Struggling to get started with your writing?

Finding it impossible to keep up a momentum?

Generally feeling a bit meh?

Shake off the literary ennui and find your writing happy place. Whack a firecracker up the butt of productivity. Shove procrastination out the door like a drunk relative who’s outstayed their welcome.

The Writers’ HQ Couch to 5k Butt Kick is a 28 days course of writing tips and prompts, inspirational bollocks, and literary swearing.

You could see out the month with a writing habit to make Barbara Cartland weep and productivity to make Stephen King fall on his knees in adulation...

  • Give your writing and writing habit a vigorous shakedown. Ooer.
  • Finish the course with a regular, sustainable writing practice.
  • Join our lovely little online community to support you through starting, middling, finishing and beyond.
  • Kick butt. Smash your writing goals. Be awesome.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    WELCOME!

    • What are we doing?!
  • 2

    Day 1

    • Goal setting

  • 3

    Day 2

    • One day at a time
  • 4

    Day 3

    • Dealing with FEAR
  • 5

    Day 4

    • Foundations Part 1: Changes
  • 6

    Day 5

    • Fun, fun, fun
  • 7

    Day 6

    • Prioritise
  • 8

    Day 7

    • Recharge #1
  • 9

    Day 8

    • Foundations Part 2: Plot
  • 10

    Day 9

    • Make friends with your writing

  • 11

    Day 10

    • Write what you know
  • 12

    Day 11

    • What even IS writing?

  • 13

    Day 12

    • Change the angle
  • 14

    Day 13

    • Show up!
  • 15

    Day 14

    • Recharge #2
  • 16

    Day 15

    • Foundations Part 3: Characters
  • 17

    Day 16

    • Appreciate
  • 18

    Day 17

    • Find your rhythm
  • 19

    Day 18

    • Why are you here?

  • 20

    Day 19

    • Play with yourself (ahem)
  • 21

    Day 20

    • Return to source
  • 22

    Day 21

    • Recharge #3
  • 23

    Day 22

    • Foundations Part 4: Building blocks
  • 24

    Day 23

    • Permission
  • 25

    Day 24

    • Balance
  • 26

    Day 25

    • Look what you've done!
  • 27

    Day 26

    • Write what you love

  • 28

    Day 27

    • Have a plan
  • 29

    Day 28

    • Freedom