
First Draft Detroit News – June 30, 2025
Hello Drafters! It’s time to heat up your writing this summer with our Summer Frenzy!
It was great to see some of you on Saturday at our Kickoff picnic at Starr-Jaycee Park in Royal Oak! The weather was great, the vibes were immaculate, and our Certified Dad did a great job slinging hot dogs. Thanks, Mr. Deirdre’s Dad (Harrison)!
New News!
The Summer Frenzy has begun! This is two weeks of writing with lots of scribbles to be had in all sorts of places!
For this event, we are trying out TrackBear in addition to Pacemaker. Please, give both a shot and let us know which you prefer! Here’s the links for adding your project to each site:
Pacemaker: https://www.pacemaker.press/users/OwenBondono/challenges/summer-frenzy-2025
LinkBear: https://trackbear.app/leaderboards/join?joinCode=f022dcb4-f2b7-4415-bffc-61a1b542a24e
For Pacemaker, you’ll make a plan and attach it to Owen’s challenge linked above.
For TrackBear, you’ll make a project and attach it to the leaderboard linked above.
Can’t wait to see how those graphs are looking!
Upcoming Events!
There are SO many scribbles, y’all! They’re all linked on our Events page and our Google Calendar, but I’ll give you a quick rundown:
Tuesday: Virtual, the Discord server, 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday: Dessert Oasis, Ferndale (927 Hilton Rd), 4:30 to 7:30 PM
Thursday: Road Less Traveled Books, Farmington (33300 Thomas St), 4:30 to 6:30 PM
Friday: Rebel Writing (virtual), the Discord server, 1:30 to 4:30 PM; Starbucks, Grosse Pointe Woods (20861 Mack Ave), 4:00 to 6:00 PM
Saturday: Starbucks, Grosse Pointe Woods (20861 Mack Ave), 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Monday: North End Taproom, Royal Oak (111 S. Main St), 6:30 to 9:30 PM
If you want to make sure we don’t get a day of rest, feel free to host something on Sunday. Just let a member of leadership know if you want it on the calendar or just be a rebel about it and start some sprints in the Discord!
Don’t forget the Midway Midway Madness coming up on July 12! It’ll be at The Dovetail in Warren, and we’re having that Suddenly Auction you can still contribute to. Just click that link for info.
On the Horizon
Don’t forget about our TTRPG fundraiser coming up at Gatekeeper Games in Berkley on September 27. We’ll have lots of DMs but if you wanna plan to run a game of your own, please let Erika know!
Donations
As a reminder, we are a 501c3 nonprofit, which means any donations you make to us are tax-deductible! We have several avenues available for you to donate to, if you’re interested:
- Kroger Community Rewards (search for First Draft Detroit)
- Paypal: firstdraftdetroit@gmail.com
- Cashapp: $firstdraftdetroit
If you desire the shiny gold donor role in our Discord sever, do any of the above (including signing up for Kroger Community Rewards) and let one of Da Board know! (Remember the NaNo halos? This is our version! It turns your name gold and everything.)
Find us online!
As always, you can reach us via this email and in several social media-type places!
- Discord: http://discord.gg/GZxdWjs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstdraftdetroit/
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social
Creatively Yours,
Erin
Director of Community Engagement
First Draft Detroit

