The 8 Chains of
A Rough Trade Writing School
Eight weeks. One chain. Eight assignments. Pay what you want ($5+, suggested $25).
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Chain 1
The Life
Creating a Writing Life
Turn writing from a margin activity into a condition of being. Eight weeks to build a practice that survives real life.
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The Craft
Deep Dive on Technique
Master the mechanics. Learn to feel why a sentence lands, why a structure holds, why revision works.
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The Secrets
Of the Business
Know the rules nobody tells you. Pricing, contracts, markets, income streams. What your work is actually worth.
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The Eye
Of the Critic
Develop the critical eye. Read like an editor. Build the judgment that makes you better at everything else.
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Voice
Finding Your Unmistakable Sound
The voice was never missing. You just have to clear away everything that’s been covering it.
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Narrative
Building Stories That Land
A story is a question you don’t know the answer to. Learn to build them so they resonate.
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World
Building Inhabited Spaces
World-building is character building. Build worlds that feel real by showing what characters take for granted.
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Practice
The Infrastructure of the Magical Life
Turn writing into a condition of being. The boring, essential, transformative work of showing up.
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