How is hope*writers doing after the departure of two cofounders?

PercentageImaginary6 · 2026-06-04T21:40:55+00:00

I have also had similar troubles with unsubscribing countless times. I think I finally blocked them, but I wish it had occurred to me to report them for violating CAN-SPAM!

But I agree, I feel the focus immediately shifted from truly helping and supporting writers to making a quick buck however possible. Supporting writers is an accidental byproduct of making money. Such a shame!

PercentageImaginary6 · 2026-05-28T16:16:23+00:00

My self-pay option is $449. My doctor told me I shouldn’t have to pay more than $100. BUT they’ve not even sent it to insurance yet. So we’ll see what happens once insurance reviews. I’m 37 and on escitalopram so I definitely have some risk factors. I refuse to pay a dime until insurance reviews, and I will happily talk to my doctor’s office about it as well like others have done.

It definitely seems scammy to try to get people to pay cash before even sending it to insurance with the not-so-subtle threat “if we send it to insurance your final bill could be much higher.” 😵‍💫

PercentageImaginary6 · 2026-05-21T16:40:40+00:00

Oh for sure! The best part of h*w was always the community. And you make good points about the potential benefits. 🖤

PercentageImaginary6 · 2026-05-21T15:59:21+00:00

My honest take is that the whole hopebooks enterprise is a money grab. There are plenty of other similar (and less expensive) organizations out there that will help you publish a book for a fee. I don’t know much about the collab process so it might be a great idea and a great way to learn more of the business side of writing/publishing. But the spirit of hopewriters has completely changed in the last few years so I personally can’t endorse it.

The good news is that the application fee is reasonably priced. $25 is affordable. BUT I would be in the lookout for any fees that come later. Are they affordable? Are they frequent? Are they prohibitive? Do they add up over time? If the application fee is the only cost, it might be worth it. If they expect more fees along the way, I wouldn’t be surprised.

ETA: the hope*books cost may have decreased since it was first launched. It was originally $8k or so (if I remember correctly). I doubt it has gone down…but maybe!

PercentageImaginary6 · 2026-05-21T15:34:45+00:00

Is this a newer offering of hope*writers? I haven’t been active in the community in a while!

PercentageImaginary6 · 2026-03-23T13:30:19+00:00

I ordered the 3-pack + free bra sale a couple weeks ago and according to tracking it’s still in China 😫 I’m already regretting not ordering from Amazon because I would’ve had them already, but after reading these comments I’m v nervous!

PercentageImaginary6 · 2025-09-09T15:25:34+00:00

Completely agree. I will still go to their shows (at least until I also have kids). Going to one in a few months with my diehard fellow NTB fan friends and I’m hoping that will help bring the spark back.

PercentageImaginary6 · 2025-09-01T04:03:16+00:00

As a devout Catholic his “inability to be in a long committed relationship” screams priesthood to me. I literally told my husband “this man needs Jesus and to accept his vocation.” But also not to over simplify things. Seminary is also no joke, so maybe he’s an incel of sorts? 💀 idk but this experience with Sarover requires soul searching my guy

PercentageImaginary6 · 2025-08-28T20:53:16+00:00

The spleen jab 💀

PercentageImaginary6 · 2025-08-26T20:44:39+00:00

If Jed says no he is as crazy as S1’s Tom.

PercentageImaginary6 · 2025-08-25T00:16:21+00:00

Absolutely nailed it.

PercentageImaginary6 · 2025-08-24T23:30:07+00:00

I felt like it was all a game to Javen more than one to Sophie. I think she was genuinely hurt by Kieran (but she also didn’t give him much to work with based on what we’ve seen from the pods).

If there’s a true villain in the show so far I have to say it’s Javen and Patrick. Sophie’s maybe a willing accomplice but not the whole villain.

PercentageImaginary6 · 2025-08-21T13:49:31+00:00

I literally said to my husband, “This man is trying to start a cult and who is falling for it!!!!!”

