the promotional price of $5 USD/month or $45 USD/year for LIFE! That’s right, as long as you maintain a Pacemaker Premium subscription, you will only pay $5/month or $45/year!
  • Be able to gift your friends, family or followers this promotional pricing until March 31st 2017! This means anyone you refer to Pacemaker Premium will also receive the Promo price for life if they subscribe using your referrer link by March 31st 2017!

Learn more about Pacemaker Premium and pre-order today!

As always, we are so grateful for your support! Pacemaker’s Premium features will give you a more personalized experience on the site, which we hope will translate into a more productive writing year for you.

The best is yet to come in 2017, and here’s to that!

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