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Schedule for the First Draft Detroit Writing Crawl on 11/28. Locations are Dessert Oasis Detroit location from 8a-10:30a, Saturn Coffee on Seward Ave in Detroit from 11a-2p, Java Hutt Ferndale from 2:30p-4:30p, Rehla Coffee House on 4th St in Royal Oak from 5-8p (replacing the ususal The Office event), and Bin Caste on Van Dyke in Warren from 9p-11p.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This is your friendly Social Media Team coming at you with this year's Writing Crawl Schedule! Brought to you by our friends (formerly) of Flint, there are 5 locations over 15 hours in which to rack up that progress, so come on out and join us!

WEEK THREE Scribbles 11/16 - 11/22 Discord 8am-10am Blue Hat - Farmington 1pm-4pm Eos St Clair Shores 1pm-4pm 11/16 Dessert Oasis Ferndale 4:30pm-7:30pm 11/19 RLT Books Farmington 4:30pm-6:30pm 11/20 The Office Royal Oak 5pm-8pm 11/21 BOOT CAMP Royal Oak Senior Center 11am-5pm 11/22 11/18 Discord 1pm-3pm NE Taproom Royal Oak 6:30pm-9:30pm 11am-2pm 11/17 Discord Panera Taylor 5:30pm-7:30pm

Don't forget! This Saturday is Boot Camp! Where you WILL be writing for forty minute sprints and wondering if your fingers will still be attached to your hands afterward. It's so much fun! 🥰

WEEK TWO Scribbles 11/9 - 11/15 Discord 8am-10am Blue Hat - Farmington 1pm-4pm Eos St Clair Shores 1pm-4pm 11/9 Dessert Oasis Ferndale 4:30pm-7:30pm 11/12 RLT Books Farmington 4:30pm-6:30pm 11/13 The Office Royal Oak 5pm-8pm 11/14 MIDWAY MADNESS Macomb Community College 9:30am-3:30pm 11/15 11/11 Discord 1pm-3pm NE Taproom Royal Oak 6:30pm-9:30pm 11am-2pm 11/10 Discord Panera Taylor 5:30pm-7:30pm

Apologies for the delay, but here's the schedule for WEEK TWO of the Frenzy!

The Night Owl Event is tonight on Zoom at 10pm-1am! Join us!

For more info go to: firstdraftdetroit.org/events/

Front Load First Weekend, Nov 1st 4pm-10pm, the dovetail, warren. Swag, word wars, blind date w/a book & more.

Front Load First Weekend is tomorrow! Come join us for our first event of the Frenzy season and get 6 hours of writing and yapping in! As well as delicious drinks and food.

And don't forget to join the team championship! firstdraftdetroit.org/team-champio...

WEEK ONE Scribbles 11/1 - 11/8 Front Load First Weekend Dovetail in Warren 4pm-10pm Discord 8am-10am Blue Hat - Farmington 1pm-4pm Eos St Clair Shores 1pm-4pm 11/1 11/2 11/4 Discord 1pm-3pm 11-2 Dessert Oasis Ferndale 4:30pm-7:30pm 11/5 RLT Books Farmington 4:30pm-6:30pm 11/6 The Office Royal Oak 5pm-8pm 11/7 NIGHT OWL ZOOM 10pm-1am Dovetail in Warren 12pm-3pm 11/8 11am-2pm 11/3 Discord NE Taproom Royal Oak 6:30pm-9:30pm Panera Taylor 5:30pm-7:30pm

It's almost time for the November Frenzy! Here's a list of all of the Scribbles and Events happening the first week. Get detailed locations from our calendar. firstdraftdetroit.org/events/

November GOAL Ghost Writing personal writing total goal daily goal 50,000 20,000 70,000 2,333

This November I'm writing with @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social ! Every November FDD does a "Frenzy" where you join one of three themed teams or ride solo, set a personal goal, and try to meet it by the end of the month! The theme this year is Anishinaabe inspired constellations! I'm on team "Lynx".⭐🐈

Meet at the DIA in Kresge Court First Draft Detroit Presents: A Day at the Art Museum! Sunday October 26 at 1p -Street Parking is FREE -Lot on John R is $7 -Admission to Museum FREE for Tri-County Residents Museum Info at: https://dia.org/

Don't forget this Sunday we're meeting at the Detroit Art Institute to do some mingling and gazing at the beautiful art!

