GIVE YOUR WRITING THE TIME IT CRAVES.
FIFTH BRAIN COLLECTIVE
WRITING MEMBERSHIPS
The Fifth Brain Collective Writing Memberships feature weekly writing sessions for writers at any level in an atmosphere of comfort, inspiration, and radiant warmth. These membership groups meet once a week for an hour and a half on Zoom. We honor our desire to write by committing to a weekly writing practice without imposing arbitrary rules that dictate what it means to be a writer.
WHY WRITE IN A COLLECTIVE?
Simply put, what writers need is to share our ideas and have them received with curiosity and respect. We become invested in each other’s writing. This keeps learning constant. We encourage experimentation across styles and genres and welcome variations in voice and content.
WHAT HAPPENS AT A WEEKLY SESSION?
We greet each other and read the FBC Community Values, Frankie gives us a prompt and our Fifth Brains guide our writing for 20 minutes. Members can opt to share their writing and/or what happened during the writing time. Frankie offers feedback focused on what works in our writing. And something always, always works. The other writers reflect what they hear and admire. There is reliable joy in these conversations.
You may be wondering, “what can I really accomplish in 20 minutes?” Anything only gets written one word at a time. When you don’t have time to question your ideas or fret that the writing might not be good, you create momentum. You allow yourself to be present and attentive, and texts emerge.
We are scribbling at it, sometimes filling pages, thinking and drafting.
In this room:
someone messes around with an idea
someone starts a first novel from scratch
someone writes into a new essay
someone writes a poetic line
someone works on a short story
a couple someones nip at memoirs
a couple someones lean into multiple projects
a couple someones return to work they abandoned
This is not a place of rules or expectations.
INVITATION
You have permission to be a writer. There is no God of Permission other than you. Honor your curiosity/intuition/desire and join us!
If you feel that this is for you, this IS for you. Keep reading to learn about the different membership options and sign up now!
If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to contact Frankie. She takes your human desire to write seriously, and she will answer.
MEET OUR MEMBERS
Check out the Fifth Brain Collective’s monthly feature on Substack that lets you get to know the folks behind the collective - who we are, how (and why and what) we write, and why YOU belong here (yes, YOU!).
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
There are four membership options that meet on different days and at different times, but all follow the same structure. Each group becomes its own ecosystem, so when you join a particular membership, you commit to those people. Writers may join one or two or all three memberships, with discounted bundle pricing options available.
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Writer's Lounge
Tuesdays, 5:00–6:30pm MT
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Blank Page Club
Wednesdays, 5:00–6:30pm MT
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Cozy Morning Author Society
Thursdays, 10:00–11:30am MT
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Writer's Refuge
Saturdays, 10:00–11:30am AZ
EACH MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES:
Weekly Membership Meetings: sessions include prompts, writing time, optional sharing, and coaching with Frankie and the group.
Monthly Writing Prompts: you receive 5 additional writing prompts each month, delivered directly to your inbox.
Monthly Membership Front Porch Hours with Frankie: bring your writing questions (craft, writing life, writing doubts, specific project questions) to a 2 hour group zoom call with Frankie.
Opportunity to publish on our Fifth Brain Collective Substack: Submit writing you did in response to one of our 20 minute prompts as part of our Occasional Daily Special feature.
PRICING
Each membership costs $79 per month, billed automatically. If you want even more writing magic in your life, you can join multiple memberships through a bundled pricing plan.
IMPORTANT: If you’d like to sign up for multiple memberships, please make sure to choose the appropriate bundle pricing plan - the discount will NOT automatically apply if you simply sign up for multiple individual memberships!
If you’re a previous/existing member or have purchased other FBC offerings using the same email address, you already have an account.
SINGLE MEMBERSHIPS
This membership includes:
Weekly Writing Membership Meetings on Tuesdays from 5:00–6:30pm MT
Monthly Writing Prompts
Front Porch: Monthly Collective Office Hours
Learn more about the Fifth Brain Collective Writing Memberships here.
This membership includes:
Weekly Writing Membership Meetings on Thursdays from 10:00–11:30am MT
Monthly Writing Prompts
Front Porch: Monthly Collective Office Hours
Learn more about the Fifth Brain Collective Writing Memberships here.
MEMBERSHIP BUNDLES
DOUBLE MEMBERSHIP BUNDLE: 15% DISCOUNT
Bundle any two memberships with a 10% discount!
Writer’s Lounge (Tuesdays, 5:00–6:30pm MT)
Blank Page Club (Wednesdays, 5:00–6:30pm MT)
Cozy Morning Author Society (Thursdays, 10:00–11:30am MT)
Writer’s Refuge (Saturdays, 10:00am–11:30am AZ*)
Learn more about the Fifth Brain Collective Writing Memberships here.
This membership includes:
Weekly Writing Membership Meetings on Wednesdays from 5:00–6:30pm MT
Monthly Writing Prompts
Front Porch: Monthly Collective Office Hours
Learn more about the Fifth Brain Collective Writing Memberships here.
This membership includes:
Weekly Writing Membership Meetings on Saturdays from 10:00–11:30am AZ*
Monthly Writing Prompts
Front Porch: Monthly Collective Office Hours
*This membership is open to everyone anywhere, but the weekly meetings are scheduled for Arizona specifically, which is one of the few states that does not observe Daylight Savings Time. In summer (March to November), AZ is on Pacific Daylight Time. In winter (November-March), AZ is on Mountain Standard Time. Compare your time zone here.
