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Welcome to the club!
Most people have a book club, but we have the Plain Plot Club.
Join Mia as she discusses and breaks down the structures and plots of bestsellers.
Book: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
To make the most of the discussion and really get stuck into the conversation, you’ll need to have read the book before the meeting. So, why not pop down to your local library or favourite bookshop this week to grab your copy?
We can't wait to see you there and hear your thoughts as Mia breaks down the magic behind this brilliant read!
Save the date: 23 April 2026
The class is at 11am (SAST):
- 10:00 am – London
- 7:00 pm – Sydney
- 2:00 am – Los Angeles
- 5:00 am – New York
The class is at 9pm (SAST):
- 7:00 pm – London
- 6:00 am (next day) – Sydney
- 11:00 am – Los Angeles
- 2:00 pm – New York
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In 1947, pregnant and cast out by her family, American socialite Charlie St. Clair is desperate to find her cousin who vanished in Nazi-occupied France. She crosses paths with Eve Gardiner, a haunted former spy of the real-life Alice Network, launching them on a postwar mission for vengeance and truth.
About the author:
Kate Quinn
Kate Quinn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction known for deeply researched, woman-led narratives set in various eras, including the Roman Empire, the Italian Renaissance, and 20th-century wartime. A Boston University graduate with a degree in classical voice, she resides in Maryland, USA.
A deadline is the fastest way to fill a blank page
and in this class I am going to tell you about 52 of them.
About Us
Deadlines are the solution.
In a perfect world, no writer would ever get stuck, be stumped or get sucked into the black hole that is the internet. We would sit down, the muse would descend and we’d produce literary magic, but this world is far from perfect. We get stuck, stumped and sucked in by hyperlinks. We need deadlines.
Deadlines for Writers is the kindest, most productive writing community on the internet. We kick procrastination butt by meeting daily, weekly and monthly deadlines.
Deadlines for Writers
Deadlines for Writers is the home to several writing challenges. We host the 12 Short Stories in 12 Months, 12 Poems in 12 Months and 52 Scenes in 52 Weeks novel-writing challenge.
We write together, critique each other's work and constantly improve our craft.
Write your book in a year
If you have always dreamed of writing a novel or if you have several incomplete manuscripts languishing in your drawer or if you need some extra help and accountability, well, this challenge is just for you.
Weekly deadlines, flexible prompts and a supportive community will make the challenge of writing a novel not only possible but fun.
Mia Botha
Founder
Mia has been a creative writing coach for more than 13 years. She created the Deadlines for Writers, which as the name implies, is a deadline-driven, online critique group that helps writers beat procrastination and perfectionism and overcome self-doubt because she has learnt that a deadline is the fastest way to fill a blank page.