We use a sliding scale because capitalism sucks and everyone deserves the opportunity to be part of our community. Our sliding scale is resistance against oppressive systems and a way to show care for one another.
Why a Sliding Scale?
Suggested Price: $375 per month
Sliding Scale: $300 - $450 per month
Rooted Writers Mentorship
When you pay what you can—especially when you can pay more—you're actively creating the world we're all fighting for.
If you're well-resourced: Paying at or above the suggested amount isn't just generosity—it's putting our shared values into practice. You're directly funding a space where BIPOC writers, queer writers, disabled writers, and other marginalized voices can tell their stories without financial barriers. Your investment is literally anti-capitalist action, ensuring that storytelling power isn't reserved for those with wealth.
If you're not well-resourced: Pay what you can sustainably afford. Your story matters, and we want you here. You deserve to be in this community regardless of your financial situation.
No matter what you pay, you get the same access to all features at your chosen level. No one will know what you pay except you.
Here’s the thing: the sliding scale only
works when it's truly a community effort.
I know you see $30 a month and think, "What a deal!" And for those who genuinely need that price point, it absolutely is.
But if you're someone who drops $30 without thinking twice—on dinner, on coffee, on the newest hard cover edition of a book you already own two copies of—then paying the suggested amount (or more) is how you help dismantle the systems that keep marginalized voices out of publishing.
When you pay more, you're not just supporting a writing program:
You're investing in a future where a trans person in rural Texas can afford to join our community.
Where an undocumented writer can access coaching.
Where a disabled writer doesn't have to choose between groceries and getting support for their novel.
This is how we build the world we want to live in—together.
Your extra $20 or $50 or $100 a month becomes someone else's lifeline to craft education, to finishing their book, to being part of a writing community that embraces all parts of them.
This is mutual aid in action. It's recognizing that our liberation is interconnected.
So while you might be someone who scours the internet for the best deal, I'm inviting you to see this as an opportunity to put your money where your values are—to literally fund our collective liberation, one story at a time.
Stories can change the world, and paying what you're able is how you help ensure we hear the stories that most need telling.
Ready to join us?
If you’re looking for tips and tricks to finish your novel ASAP, this isn’t the place for you. But if you want community with like-minded writers, a comprehensive system to write a book you’re proud of, and support through the plot conundrums and personal struggles,
welcome home.
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