Explore Your Writing Style
You have stories to tell, memories to tap into, more wisdom in your pinky finger than you know what to do with.
Come with me to a safe, inclusive place where you get to play with storytelling, develop your skills, and share your writing for feedback and/or critique.
We can do this 1:1 in private sessions or together in small close-knit writing groups or larger, more anonymous formats.
The choice is yours.
Ready to begin?
Move Through Writer’s Block
Feeling stuck is one of those intensely personal experiences we think we have to endure alone ~ but why continue to suffer when help is right here?
Together, we can stimulate your creative drive in ways that are intriguing, revealing, and fun. And if Imposter Syndrome and negative voices are holding you back, I can help you let go.
I say: You are entitled to claim your creative identity with joy.
I can show you how. Let’s start now.
Say Goodbye to Overwhelm
Did you bite off more than you could chew? Get swept away on a tidal wave of creative energy?
Say yes because it was more fun than saying no? Yeah, me too.
Creative people tend to see (and want) all the possibilities.
All of them! All at once!
And then we get lost.
There’s a secret to putting overwhelm firmly in the past, and it works wonders. I love sharing this secret with my clients and I would love to share it with you.
Would you like to know?
Hello Writer
The Pivot That Stuck: Mini Retreats
On the second Saturday of every month, I host an online Mini Retreat for writers just like you.
It’s an all-day, online writing retreat where you can make significant progress on your WIP (Work In Progress), connect with other writers, and share the day’s writing for positive feedback.
The formula has proven itself over and over, month after month, for several years.
Mini Retreats did not exist before 2020. When lockdown hit, I had to pivot away from hosting in-person retreats to hosting online retreats. Group travel wasn’t going to be an option for a long time but, far as I was concerned, that was no reason to abandon the spirit and power of the writing + creativity retreat.
Thanks to the tech gods at Zoom, I was able to design an online retreat that delivers many of the same benefits as a retreat that features going away for a few days to write, but in a more accessible, less contagion-prone way than meeting in person.
I had no idea how this was going to work, if this was going to work, and whether writers would get real benefits from gathering online to do this.
It turns out that online Mini Retreats work really, really well for all kinds of writers + creatives. The December Mini Retreat of 2023 was our 40th one in a row, and 2024 promises to keep them going.
Online Labs + Workshops.
This time of year is abundant with opportunities to engage your creativity.
Here are just three of the many labs + workshops happening in 2023. It’s okay to want all the things. It’s okay to want just one.
TWO TRUTHS and A LIE
A Try New Things Writing Lab
Returning in February, 2024:
Whether you’re writing memoir, fiction, non-fiction, or creative non-fiction this workshop is for you.
We may find ourselves living in a unique period in world history, but certain human and universal truths remain the same–the first being how much fun and how important it is to play with story!
Storytelling is primal. It’s essential to our well-being and our sense of belonging to each other, to what has come before, and to what we want from the future. Part I: We begin with non-fiction by diving into personal narrative to find the nuggets of truth. Part II: We explore writing fiction by using those truths to tell fantastic lies that make such great storytelling.
Six hours on a weekend, with an hour break for lunch.
Discover your storytelling skills in this fun + challenging format.
CLUB MEG:
3 MONTHS of EXTRAORDINARY GOALS
A Make It Happen Workshop
January 6 – March 31, 2024
The MEG stands for Month of Extraordinary Goals. Club MEG is three Months of Extraordinary Goals back-to-back, at the top of the year.
Club MEG features weekly online group sessions (90 minutes on Saturday mornings), bi-weekly private sessions (30 minutes at a time), three optional Mini Retreats (12 hours once a month), a private Facebook group, and homework.
The creative habits that develop inside this intense workshop, coupled with a strong sense of community and friendship, set each writer up for sustained success and achievement for the rest of the year and beyond.
Think of your fellow Club MEG members – and your coach – as your very own personal support team.
Amaze yourself with what you can make happen when you start the year as a member of Club MEG.
the SERIAL COLLECTIVE
A Make Your Writing Real Workshop
Offered in 6-week cycles that begin in January, April, July, and October.
You have a book, a blog, a collection of short stories, a pile of essays, or a stack of articles in the works, but you just don’t know if your stuff is any good, let alone whether anyone is ever going to read it.
That’s where The Serial Collective comes in. As a member, you have a built-in readership committed to telling you what they think works and does not work in your weekly submissions. You return the favor to at least three but no more than five other members every week. There are critique guidelines in place to keep the playing field even.
Your coach (that’s me!) oversees the entire group, motivating you to keep writing, holding you accountable for delivering on your commitments, and celebrating your achievements. Give yourself some solid reasons to believe in your creative identity.
Dare to make your writing real.
Online Game Nights
Play. Explore. Discover. Share.
Play with words. Explore ideas. Discover your style. Share your voice.
MEMBERSHIP IN THE STORYTELLERS CLUB REQUIRED
Featuring a live and lively gathering of writers on Zoom and a well-established way to share your work when you’re ready, these monthly Game Nights are a great way
to exercise your storytelling skills, play with new writing techniques,
intrigue us with your imagination, and develop your portfolio. Game Night is so much more than playing games. Game Night stimulates storytelling, smashes writers block, and helps you strengthen and refine your writing voice while you develop your creative identity.
Practice, play, and experimentation are essential to owning your reality as a writer, being ready to dive into storytelling with confidence, being able to finish what you start, and being strong enough to wade into revisions without losing sight of who you are.
These are quick-write sessions, designed for you to find prompts anywhere in life and practice shifting right into storytelling mode when life gives you limited time to write. The goal is to give you one more skill for your toolbox that will help you create your live/write balance and be the writer you want to be.
Come play with us. You might even walk away with the framework for a new short story or novel.
1:1 Coaching
I specialize in inspiration, motivation, accountability, and cartwheels. When you achieve, I celebrate.
This is your journey. My job is to help you identify your destination, draw your map, and stay the course. When you reach a milestone, I honor it.
You’re the driver, I’m the navigator. I use my tools to help you explore your writing style, move through writers block, let go of Impostor Syndrome, say goodbye to overwhelm, address your obstacles, gain clarity, make magic, and put words on paper. When you write + create, I cheer.
What do you think? Are you ready to embark on this adventure together?
Client Testimonials
From real writers and creatives, just like you.
Even with plenty of story ideas in my head and the ability to write prose, I still found it challenging to gain ground on my memoir. Bronwyn helped me tackle the overwhelm and self-doubt. Through various exercises, we worked on crystalizing the themes and structure of my story. Now, I am more motivated to finish the book. Bronwyn is a true gem. Next time I start another project, I plan to propose to her. If I can get her to commit to becoming my personal coach, it would be perfect. It’s a long shot, I know, but a writer can only dream!
Dulce Zamora
windsweptwildflower.com
The blog workshop was the first workshop I took with Bronwyn, and I am so glad I did! I was able to take an idea for a blod I’d been thinking about for years and Make It Happen — all thanks to Bronwyn’s amazing combination of guidance, inspiration, and accountability. Between the workshop getting me started and Bronwyn’s continued cheerleading and support, I have published more than 35 posts in less than a year. If you have a blog idea and need a jumpstart to get it going, this workshop is for YOU. I can’t recommend it enough!
Jacquelyn Frost
thatcreativeplace.blog