Hi! #WeeknightWriters, I'm Dae Storm! I write erotic romance in various genres, usually queer, and I'm currently working on a trans-masc m/m dark romance, as well as plotting a m/m fantasy romance for a collection I'm hosting.

we love to see it!!!

A teal A5 size binder on a table with a fountain pen sits open to show a story plot in progress, using the Rough Draft Challenge planner by Sarra Cannon of Heart Breathings. There is also a water cup covered with stickers and a cup of coffee from Apothecary Coffee in Farmington, MI.

Working on a story plot idea for November. I’m using the Rough Draft Challenge planner from Sarra Cannon of Heart Breathings, and I’m plotting this to write it during @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social’s First Draft Frenzy! November is SOON, oh my GOODNESS aaaa
#writing #plotting

First Draft Detroit Events Saturday, Oct 18th Saturday, Oct 18th KICK OFF 1pm-3pm @ Ferndale Area District Library MEET & GREET 3:30pm-5:30pm @ Treat Dreams Ferndale NO FOOD COSTUMES ENCOURAGED PAID PARKING PAID PARKING

Come one, come all! Join us for both the event to Kick Off the November 2025 Frenzy, and a meet-and-greet to get to know your fellow Drafters and have some delicious ice cream after the kick off event. #detroitwriters #detroitcreatives #authors #artists

fall into art and history Join First Draft Detroit at the DIA for: Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation October 26th 1PM Meet in the courtyard cafe free parking OR paid lot free for tri-county residents https://dia.org/tickets

Join us for a day of art, history, and mingling at the Detroit Institute of Arts on October 26th! First Draft Detroiters are going to see the Anishinaabe art exhibit!

above view of the board game Quacks

several people having fun playing a ttrpg game!

the board game island, with lots of people standing around in a very nerdy room with balloons!

the bake sale and silent auction table with lots of treats and things to bid on!

Our Game Day, Bake Sale, and Silent Auction event this past Saturday went swimmingly! Not only did even more people show up than last year, but together we raised EVEN MORE MONEY!

Between all forms of collection, before and during the event, we raised a total of $1,423!

Thank you so much!

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I played my very first ever tabletop rpg at the @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social gaming fundraiser yesterday! And our team successfully ruined the wedding of Yzma and Commander Rourke from Atlantis. So... I guess I'm a gamer now! 😎

The Blue Wizards’ Fellowship Game: Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Sept, 27 2025 GAME DAY You’re Invited! Gatekeeper Games Berkley 12:30-5:30pm Noob Friendly?: Yes! Vibes: Lord of the Rings, spooky. firstdraftdetroit.com

Cemetery Search Game: Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Sept, 27 2025 GAME DAY You’re Invited! Gatekeeper Games Berkley 12:30-5:30pm Noob Friendly: Yes! Vibes: Spooky, Mystery, Halloween, Over the garden wall vibes, Family friendly, Cozy firstdraftdetroit.com

Birthday at Baldur’s Gate Game: Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition Sept, 27 2025 GAME DAY You’re Invited! Gatekeeper Games Berkley 12:30-5:30pm Noob Friendly?: Very! Vibes: Part mystery, part tactics, part RP firstdraftdetroit.com

Wizards, Cemeteries, and Baldur's Gate! Three more TTRPG games you can pre-reg for the #TTRPG (and board game) game day this Saturday! firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day/

Portents and Prerequisites Game: Never Stop Making Magic (Kids on Brooms Variant) Sept, 27 2025 GAME DAY You’re Invited! Gatekeeper Games Berkley 12:30-5:30pm Noob Friendly?: Great for brand new players and experienced RPers alike. Vibes: Farce, social chaos, silly vengeance schemes firstdraftdetroit.com

