Life is Better Together! Stop tackling your writing career alone.

Looking for an easy way to get to know writers, authors, marketing geniuses, critique partners, and industry professionals?

In other words - are you ready to find your people? (Hint: it’s us! We’re your people!)

Welcome to the Red Herrings Society!

Registering is Easy!

Simply click the below button to fill out the form and make your payment - and you’re in!

You’ll promptly receive a confirmation email with ALL THE SECRET WRITING SOCIETY GOODIES, including community access!

Easy-peasy!

xo ~M & C.J.

The Red Herrings Society is the perfect place for writers to invest in their careers, learn savvy publishing business sensibilities, and interact with unparalleled industry connections that will enable success on every rung of the book publishing ladder.”

~ Literary Agent Rachel McMillan

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What IS the Red Herrings Society?

Want to know more?

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  • Are you wanting a strong, safe, & caring community of like-minded writers with whom to enjoy regular writing sprints, classes, and critique support?

  • Are you looking for help getting published or to take your publishing career to the next level?

  • Would your career benefit from having personalized guidance with publishing professionals?

  • Do you wish writing conferences & classes offered more than the same ol’ selections every year?

  • Do you prefer taking virtual classes with a live instructor rather than watching pre-recorded webinars?

If you answered yes to any of those, we’ve got the perfect Place for you.

The Writer’s Sanctuary is pleased to offer the Red Herrings Society!

An empowering community combining all the things writers WISH they had - monthly teachings, publishing opportunities, fantastic networking opportunities, literary education, free access to online classes, group writing sessions, chances to access FREE coaching calls and edits, relationships, anthologies, and more!

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Join & get all the below for just $35 a month!

Don’t forget our slew of extra bonus webinars - exclusive for RED HERRINGS MEMBERS!

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The RHS offers a list of exclusive membership perks:

🖋️FREE access to a monthly MASTERCLASS via Crowdcast with industry professionals on a variety of topics (non-RHS members currently pay $35 to attend, but now one low subscription rate includes these 1-2 hour webinars and so much more)!

🖋️And EXCLUSIVE Monthly Practicum to get feedback on your writing (via Zoom)!

🖋️Two community writing sessions per month (via Zoom)!

🖋️An all-access FREE pass to all webinars listed in The Red Herrings Society University!

🖋️Membership in our exclusive RHS Facebook group with curated weekly content (plus post your own)!

🖋️Regular giveaways of consult calls, query critiques, page edits, logo design, and more!

🖋️Our monthly RHS newsletter, which includes a place for members to submit their own bookish announcements!

🖋️The chance to submit a short story or poem for potential publication in our monthly RHS newsletter!

🖋️An opportunity to be published in our anthologies! (Anthology authors share the publication, editing, and design cost by contributing a small fee.)

🖋️FREE digital gift every month!

Learn the skills you need to advance your career - from the ease of your couch.

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We’re excited to invest in your dreams!

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Read our 2023 R.H.S ANTHOLOGY for free!

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Read our 2024 R.H.S ANTHOLOGY for free!