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Writing Programs
I offer practical ways to help you develop your unique voice and writing style, create a committed writing practice, and work towards your bigger goals. When I teach, I am also a participant, offering my attention, insights, and expertise for every writer I support.
Whether you join a small, supportive audience of fellow writers who are listening for what’s strong in your writing, or whether you choose to work within a 1-on-1 Mentorship, I’m here with you each step of the way. Writing may be a solo activity, but bringing your words to the world is so much easier within a community of insightful, encouraging writers.
FREE Creative Focus Sessions
Are you determined to develop a consistent writing practice? We offer hour-long Free Creative Focus Sessions once a week on Zoom. During each session, you have the opportunity to focus on your current project in the quiet company of fellow writers.
Primordia Writing Circle
Join a small community of writers every three weeks to generate fresh writing, read your words aloud, and receive supportive feedback. These circles help spark new ideas, motivate you to keep writing and digging deep, help you become a more attuned listener and reader, and most of all, make creativity more fun and connected!
Writing Retreats
My writing retreats vary between four and five days long, and are designed to be grounded, spacious, creative, and connective. I offer both in-person and online gatherings; both offer an opportunity to set aside sacred time to steep in the stories you want to tell, generate confident, fresh writing, and share your words with a receptive and supportive audience. Click below to learn more about my next retreat.
1-On-1 Writing Mentorship
Receive focused attention on your emerging body of writing. I offer 1-on-1 support to help you develop and refine your words-in-progress. Each 4-month mentorship is designed to support your specific needs. I tailor my feedback for your project and offer technical expertise to help you grow your craft. As a mentor, I provide clear direction, suggest helpful next steps, and offer deeper insights into the nature of your body of work.
Developmental Editing
Have you completed the first draft of your body work? Working with a developmental editor helps ensure there are no big question marks, plot holes, interruptions, or pacing issues. This can save a lot of time, especially if you receive feedback further into the publishing process that your structure needs some work before it can be considered for publication.
A writing retreat? Was that something I should even consider, seeing as I was - in my eyes anyway - so lacking in writing experience? I took a chance despite my uncertainty.
Within the first hours of the first day my uncertainty was dispelled. What a treat to join with others who had also set aside their precious time to focus on writing. Throughout the weekend we were encouraged to share our words, learning to listen with purpose as others read their writing out loud. I discovered the power of reading my words aloud, hearing the cadence and rhythm of my words for the first time. Absorbing the feedback of others to a reading - not just mine, but theirs as well – was a rich experience. Deep connections were created in a short period of time.
How reassuring it was to hear that I wasn’t the only one trying to figure out a process for fitting a writing practice into my life. The practices that others followed were as varied as the experiences and lifestyles that they brought to the group. A significant impact of the retreat was realizing that the best process for my writing was whatever worked for me.
But the biggest impact? The beginnings of confidence that writing, whatever the type or topic, was something I could do. Will I continue to let writing evolve in my life? I will.
For someone, anyone, who has even a glimmer that writing something, anything, would be welcome in their lives, I heartily encourage them to join a Retreat with Marie.
