The Writing Life Vol. 2 (March 2026)
Get playful and explore writing in this new 30-day writing challenge, with fresh prompts and unique lessons.
Continue your writing journey, or start it here, with The Writing Life Vol. 2!
Following the success of our first The Writing Life challenge, we’ve created The Writing Life Vol. 2 — a brand-new course featuring entirely original prompts and tasks.
Designed as a standalone experience, it can either build on the progress you made in The Writing Life or serve as your first step toward developing a regular writing practice.
What to expect
Brand new for 2026, this self-paced online course invites you to explore playful experimentation; journey through setting, character, and plot; write compelling scenes and beyond; and discover the power of reading and revisiting your work.
Separate from our original The Writing Life course, it offers a fresh perspective and all-new tasks designed to support writers at any stage of their journey.
Get playful with The Writing Life Vol. 2 and embark on a guided creative journey, from self-discovery and first explorations to deeper development, experimentation, and reflection.
Over 30 days, you’ll move into the heart of your writing, building depth, voice, and craft, before stepping back to reflect on your progress and map inspiring next steps for your practice.
Once purchased, it’s yours to keep forever!
The challenge begins Sunday 1 March 2026.
The Writing Life 2 is powered by Teachable, an online education platform for learning, coaching and growing.
When you click the link above, you will be taken to the Teachable page, where the course sits. You will have access to this course, as well as our other self-paced courses, from here.
Purchasing the course means you will have access to each day’s prompt as it unlocks.
For just £1 a day, you’ll receive…
- 30 original writing tasks, each taking no more than 15 minutes to complete
- Friendly advice and supportive teaching from Holly Ainley, our Head of Programme and lover of stories
- A mix of written, video, audio, and visual content
- Suggested further reading from some of the great writers, past and present
- Tailored, supplementary resources from our extensive digital library, The Writing Hub
- Recommendations for your next steps, along with an exclusive discount on other NCW Academy products.
‘Well-paced, clear instructions, helpful back-up material and all at an amazing price.’
Daily prompts include…
- Play: Discover yourself as a writer and start experimenting with playful, creative writing.
- Journeying: Explore the idea of going on a writing journey and setting out on your path.
- First encounters: Take your first steps and dive deeper into craft including character, setting and story.
- Visiting the heartlands: Stretch yourself and immerse fully in the heart of your writing.
- Re-visiting: Return to earlier work to experiment with language, form, and new possibilities.
- Mapping: Reflect on your journey and plan inspiring next steps for your writing practice.
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