A course for writers who are in pursuit of productivity, consistency, and sustainability
Perfectionism & Progress
Perfectionism…
Maybe you sit down to write and have high expectations for yourself and the work. You re-read and feel dissatisfied with what’s on the page. You turn to your favorite books and feel an immense gap between your favorite authors and where you are. You pressure yourself to write every day and feel disappointed when you can’t keep up with your schedule & goals.
…into Progress
Then you have an open & consistent relationship to your writing practice. You are able to enter your projects and write from anywhere, anytime. You have the tools, reminders, and skills to redirect your worry and form a more motivated perspective as you approach your work. You believe in and trust good writing days and continue to build on your progress as you finish projects and engage in writing community.
It’s time to make progress
If you’re a writer who wants more tools, reframes, and structures to help you have a more consistent writing life, you’re in the right place.
These lessons are recorded live, then organized in an asynchronous classroom portal for you to watch and re-watch as needed. Turn to these tools whenever you need them for endless support & inspiration in your writing practice.
6 Asynchronous Modules
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break out of patterns of overwhelm, guilt, and shame, and create new habits of re-directing worry and celebrating writing progress in order to become more consistent
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interrogate the skills and habits of thought you’ve developed and re-integrate them into your creative practice with more intentionality so that your survival mode doesn’t activate randomly or constantly
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re-design the way you write and pursue writing goals to better account for your life as a creative, and keep track of progress in new sustainable ways to stay motivated
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explore the different states of being and create environments for your writing to flow, as well as making sure you feel safe enough to create
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design new ways of organizing, tracking, and celebrating writing tasks in order to keep up momentum and inspiration
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mindset reminders and affirmations to keep you fulfilled as an artist and on the right track to pursuing your purpose in writing
What’s it like?
Take a look at Module 0 - Foundations. These are some of the ideas that support the rest of the course material, and set up our approach as we begin studying how to subvert our perfectionism and improve progress.
Plus, there’s an exercise from me to help you combat overwhelm and your book’s to-do list!
Study Guides
Each module also comes with a study guide, that looks something like this. These reference guides are easy to print out and annotate, so you can add your own notes, connections, and reminders as you go through the course.
In addition to the core modules, bonuses will be added to the course portal as needed, including additional worksheets, recorded lectures, and other writing resources to support the goal of making serious progress.
6 Modules.
6 Study Guides.
Endless Inspiration & Redirection
Special Edition: Live Modules
This fall, the core modules for the course will be recorded live according to the following schedule. Participants in this cohort will have the opportunity to submit questions that are specific to their writing process and get personalized coaching for their writing life.
All meetings are Wednesdays at 12pm EDT. While we will aim for one hour, if there are questions, I will stay on to answer them. If you need to leave right at 1, no worries! You will have access to the recordings.
October 16 - Escape the Spiral
October 23 - Living With Your Logical Mind
October 30 - Curate True Goals
November 6 - Safety vs. Adventure
November 13 - Systems of Sustainability
November 20 - Practicing Happiness
Register for Perfectionism & Progress
Create new writing habits & routines
Discover your personal affirmations and reminders
Escape writer’s block
Make progress and finish long-term projects
Watch & re-watch video lectures as needed
Interactive, personal study guides
Special edition: Perfectionism & Progress will be recorded LIVE in Fall 2024. When you sign up for this cohort, you’ll be able to submit questions in advance and ask them live to fill out the course content in a way that benefits your writing life!
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