Fall has arrived for those of us in the northern hemisphere and the second month of the global phenomena of using October and November as creative “make a thing” months. Here at the Dream Foundry, we brainstormed ideas on how to pull together an event to encompass creatives of all kinds, forming a community space to encourage attaining goals, fostering skills, and honing craft.

Starting November 1, the Dream Foundry presents The Free-Fall November Challenge: prepare to stretch your creative muscles, set goals, leap into new feats, and cheer each other on!

The goal of the challenge is to foster skills that will help you translate your current workflow into something sustainable as you learn your limits, expand your boundaries, build endurance, and how to work without burning yourself out. Build a plan! Set goals! Make a schedule! And cheer each other on! And if you don’t succeed, that’s okay too! In fact, failing is also a valuable learning experience and we’re here to help guide you through it.

You’re writing a novel this November? Or maybe a series of short stories? Awesome. This is for you. You’re thinking of making a new interactive fiction game? Good! This is for you, too. Want to stretch your drawing practice or try a new medium for a month? This challenge is all yours. Want to translate a poem a day, or write the scripts for your next SFF podcast? Jump right in! Whatever your project is, if you’re dedicating the month to doing something bigger than you ever have before, the Free-Fall November challenge is for you.

We’re running the challenge through our Discord server, complete with a whole new channel for co-working, tips, and encouragement.

How it works!

• The Dream Foundry is providing space for co-working, accountability, and scheduling help. 
• Come over to our Discord server and find the #free-fall-challenge channel. 
• Let us know what your plans and goals are – and if you’re not sure how to set goals that are the right level of challenging, we’ll help you out! 
• When you have your plan ready, you can sign-up here. If you want to join the official co-working sessions, you’ll need to sign up.  
• You can also share your progress and join in on twitter with the hashtag #freefallchallenge.  
• And if you stumble along the way? We’ll help you recover, with some cheerleading from the other folks working on their own challenges. 

Sign up here!

Preparations for your jump can start now! Drop in, get hyped, and prepare to make November a challenge that gives you life!

The official launch of our Free-Fall Challenge will take place here in our virtual co-working space November 1st. Details and invites will be sent to those who have signed up using our form. We look forward to seeing everyone there!