Build Influence by Sharing What You Already Know

Write of Passage is a life- and career-accelerator disguised as a writing course.

The world is full of talented people who are fundamentally mismatched.

Maybe you’re one of them. You’ve built up years of skills and expertise at work, but your environment is holding you back.

Maybe your current work doesn’t tap into your full potential. Maybe your coworkers underwhelm you with their level of drive and focus. Maybe you’ve considered launching your own business but you have no way to get the word out. Or maybe you have a business, but your current roster of clients doesn’t reflect the quality of your offering.

There’s a simple solution for these issues: Writing online./p>

Writing is the great equalizer. By publishing your ideas online, you can:

• Find work that stirs your soul. No more counting the minutes until the weekend.
• Attract new opportunities. Like the time Tyler Cowen, one of my writing heroes, gave me a $20,000 grant to start Write of Passage after he read some of my articles.
• Build an audience. Gain a following and influence by sharing what you already know.
• Find friends. The kind of friends who make you say, “What? You too?!”

Write of Passage alumni have used writing to grow their audience, get funding, find co-founders, shift their careers, and revive their creative spark.

What will it do for you? /p>

There’s never been a better time to start writing online.

Write of Passage students leverage the unprecedented matchmaking power of the Internet. When you write online, you beam your unique signal out into the world. Your writing conveys your expertise, knowledge, and skills. Your words and ideas become a magnet for better work, like-minded people, and life-changing opportunities.

Writing online is a path to better work, deeper meaning, and a richer life.

The number of people consuming information online is rising much faster than the number of people creating it.You’re not too late. There has never been a better time to start writing online. 

There are no prerequisites. Write of Passage isn’t about formal training or traditional education — it’s about taking action.

This means your best results will come from devoting time and energy to your goals:

• Writing the best articles possible
  
  
• Writing something that only you can write
  
  
• Using your writing to build an audience and attract new work opportunities, clients, or ideas into your life.

Before the course begins, we provide step-by-step instructions for setting up your online home — a place you can publish. All you have to do is bring the grit and gusto.

Many of our students begin the course having never published their writing online. They go on to launch weekly newsletters, active websites, and popular Twitter accounts as Write of Passage alumni.

We’ll set you up with everything you need to succeed, including tools, methods, systems, and even website tech support.

The course is designed to help you publish — even if you’re new to writing online. You will have a small Peer Group for support, led by a Mentor who will hold you accountable to your goals. You will attend live writing sessions and have many opportunities to get feedback from your peers. And every draft you write will be reviewed by one of our trained Editors.

There’s no better community to support you as you publish online for the first time.

When you join Write of Passage, you’re not signing up for university-style lectures or stuffy PowerPoint presentations. Instead, you’re joining a vibrant community of writers oriented around taking action: regularly publishing their work online

Some of our best alumni were already writing when they joined the program. Here’re a few ways that experienced writers find value in Write of Passage:

• Trained Editors give them thoughtful feedback within 24 hours of sharing each draft.
  
  
• New frameworks help them to write with a clearer structure and even more personality.
  
  
• New techniques helped them share their writing more effectively and grow an audience faster.

Beyond these skills, there’s another component of the course that experienced writers relish: The chance to meet exceptional people. <

People don’t end up in Write of Passage by accident. Each cohort, hundreds of the most accomplished, curious, and driven minds on the Internet gather for a fast-paced, five-week “Coachella for ideas”. You can expect dozens of writing exercises, breakout rooms, and discussions with students who will read your work, sharpen your thinking, and challenge you to unearth the potential that lies within you.

Just like fitness die-hards still join (and dominate) workout classes, experienced writers join (and thrive in) Write of Passage./p>

This isn’t a program where novice writers practice their punctuation. This is a global network of creative minds seeking exponential growth in their life and careers.

Welcome to the club. Many students join Write of Passage confused about what they want to write about, even convinced they have “nothing to write about at all.”

But this isn’t true. As you’ll learn in Write of Passage, writing is social. Your best ideas will emerge through conversation and feedback — two pillars that the course is founded upon.

Alongside conversation and feedback, we help you build systems that promote new ideas and uncover your interests. You will have weekly writing prompts and regular conversations with Mentors, Editors, and fellow students geared toward helping you generate ideas.

A favorite among students is the Idea Gym: a live call with your peers where you pitch half-baked article ideas and receive one-on-one feedback. You’ll leave Idea Gyms with an action plan for their next article — the power of social writing.

Most importantly, these systems will help you write about the things you already know well — those ideas that are obvious to you, but amazing to others. You’ve already done so much of the work. You’ve accumulated lessons, knowledge and experience both professionally and personally. At Write of Passage, you’ll get those ideas out of your head and into the world.

Write of Passage is less like a single concert and more like Coachella for Writing — a multi-stage music festival where you set your preferred schedule. While we encourage you to attend the main act — a twice-weekly Live Session led by David — there’s a whole lineup of other sessions built to propel you toward your goals.

Here’s how it works:

• Live Sessions are recorded and available to watch the following day.
  
  
• Each Tuesday and Thursday, you’re invited to a Write of Passage Watch Party: a live Zoom session where students come to watch the Live Session, but with live writing exercises and breakout room discussions. Watch Parties are built for students in non-American time zones, such as Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Watch Parties give all Write of Passage students the chance to feel the energy of a the Lives Sessions (without losing a wink of sleep).
  
  
• Led by an experienced Mentor, Deep Dives are interactive group sessions that help you develop a specific skill, like note-taking, distribution, and POP Writing.
  
  
• Also, you can attend Feedback Gyms and Idea Gyms. Feedback Gyms are sessions where you receive one-on-one feedback on a draft you’ve already written. Idea Gyms are sessions where you receive one-on-one feedback on an idea you have for a future piece.

