Last June, we made a commitment to do more to make sure our school is a safe, inclusive, and anti-racist space, especially for Indigenous writers, Black writers, and writers of colour. This is a check-in, to let you know how we’re doing on that commitment. Please read our ethics statement. We continue to train ourselves… [Read More]
10 pieces of writing wisdom.
One of the things writers often become preoccupied with is advice from other writers. We love to read bon mots from famous, usually long dead authors that tell us to never use adverbs, or to only write before 5am, or to only write about our own lives, or to never write about ourselves. But does… [Read More]
Why is creative writing so important?
A healthy society has a healthy relationship to creativity. People in a dysfunctional society are afraid to make art, or they’re dismissive of it. Distraction, fear and fatigue often come up in times of transition. These are normal responses to the hard work of transformation. Old cultural stories are crumbling, and this is an excellent… [Read More]
10 ways your writing life can change.
Many writers come to me because they’re simply not writing anymore. They want to write — they can’t think of anything they want more — but they’re not doing it. Somehow, even though they know that not writing is much more painful than writing, they continue to resist. Overcoming resistance is one of the reasons… [Read More]
10 new things I’m excited to share with you.
The 10th Anniversary edition of the Story Course launched a few days ago. Thank you so much for celebrating this milestone with me! Over the past 10 years the Story Course has protected writers, respected their intelligence, and taught them how to pay attention to magic. And this year, we made it even better. Today,… [Read More]