Steal My 2026 Creative Calendar & Fill Your Feed All Year

Hi Reader,

Staring at a blank page can feel like an epidemic when you’re not only writing your current work-in-progress, but also your newsletter and your social media posts. That’s a lot of empty screens to fill. How are we supposed to talk about what we’re working on—or even past projects—without feeling salesy and weird? Is there any natural way to bring our accomplishments up?

Good news: yes. And I’ve got you covered with a creative calendar.

There are delightfully ridiculous national days every single day. Every day of the week offers something to write about, whether it’s Siblings Day or Hug Your Cat Day. There is always something happening that you can relate back to yourself, your characters, and your work.

Here’s what I mean: writer Shea Fontana used Wonder Woman Day to talk about her past work with the iconic character.

You can do the same thing with your stories. Does your character own a winery? There are lots of “drinky” days on the calendar, from Happy Hour Day (November 12) to Drink Wine Day (February 18), plus holidays that naturally center on drinking, like New Year’s Eve. Each of these days offers an easy, non-awkward opportunity to write something interesting and bring attention to your current or past projects.

And it’s not just about beverages. There are tons of writing-focused days, like:

Screenwriters Day – January 5
Comic Book Day – September 25
I Love to Write Day – November 15

Then we get into the genre goodness. There are so many fun, story-adjacent days, like:

Cozy Mystery Day – September 15
Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day – December 8
Spy Day – April 10

See how your brain is already starting to spin out ideas?

And we’re still not done. It’s not just national days you can use—history is another gold mine for content. If you have a character who’s a woman scientist, you can talk about your project on the birthdays of famous women in science, from Ada Lovelace to Marie Curie.

When you use a creative calendar, you suddenly have literally a year’s worth of content ideas ready to go. This year’s Christmas gift to you is a 2026 Creative Calendar you can use to spark posts, newsletters, and promos. You can download it here.

To make it all even easier on Future You, I use Metricool to schedule my social media and Kit for my newsletter. Plug your shiny new ideas into those tools, and you’ve got a content engine that runs all year long.

More Ideas for Days That Fit You

Days of the Year

National Day Calendar

Holiday Insights

History.com This Day in History

This Day of History

Your Inbox Is Your New Writers’ Room

One of your most valuable writing assets is not your script, not your novel, not even that one genius line you’re saving for The Perfect Project.

It’s your email list.

You know I think everyone should have a newsletter. Now is the perfect time to start

Think of your newsletter as a tiny writers’ room that lives inside your reader’s inbox. When it dings, it’s you walking in with:

A quick update from the frontlines of your draft.
A stolen scene or bonus chapter.
A celebration that your episode is airing.

Social media is a noisy convention hallway. Your newsletter is the booth where someone actually sat down across from you and said, “Okay, tell me everything.”

A newsletter is another way to tell your stories and build your audience.

I use Kit to send this newsletter. I like it because it’s built for creators. You get simple ways to:

Collect email addresses with clean, non-cringe landing pages like this.
Send newsletters that feel like you, not like a corporate memo
Your own creator profile like this (that you can use as your website.)

Why this is popping up in your inbox now?

Kit’s running a Black Friday deal:
60% off your first 3 months of the Creator Plan Monthly if you’re new or currently on their free plan and under 20,000 subscribers.

If you’ve been thinking “I’ll start my list when I’m less busy,” consider this your lovingly dramatic plot twist.

Start your writer newsletter with Kit here.