GYWO is BACK for 2018! We’re starting our TENTH year-long writing challenge with
ten pledges to help you challenge yourself, achieve your writing goals, and build a writing life. Because it’s our tenth year, we’re celebrating by adding a new
type of pledge to fill a gap in our GYWO offerings. You can read more about it under Pledge Types.
Keep in mind that even our smallest goals require a serious commitment throughout the year. While it’s okay for writers to be behind or even entirely miss their pledge goal, we want you to pick a pledge that could be achievable for you and will keep you writing all year long. Before choosing your pledge, please take note of the few requirements we have of our members, and carefully consider which of the ten pledges you'd like to choose. You may only choose one pledge.
( Membership Requirements & Information )( Pledge Types )Pledging If you pledged in a previous year, and didn't meet your goal, quit, or were removed from the comm for missing check-ins, you are welcome to pledge again.
When choosing your pledge, consider your personal writing habits and what you find most motivating. Will hitting your word count goal early help propel you to keep writing through the remainder of the year? Do you need a major challenge to keep you on pace? Have you surpassed smaller goals in previous years and need more of a challenge? Are you already writing multiple days a week? Make sure the pledge you make is one that will motivate you.
To make your pledge, there are
two steps to complete: Pledge & Request.
Step 1: Pledge Follow the link for your pledge to the appropriate post and leave a comment using the journal you intend to have join the community. Cut and paste the form at the pledge post to ensure you’re leaving all of the information needed.
Word Count Pledges- 75K words, the Light level, approximately 6.25K words/month, 205 words/day (reserved for members with significant impact to their writing time)
- 150K words, the Modest level, approximately 12.5K words/month, 411 words/day
- 200K words, the Basic level, approximately 16.6K words/month, 548 words/day
- 250K words, the Moderate level, approximately 20.8K words/month, 685 words/day
- 300K words, the Difficult level, approximately 25.0K words/month, 822 words/day
- 350K words, the Insane level, approximately 29.1K words/month, 959 words/day
- 500K words, the Ludicrous level, approximately 41.6K words/month, 1,370 words/day
Habit Pledges- 120 days, the Apprentice level, approximately 10 days/month
- 240 days, the Journeyman level, approximately 20 days/month
- 350 days, the Master level, approximately 29–30 days/month
Reminders: Sign up with only ONE account.
You may sign up using Dreamwidth or OpenID.
You may use a fic/writing journal instead of your personal one.
Include your username on the other platforms requested to have access everywhere.
If you have previously participated under a different username (or on Livejournal), please let us know so we can track our repeat members.
Step 2: Request Once you have made your pledge, please
request to join the community. We’ll approve memberships on January 1st (as we still have 2017 members scrambling to hit their goals!), but we'll hold you in the queue.
If you are a current member, you won’t need to request as you are already a member of the community.
If you’re concerned we didn’t receive your pledge: We will be updating the
2018 list in the profile as new members are verified. Please give us at least twenty-four hours from submitting your pledge before inquiring about your status. (Over the Christmas holiday we will not be vetting pledges, so please check back on Dec 27th.)
IMPORTANT: Anyone requesting to join the community who has not made a pledge will not be added. To ensure you are not left out,
make your pledge first, then request to join.
You have until January 15, 2018 to make your pledge.
After that time you will NOT be able to change your pledge
or join the challenge, so think carefully before committing.PromotionIf you want to share GYWO with your friends, please feel free to use either of the codes provided to let them know you’ll be writing
a lot in 2018 and you think they should too.

[img: notebook and pen on wooden desktop with "GYWO 2018"
printed in large white letters with a black shadow. under that,
"writing decathlon" in handwritten white letters with a black shadow.]
GetYourWordsOut: Year Ten!
Pledges & Requirements | GYWO.net
( Promotion )Hopefully that covers everything you need to know about what is required of members, what the pledge options are, and how to make your pledge. Questions are welcome in this post! We hope to see your pledge soon!
FAQIf I’m a 2017 member, do I need to pledge? Do I need to request membership?Can I pledge if I previously quit the challenge, was removed for missed check-ins, or didn’t meet my goal?I participated before but can’t remember my previous username. What do I do?What happens if I finish my pledge early?What happens if I don’t finish my pledge?