I’ve built something I wish had existed when I started writing.

FDWC — Why Join + first draft writers club +

Writing is hard enough
without doing it completely alone.

Most writers spend years in isolation — reading advice from a dozen different voices, trying things that don't quite work, and quietly wondering if everyone else finds this as difficult as they do.

The truth is, they do. But the writers who make real progress tend to have one thing others don't: people around them who get it.

"I don't know enough about writing" almost never turns out to be the real problem.

What comes up again and again is something closer to: I know what I want to do. I just can't seem to actually do it. Great ideas that never get started. Pages that get written, deleted, and written again. The constant, nagging feeling of doing it wrong.

And underneath all of that — an endless stream of writing advice. Tips, rules, frameworks, conflicting opinions. All noise, no signal. No way to know what's actually worth following for you, specifically.

+ the answer +

I built First Draft Writers Club to change that equation.

Not another course full of rules to follow. Not a forum full of strangers. A community built around the actual problems writers face — with the tools, the guidance, and the people to help you finally move forward.

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One place for everything you need

A 30-day fiction writing course, a growing library of interactive tools, and a community of writers — all in one place. No more googling, no more disconnected resources.

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Signal over noise

I've spent years making writing content and working with writers directly. What I bring here is already filtered — tried, tested, and built around what actually helps people write.

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Learn your way — not mine

The course and resources are built to show you options and possibilities, so you can figure out what works for you. Not a formula. Not a set of rules to follow.

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Writers who genuinely get it

A supportive community of writers at every stage of the journey — to write alongside, share with, and learn from. The thing I wish I'd had years earlier.

Less second-guessing.
More writing.

FDWC Membership — £39
+ founders price · ends 1st september +

Everything inside one membership

£29 / month

Founders price · locked for life · cancel any time

The Course

Become a Writer in 30 Days

The flagship course. Thirty days of focused lessons, writing exercises and interactive resources taking you from a blank page to real chapters of your own story underway.

Resource Library

A toolkit for writers — yours to keep

Interactive tools built around the actual problems writers face, available to return to again and again.

+A Scene Planner to map out and develop your scenes
+An Idea Generator and Developer to capture and expand your story ideas
+A Character Sketch Builder to develop your characters from a spark into someone real
+A Full Character Profile Builder for deep, detailed character work
+An Opening Line Practice Sheet to nail your first sentence
+A Writing Sprints Machine to write alongside other members in real time
+A Writing Prompt Generator for when you need a creative nudge
+More tools added regularly
Community

Writers who genuinely get it

+A supportive space to share your writing, experiences and progress
+Weekly Livestreams — Q&As, craft topics and community time starting late August
+Writers Group — share your work and receive thoughtful feedback from fellow members date TBC
Also Included
+Discounts on Kieren's editing service for extracts and shorter projects
+Extra videos and updates not posted on YouTube
+Additional courses and mini-courses in development — added over time