Learn more about the Fifth Brain Collective Writing Memberships here.
TRIPLE MEMBERSHIP BUNDLE: 15% DISCOUNT
Bundle any three memberships with a 20% discount!
Writer’s Lounge (Tuesdays, 5:00–6:30pm MT)
Blank Page Club (Wednesdays, 5:00–6:30pm MT)
Cozy Morning Author Society (Thursdays, 10:00–11:30am MT)
Writer’s Refuge (Saturdays, 10:00am–11:30am AZ*)
*The Writer’s Refuge Saturday membership is open to everyone anywhere, but the weekly meetings are scheduled for Arizona specifically, which is one of the few states that does not observe Daylight Savings Time. In summer (March to November), AZ is on Pacific Daylight Time. In winter (November-March), AZ is on Mountain Standard Time. Compare your time zone here.
Learn more about the Fifth Brain Collective Writing Memberships here.
Want all the memberships?
QUADRUPLE MEMBERSHIP BUNDLE: 20% DISCOUNT
This bundle includes all four memberships with a 20% discount:
Writer’s Lounge (Tuesdays, 5:00–6:30pm MT)
Blank Page Club (Wednesdays, 5:00–6:30pm MT)
Cozy Morning Author Society (Thursdays, 10:00–11:30am MT)
Writer’s Refuge (Saturdays, 10:00am–11:30am AZ*)
*The Writer’s Refuge Saturday membership is open to everyone anywhere, but the weekly meetings are scheduled for Arizona specifically, which is one of the few states that does not observe Daylight Savings Time. In summer (March to November), AZ is on Pacific Daylight Time. In winter (November-March), AZ is on Mountain Standard Time. Compare your time zone here.
Learn more about the Fifth Brain Collective Writing Memberships here.
HOW IT WORKS & WHAT TO EXPECT
After you sign up for a membership or a membership bundle, you will immediately receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join weekly zoom meetings and other benefits included in your membership(s).
Moving forward, you will receive a reminder email including the zoom link on the morning of the weekly membership meeting(s) you are signed up for. Every month, you will receive a monthly invitation to Front Porch Collective Office Hours and writing prompts delivered right to your inbox.
QUESTIONS?
MEMBER TESTIMONIALS
April 2026 Retreat - Tucson, AZ | Video by Damian Becerra of Obsidian Lens Media-
"I've had the privilege of knowing Frankie for 10 years now and I'm better for it. A few months ago when I was at a loss I had stopped working and stopped writing, stopped living, really, and was just surviving. Frankie invited me to join the Fifth Brain Collective. Not to be dramatic, but it changed my life. Each individual input and thoughts are valued, the fellowship within this community is unmatched, fostering an environment where we all thrive creatively and personally."
–DIANA, FICTION WRITER
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"We all write whatever we feel like writing. It's not about ego or money or celebrity, it's about writing and helping each other write. It's everything I wanted. A community of writers who are all there for each other, who are all on the same wavelength creatively, full of ideas they can't wait to share. We care about each other and we’re always encouraging and enthusiastic. More than anything, I never feel like I am writing in a vacuum. They're my readers and I'm their reader, too. We are fans of each other, and we never stopped giving and getting feedback. I have written professionally for money and with some substantial readership before, but I can honestly say that this is the best writing experience I have ever had."
–VICTOR, MUSIC CRITIC & FICTION WRITER
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"That’s the story I was telling myself before I joined Frankie and the Fifth Brain Community. As an academic, I could follow the rules, but I felt suffocated. As a writer/performer, I found joy, but I couldn’t write unless I had an upcoming show. I never wrote for fun. Now I write for freedom. The walls started to come down in my very first Fifth Brain workshop. The words hadn’t dried up; my inner critic was the only voice I was listening to. I was thinking the words to death. Writing with purpose, but without rules, has shown me that not only do I have a hell of a lot to say, but only I can say it. Frankie has created a refuge for writers–we laugh often, we cry now and then, and we tell the truth (even if the truth is fiction). My Fifth Brain peers are kind, creative, and generous with their feedback. Frankie & Co. are rearranging my molecules–I now crave the practice of writing, the ability to share my work with trusted friends, and the thought that one day someone might crack a book I’ve written and feel seen, known, and loved."
–AMES, RESEARCHER, EDUCATOR, STORYTELLER, WRITER
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"I’ve been in writing groups of one kind or another for the last three decades. I joined the Fifth Brain Collective Membership when it began almost a year ago, and I’ve never seen such synergy, such collaborative support, such joy in creativity in a group. No—it’s not all bunnies and daisies. We talk about the hard stuff, that raw personal material we wrangle into language or paint or dance. Just recently, I was sure I could never write the second book in my middle-grade novel series, and just hearing Frankie remind me of the imposter syndrome woke me up: “Omg, I’m doing it. I’m thinking that I can’t write this novel!” Sharing digital space with other creatives, practicing with prompts that Frankie provides, and learning from each other have expanded my skills as a writer and deepened my creative play and craft."
–SANDRA, LIT PROFESSOR, FICTION WRITER