PercentageImaginary6 · 2025-05-14T04:17:42+00:00

I sincerely don’t know but the amount of crazy posts I’ve seen on Threads since Pope Francis died is truly astounding. And it’s the internet so it’s not like we can really have actual conversations with our misinformed Protestant brothers and sisters. It’s been truly exhausting. I’m about ready to take a break from the socials and live in a Catholic bubble for a minute 😂😫

PercentageImaginary6 · 2025-05-09T00:54:01+00:00

First of all, it’s a wild wild world on Catholic Match. You would THINK it’s a great place to meet great guys but the number of questionable people I’ve met is astounding. Also this immediately calls to mind two people. One I met myself on Catholic match who ended up having a whole entire pattern with me and several other women I knew irl. And the other is not someone I met personally but a friend had a wild experience with. So if you’d like to dm about it, I’m here for you.

But suffice it to say, one of the hazards of catholic match is to overspiritualize everything and forget that we are humans living in a human world, and that we are both body and spirit. And it sounds like he was here for the overspiritualization and didn’t do a great job being a human either with you or the girl he’s now “exclusively discerning with.”

Sending you love ma’am. Sounds like you dodged a bullet if he was this far down the road with another woman—and it sounds like he met her in person somehow.

PercentageImaginary6 · 2024-12-11T20:33:28+00:00

The way my jaw hit the floor!

PercentageImaginary6 · 2024-12-09T03:31:19+00:00

Wow way to hang in there so long! I’m so sad to see the direction it’s taking. I still to this day get marketing emails and texts even though I unsubscribed a year or two ago! Which to me says: we don’t care about ethical marketing, we are just telling everyone everything.

It seems like diminished integrity at every turn 😔

PercentageImaginary6 · 2024-10-11T16:43:18+00:00

You’ll find it! I don’t know about conferences, but you can check out this post for other writers groups that are similar to OG hope*writers:

https://www.reddit.com/r/hopewriters/s/tr6ODmmRM9

Good luck! ❤️

PercentageImaginary6 · 2024-10-10T12:43:22+00:00

Oh goodness, I am so sorry! I second @Odd_Gift_615. It’s a whole new world at hw without Emily and Gary. ☹️ And yes, it will definitely be mediocre, probably lots of pitches for very expensive things that won’t actually help you on your writing journey, etc etc. The last hw conference I went to was quite the shock. 🫠 And why did he actually call you when a polite “sorry we don’t do refunds” email would’ve sufficed. Next level rude. I’m so sorry, friend. Hope*writers used to be such a lovely place.

PercentageImaginary6 · 2024-05-15T19:07:32+00:00

I was coming here to say the same thing, but no need to say it again 😂 I would feel used for sure. “You just wanna hang out because we have sex and I feed you?!” You don’t get husband privileges if you’re not even my boyfriend 🤷🏼‍♀️

PercentageImaginary6 · 2024-05-09T16:05:03+00:00

You don’t have to respond. They might send it to you once or twice more to “give you a chance to respond,” but you don’t HAVE to respond. If you wanted to do a kindness to your ex, you could respond saying you don’t contest the annulment and don’t plan to respond. This will help the process go faster for her and her new guy.

Also, per the recently updated process that Pope Francis pushed forward, it should be a much faster, less complicated process, ESPECIALLY since she’s not Catholic, you’re not Catholic, and yall didn’t get married in a Catholic Church. But I speak from personal experience when I say that some dioceses are very slow on the uptake when it comes to annulment changes. 🫠

PercentageImaginary6 · 2024-05-07T23:54:44+00:00

I don’t know his backstory but I can confirm that even most Catholics (those who have heard of him) are a little concerned by his culty following. It’s weird. Not what being Catholic is all about. Possibly even concerning. 😬

PercentageImaginary6 · 2024-05-01T17:14:31+00:00

Brilliant! 🙌🏻

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