Dangers Untold and Hardships Unnumbered Game: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: The Adventure Game Sept, 27 2025 GAME DAY You’re Invited! Gatekeeper Games Berkley 12:30-5:30pm Noob Friendly?: No experience necessary; only d6s required Vibes: Fairy Tale, silly, anything you might expect from Jim Henson’s Labyrinth firstdraftdetroit.com

Showdown at Aspenridge Game: Call of Cthulhu 4th Edition Sept, 27 2025 GAME DAY You’re Invited! Gatekeeper Games Berkley 12:30-5:30pm Noob Friendly?: No experience necessary Vibes: Horror Western firstdraftdetroit.com

Looking for something noob friendly? These are three more #TTRPG games that are available to play at FDD's Game Day on Saturday!! #Magical School, #Fairytale, or #Horror #Western, we'd got you!

Pre-reg here: firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day/

Never Judge a Book by its Cover Game: Monster of the Week Sept, 27 2025 GAME DAY You’re Invited! Gatekeeper Games Berkley 12:30-5:30pm Noob Friendly?: Quite Vibes: Mystery, Supernatural-esque firstdraftdetroit.com

Pig at a Wedding Game: Pig at a Wedding Sept, 27 2025 GAME DAY You’re Invited! Gatekeeper Games Berkley 12:30-5:30pm Noob Friendly?: Great for brand new players and experienced RPers alike. Vibes: Farce, social chaos, silly vengeance schemes firstdraftdetroit.com

Here's the 2nd and 3rd games of sooo many games that you can play at Game Day on Saturday!

Are you looking for noob friendly #ttrpg games? we got you!

You're Invited: Game Day! 9/27 September 27th 2025 at Gatekeeper Games in Berkley. 12:30pm-5:30pm. firstdraftdetroit.com

Race to the Ridge Game: Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes Sept, 27 2025 GAME DAY You’re Invited! Gatekeeper Games Berkley 12:30-5:30pm Noob Friendly?: Relatively. Rules-light, emphasis on storytelling. Vibes: Post-apocalyptic, Mad Max style action movie firstdraftdetroit.com

Don't forget, Game Day is this Saturday and there's tons of games for you to play! We'll be posting about them all week long so stay tuned.

Pre-register here: firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day/

What: A game day extravaganza, complete with bake sale and nerd auction. When: Saturday, September 27th, 12:30-5:50pm Where: Gatekeeper Games 3961 12 Mile Rd, Berkley, MI 48072 How: You make a donation, which will help us fund the 2025 First Draft Frenzy, and then spend the afternoon playing a fun game! Why: Because we’re a proudly nerdy bunch, and there’s nothing better than a day of snacks and slinging dice. September 27th -Your F.D.D. Leadership https://firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day/

2024 collage a collage of images taken during the 2024 game day! It features people looking at the auction items, bake sale items, and playing ttrpg games. It also features the ttrpg game day poster, pretty dice, and cool posters. below it has the link to the website. firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day

Don't forget the TTRPG game day, bake sale, and silent auction that we're hosting this month! September 27th, at Gatekeeper Games in Berkley. 👀🎲🐲

auction items on a glass table in the Dovetail Cafe in warren MI. A green suddenly the dinosaur wearable blanket, three green black and white suddenly cross stitch pieces, a rainbow suddenly crochet dino.

suddenly the dinosaur auction items. purple, pink and blue suddenly sugar cookies with googly eyes, suddenly dice bag and dice tray, suddenly green colored bracelets and stickers, and felt patches, and an auction item of a chainmail necklace piece, a suddenly mug, a suddenly painting, as well as a black and white dinosaur drawing.

