In this Industry Expert series, you'll submit a current summary of your writing project for a Penguin editor to review. Learn what industry expert Jake Morrissey looks for when he accepts new pieces of work, and get honest feedback on your concept and story.

Join us for an intimate conversation between Anne Lamott and Donna Levin, author of Get That Novel Started! and Get That Novel Written! They'll discuss the ins and outs of what's involved in getting a novel written, finished, published and launched — largely referencing Donna's newest book, The Talking Stick.

Please join us and start your day by practicing Silent Writing! Whether you are working on your Morning Pages, a response to a prompt, or your ongoing projects, let’s spend an hour together writing. We’ll start by sharing a word, intention for the day, or other positive beginning, followed by a short inspirational passage or […]

Friday Silent Writing

My Silent Writing sessions can be productive, empowering, fun, intense, and invigorating! I start us off by reading something inspirational or motivational, and then for 60 minutes we each work on our own projects silently, but as a community. Stay afterward for a half hour where you can read your writing and get to know […]

Take advantage of this opportunity to put Julia Cameron's powerful 12-week program into action. Whether you are an Artist's Way veteran or this is your first exposure to it, you will experience a creative recovery if you commit to this process. Jacob Nordby will lead this expedition – and do the work alongside you and the rest of the cohort. You […]

Monday Silent Writing!

Let’s set the tone for our week with the gift of Silent Writing! We will begin with a time of positive reflection, then work independently (yet together) for an hour on any aspect of our writing that is calling to us, whether words on paper, or research, etc. Afterward, all are invited to linger for […]

Whether you’ve got a project to work on or a journal to fill, the page will tell you when you get there! Join us for Tuesday Silent Writing! I’ll open us with a reading to ground and inspire, and then we’ll write silently together for 60 minutes. Stay for the optional 30-min afterparty to share, […]

You are invited to join us in a Silent Writing session. We will begin with a bit of positivity and grounding, followed by a quiet hour of individually working on any writing project that you’d like. Silent Writing sessions are a special gift of time that we give ourselves. Your words matter. YOU matter. Come […]