🌱 Thank you for joining Sanctuary of Word. Let’s grow our stories together.

🌿 Our Club Identity

• Name: Sanctuary of Word (SOW)
• Tagline: Sowing words. Growing stories.
• Focus: Creative nonfiction — personal stories, reflections, essays, letters, journaling, and more.
• Vibe: Casual, kind, supportive, encouraging.
• Goal: To write regularly, share gently, and publish on our blog.

🌿 How We Work

• We meet twice a month (every two weeks).
• Writing together (prompt-based)
• Sharing work (voluntary)
• Kind, constructive feedback
• Planning next themes & submissions
• We maintain a shared blog where members can publish their work.
• Writing Challenges

🌿 Our Core Values

• Authenticity
• Kindness and encouragement above all
• Progress over perfection
• Respect for each writer’s unique voice
• Confidentiality within the group
• Openness to learning and growing

🌿 Feedback Guidelines

• 🌱 Start with what you enjoyed
• 🔍 Offer specific, gentle suggestions
• 🤔 Focus on clarity, engagement, and voice
• 🚫 Avoid harsh critique or rewriting for others

This is our sanctuary.
A place where words are safe, voices are honored, and silence is not failure, but fertile ground.

Here, we will always:

✅ Listen kindly
✅ Share bravely
✅ Encourage gently
✅ Sow down 🌱