A green board with white paper cut outs that say: First Draft Detroit Charity Auction Thank you for supporting first draft detroit! The proceeds of this auction go towards funding our 2025 season, from venue rentals to event costs and more... All of these items were created by members of our community. Check us out at firstdraftdetroit.org What's with the dinosaur? Suddenly the dinosaur is our mascot. He gets his name from a writing game where playings pass around stories and add wild elements. Suddenly, a dinosaur appears! the original suddenly is a green long neck, but any dinosaur can be a suddenly. There are also instructions on how to join the auction, and a sketch of a mama and a baby long neck dino below that.

The Midway Midway Madness event went wonderfully! We were led in sprints by the loudest of all (Erin), and every auction item found a home!

If you're hoping for another FDD event soon, you're in luck! Keep an eye out for information about September 27th! 👀

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#writingcommunity

Cover done, editing nearly done! Looking to upload to patreon tomorrow! So excited to hear what you all think of it.

#manga #anime #comics #graphicnovel #writer #fantasy #dnd #ink #digitalart #author #art #artist #artwork #indiebooks #kidslit

We totally relate to this. The intention is always to shave words, but somehow more are added! 🤯 #writingcommunity #writesky #authorsky

Two types of authors: Those who wake up to write at 6am and those who are still awake writing at 6am.

Which one are you? #WritingBSky #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfBSky

Prompts for Fantasy Indies July writing game. Dayn7 is First Line of WIP.

7. First line of Lost City:

It was pure coincidence that Hedy was sitting in the Wilds when a woman appeared from nothing.

#FantasyIndiesJuly #writingcommunity #writesky

Crying Werewolf was inspired by brooding purity culture vampire man trope. I love that trope, but I wondered what it might be like to write someone leaving a toxic relationship with a vampire and meeting a hot werewolf in the woods who gives them what they deserve. ❤️‍🔥 #SapphicBooks #MonsterRomance

FIrst Draft Detroit Summer Mini Frenzy Week Two Mon 7/7, Royal Oak, 6-9:30p Tues 7/8, Discord, 7-9p Wed 7/9, Ferndale, 4:30-7:30p Thurs 7/10, Farmington 4:30-6:30p Fri 7/11, Discord, 1:30-4:30pm & Royal Oak, 5-8p Midway Midway Madness July 12th 11:30a-3:30p The Dovetail 29200 Hoover Rd Warren, MI 48093 Don’t forget the Suddenly Auction!

The schedule for the second week of #SummerFrenzy! Join us all week for more Scribbles, and then at the Dovetail on Saturday for Midway Midway! There will be writing, games, and a Suddenly Auction! If you're making an item for it, make sure you bring it Saturday!

FIrst Draft Detroit Summer Mini Frenzy Week One Mon 6/30, Royal Oak, 6-9:30p Tues 7/1, Discord, TBD Wed 7/2, Ferndale, 4:30-7p Thurs 7/3, Farmington 4:30-6:30p Fri 7/4, Discord, 1:30-4:30pm & Grosse Pointe Woods, 4-6p Sat, 7/5, Grosse Pointe Woods, 1-4p

We've got a mini Summer Frenzy going on! Events 6 days a week for the next two weeks! Come hang with us and kick-start your creativity! 📝🧶🎨✂️

#firstdraftdetroit #firstdraftfrenzy #summerminifrenzy #community #creativesofdetroit #metrodetroit #detroitcreatives

A 2 week event for creators of all kinds to set a personal creative goal, and join others at in person and online meet-ups aka Scribbles to get work done. First Draft Detroit Summer Frenzy June 28th-July 12th firstdraftdetroit.org writers, painters, crocheters, scrapbookers, and more. You’re all welcome!

The 2 Week Summer Frenzy has started! (Yesterday, whups.)

The Challenge/Leaderboard is available on both

TrackBear:
trackbear.app/leaderboards...

Pacemaker:
www.pacemaker.press/users/OwenBo...

You can use both, either, or none; but feedback will help decide which is used in the future!

The kick-off picnic for the Summer Frenzy is today at 10:30am at Starr Jaycee Park in Royal Oak! All creatives welcome!

This year we will be trying out TrackBear for our challenge goal tracking, alongside PaceMaker which we have used before. Feedback will decide which we stick with!

Links soon!