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We operate on a closed-cart model — meaning, registration is open only four times a year when new members can join COMPEL Pro Writers Training. We also occasionally have one-day flash registration sales. If you are curious about joining, visit the COMPEL Pro homepage and enter your name and email in the space provided to stay connected with us and claim your free writing resource! As soon as registration opens, you will be notified via email.

Our COMPEL Pro memberships are available in the following payment options:

1 Month/Monthly Subscription: $40
3 Months/Quarterly Subscription: $100
12 Months/Yearly Subscription: $350 (three months free!)

  • Invaluable teachings from industry professionals that are practical, inspiring and help you make progress. Our Learning Pathways, taught by industry professionals, authors and Proverbs 31 experts, provide you the opportunity to select the topics you want to learn about most and make practical progress lesson by lesson. We also offer ways to apply what you learn, keep up with your progress, and receive completion certificates. Whether you’re a beginner or have a few years of experience, at COMPEL Pro, we help you identify the next best steps on your writing journey.

  • Challenges that provide you with opportunities to reach millions of readers with your message. We know how hard it is to break into the publishing world, and we want to help our members make that leap. Through our annual writing challenges, we open doors for publishing opportunities on Encouragement for Today Devotions, the First 5 app, Christian magazines, and Proverbs 31 Ministries’ publications and social media platforms.

  • Community with other believers who are writers. Every writer needs support and encouragement … someone to remind you that you’ve got what it takes, especially on those days when you feel like quitting. That’s why we’ve centered COMPEL Pro around community! As a member, you’ll enjoy camaraderie with other writers in topic- and feedback-focused small and large groups, as well as hands-on cohort learning experiences with COMPEL Pro leaders, and receive ongoing encouragement and support, especially on the days when you feel like quitting … again.

  • Connection with leaders in the publishing industry to help you get your work published. At COMPEL Pro, we provide opportunities for your work to get in front of top Christian publishing houses and agents with our exclusive annual Publishing Week, where members have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with agents and acquisitions editors. Our Learning Pathways help you learn and progress in your knowledge so you’ll be ready for this incredible opportunity!

At COMPEL Pro, creating a supportive, connected community for our writers where engagement and conversation leads to supportive friendships is one of our biggest priorities. In addition to the topical community groups available for you to join, The Gathering Place is our primary group on the COMPEL Pro website where all members come together to connect with COMPEL Pro Leadership Team and fellow members, receive encouragement and support, as well as stay up to date on happenings and announcements of COMPEL Pro.

​​We realize a writer’s life can feel lonely at times, which is why we consider our COMPEL Pro community one of our greatest benefits and what sets us apart from any other writing training site. At COMPEL Pro, in The Gathering Place and the topical community groups, you can get involved in discussions with other writers about the lessons you’re learning from, writing questions you need answers on, and more, all while building new relationships and making new friends who understand you and your calling. COMPEL Pro is not just a site to learn about writing; it’s a place to feel loved and supported by people who get you and will support you while you pursue your dream to write.

COMPEL Pro offers invaluable training to help propel you to the next level in your writing journey. Our training library is set up as Learning Pathways, where you’ll progress through a series of lessons about a particular topic, from beginning to advanced material, to help you grow in your knowledge of the topics most important to you. Each lesson provides an assignment to help you practically apply what you’ve learned. Once a Learning Pathway is completed, you’ll not only be more knowledgeable about the subject but you’ll receive a completion certificate so you can always keep track of your progress and how much you’re learning and growing!

We have a selection of topic-focused Learning Pathways for you to enroll in and walk through at your own pace. These lessons cover all aspects related to being a writer, including topics such as the foundations of writing, helpful techniques, secrets of the publishing industry, expanding your reach, teaching and writing the Word, and social media strategies. In addition to practical training, you’ll be encouraged and motivated by lessons that can help you set yourself up for success, overcome obstacles, and stop procrastinating in following God’s call. 

Yes! Two times per year, COMPEL Pro members are invited to walk through a Pathway Cohort in a group environment with hands-on guidance, live webinars and engagement. In this Cohort, you’ll enjoy learning in real time with fellow members and the COMPEL Pro Leadership Team, getting your questions answered, participating in live webinars and doing so much more! This is a unique learning experience you will not want to miss, where you can make actual progress in learning and advancing in your writing knowledge! All lessons and webinars will be available at any time on the COMPEL Pro website.

Yes! However, writers at every level will benefit from COMPEL Pro. No matter where you are in your writing journey, whether you’re a beginning writer or a writer with some experience or publications under your belt, COMPEL Pro can equip you to take the next step.

Although our primary focus is nonfiction, much of our training will help teach and equip all writers regardless of their focus. We address the artistic and practical aspects of writing as well as teach about the publishing industry as a whole. We also offer the opportunity to join our Fiction Community Group, where you can connect with other writers who are in the world of fiction as well.

No, unfortunately. We understand stretched budgets, and while we would love to be able to offer scholarships or discounts, we would need money donated in order to do so. Should that time come, we will post this information on our website.

You can log in to the COMPEL Pro website by using the “Log In” button found in the top right corner of your web browser or in the hamburger menu if you are on a mobile device. Enter your username (or the email address you used to sign up for COMPEL Pro) and your password. If you’ve forgotten your password, you can reset your password using the “Forgot Password” link on the COMPEL Pro member login page.

COMPEL Pro members have the ability to cancel their membership at any time. There are no refunds for unused days per COMPEL Pro’s no-refund policy, which all members agree to when signing up for COMPEL Pro.

COMPEL Pro members have the ability to cancel your membership at any time from your user profile. If a member is unable to use their account for weeks or months due to personal circumstances, refunds are still not available for unused time.

No, unfortunately. We understand stretched budgets, and while we would love to be able to offer scholarships or discounts, we would need money donated in order to do so. Should that time come, we will post this information on our website.

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The story you’re still living may be the hope someone else needs. “Unpolished” will help you see how God forms purpose through your unpolished places.
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