The Story Hearth
The Story Hearth is for fiction, memoir and poetry writers. Get mentorship, training and support.
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How this community works
- Pricing
- $19.99 a monthWell above the hobbies & crafts median of $11.50.
- Size
- 106 membersBigger than 11% of the hobbies & crafts communities indexed here.
- Revenue ceiling
- $2,119 a monthIf every member paid the listed price. Free tiers, discounts and churn are not visible from outside.
- Format
- 2 paid tiers
- Platform
- Circle
- Category
- Hobbies & Crafts
- Last verified
- 19 October 2026
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- 2 paid tiers: one price for access, another for proximity. Worth copying once you know which members want more of you.
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About The Story Hearth
The Story Hearth is for fiction, memoir and poetry writers. Get mentorship, training and support.
Why you should join: Group coaching webinars, weekly live writing sessions, author interviews and self-paced courses. Membership is $19.99 a month or $199 a year.
Tiers and products
Monthly membership
From $19.99 / monthlyAnnual membership
From $199 / yearly
Notes
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The one-liner
A $19.99 a month The Story Hearth room for a writing community offering mentorship, courses, and support.
What they actually sell
The Story Hearth a writing community offering mentorship, courses, and support for fiction writers. The public offer sits at $19.99 a month. Members have access to group coaching webinars, weekly live writing sessions, author interviews, and Q&A events with established writers. The public page keeps the promise practical and specific rather than vague networking talk.
Who pays and why
Hobbyists who want company while they practise, not another lonely tutorial tab. The itch is starting projects and never finishing them alone. They pay for peer support and a place to keep practising with others. The Story Hearth is sold as a place to do the work with others, not to collect another login.
Where the members come from
Public Circle discovery copy and the host's listing appear to be the front door. Linked social proof on the page is thin, so growth reads as brand-and-listing led rather than a giant media funnel. Exact audience sizes beyond the member count on the card stay off the lander.
What's holding it back
If live energy fades, members who came for company will treat it as another course tab.
Steal this
Run a hobby community around weekly making together, not only a content library.
Would this work in another niche?
Yes for other skill hobbies with weekly making together. Weak for passive content libraries.
Written 19 October 2026
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