Good Gravy, Brave Writer is 25 years old!
I can’t believe it! How did that happen?
How has Brave Writer been around longer than smart phones?
When I sent out that first message all those years ago inviting people to take a writing class with me via EMAIL (remember email?), I didn’t really expect it to sell out (25 families joined up!). Color me shocked.
When I wrote The Writer’s Jungle and released it in January of 2000, I didn’t think people would actually buy it (they did—at the rate of 3 people per month for the first 4 months—EUREKA!).
A few months later, I got to speak for the first time at a statewide convention. My 40 copies sold out! That’s when I realized: Hey! I’ve got a business! (Made up of a few people willing to lug home a massive three-ring binder!)
And yet, here we are 25 years later!
- Over 250,000 families served (and about a million kids!)
- More than 300 products and classes created
- A staff that fluctuates between 40-50
- An email list of nearly 100,000
- A combined social media community of over 200,000
- A membership community of 17,000+
- So many happy parents and kids who have discovered the joy of writing!
Cheers to a great new year: 2025, named after our 25th anniversary—adorable right?