So, if you can’t make a Live Session, join a Watch Party (or watch the recording on your own time). And between Live Sessions, there are many other helpful sessions to attend. Seriously — the Cohort is like a five-week Coachella for Writing.

Yes! Write of Passage is a global course. Our alumni come from more than 70 different countries, and 40% of our students live outside the U.S. There are plenty of ways for you to participate in the course, no matter where you are.

Watch Parties offer alternative times for you to experience the Live Sessions alongside your peers. You’ll participate in breakout rooms, live writing exercises, and group discussions in real time while watching the session replay as a group.

Many Deep Dives and Gyms are scheduled to suit international time zones in Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, as well.

Of course, you’ll also have 24/7 access to Circle, which is the central hub of our online community. There, you can connect with fellow writers, share your work, access recordings, and exchange feedback on article drafts.

Write of Passage is designed to meet you where you are. We understand your life is packed with responsibilities: work, kids, hobbies (and maybe even a social life).

To fully reap the benefits of the course, we recommend committing at least five hours per week, which includes attending Live Sessions and working on your weekly articles. Here are the different levels of time commitments we see from our students:

• Minimum: 5 hours per wee
• Typical: 7-10 hours per week
• All-In: 10+ hours per week

You’ll receive access to the course platform and materials a week before the course starts, and you’ll have access to them indefinitely.

The Standard edition grants you access to the full five-week Write of Passage program, which includes:

• 12 Live Sessions with David
• 12 Deep Dives — skill sessions led by top alumni
• Weekly Essays + feedback from trained Editors
• 100+ writing, feedback, and idea Gyms (all time zones)
• And Weekly Peer Group meetings, led by a Mentor.

The Essential edition grants you access to two Write of Passage cohorts. Over 40% of students have returned for at least one additional cohort. Essential Edition includes:

• 2x your published articles (with trained Editor feedback)
• 12 months of writing accountability + community support
• 2x Live Sessions with David (new content each cohort)
• 2x Deep Dive skill sessions (new skills each cohort)

The Premium edition grants you lifetime access to all future cohorts, as an Accelewrite member. Keep in mind that Write of Passage is constantly inventing and iterating. Each cohort is different. We’re excited to see what the course will look like in one year, much less ten. As an Accelewrite member, you’ll have access to every improvement we make — forever: 

• Make Write of Passage your Internet home — for life
  
• Come back for every cohort — for life
  
• Enjoy support, feedback, and accountability from the Write of Passage community — for life

If you’re curious to see how the course has evolved in the past, check out our Cohort Version Notes.

We want to make Write of Passage accessible for qualified students of all ages, backgrounds, and life situations. Each cohort, we’re proud to offer a limited number of merit scholarships.

Scholarship recipients are chosen based on the strength of their applications and financial need. If the price of the course is prohibitive for you, you can apply for a scholarship to the upcoming cohort.

David leads all Live Sessions, which are highly interactive. He answers questions from students, provides feedback, and shares his own private notes to address common pain points.

He also hosts a private Q&A at the start of the course to give students a behind-the-scenes, unplugged experience.

The cohort’s five-week curriculum isn’t fast food content — it’s a Michelin-star dining experience. And the Write of Passage community is our secret sauce that makes students say, “Write of Passage changed my life.

When you join Write of Passage, it’s not because you’re looking for quick writing tips and tricks. It’s because you’re committing to share your ideas online. You believe you have something to say, and you want to take yourself seriously. You’re ready to unleash your full potential, whether personal or professional.

During the course, you will be held accountable by ambitious writers from all over the world. You will receive detailed, high-quality feedback from skilled Editors on every piece of your writing. You will uncover your unique voice and grow your writing skills exponentially.

By the end of the course, you will not only have a proven system for cultivating ideas and publishing articles, you’ll also be immersed in a vibrant community of ambitious, driven peers who will help you achieve your desired outcomes — both in your career, and in your life more broadly.

You are free to write and publish in whatever language you’d like, but please note that all of our sessions are run in English, and our team of trained Editors will only be able to give feedback pieces that are written in English.

We’ve had many multilingual students, and they find creative ways to use that skill set to their advantage. For more on taking Write of Passage with English as your second language, read alum Angie Wang’s story

Write of Passage is a life- and career-accelerator disguised as a writing course.  

The world is full of talented people who are fundamentally mismatched. 

Maybe you’re one of them. You’ve built up years of skills and expertise at work, but your environment is holding you back. 

Maybe your current work doesn’t tap into your full potential. Maybe your coworkers underwhelm you with their level of drive and focus. Maybe you’ve considered launching your own business but you have no way to get the word out. Or maybe you have a business, but your current roster of clients doesn’t reflect the quality of your offering. 

There’s a simple solution for these issues: Writing online.

Here’s a breakdown of the tools you can expect to use during the course:

• Circle: The bustling hub of our community, where Write of Passage comes alive. Here, you’ll share assignments, join groups, and build relationships with other writers. 
• Google Docs: Where you’ll draft articles and exchange feedback with others. 
• Zoom: Old faithful. 
• Substack: Where we recommend you set up your website, but you’re welcome to pick any platform you’d like.
• Readwise or Evernote: Our recommended platforms for your note-taking system.
• Twitter and Substack: Two places you will distribute your work (these are suggestions — there are plenty of other platforms you can use to publish).

If you’re a tech-novice, don’t worry. We’ll help you set up everything you need.

Enrollment is 100% risk-free. If you’re not satisfied with your purchase, you can request a full refund within 30 days of the start of the course — no questions asked.

No worries — you’ll get all the support you need to set up all your systems. Countdown Week (the week leading up to the start of the cohort) is designed to help you set up a newsletter or website so that you’re ready to go on the first day of the course. If you’re not ready by then, we’ll help you get there ASAP.