Writerly Love
A 13-week Intensive Writing Course
Next Session starts January 26, 2025
Write and Shine!
Craft luminous stories, poems, and essays with expert guidance from a lit mag editor and support from a warm community.
Ready to dive deeper into writing craft? The 13-week intensive starts on January 26, 2025.
This intensive guides writers through the process of developing new, radiant work with extensive feedback and training to help you skillfully workshop and edit your creations. By the end of the program, you’ll have completed short pieces of writing ready for publication.
Program details
WHAT DO WE DO IN THE INTENSIVE?
During the 13 weeks of the intensive course, you will generate exciting new writing through inspiring, detailed assignments. You’ll have deadlines to keep you motivated and will receive 1-1 feedback from your instructor, Rachel Thompson, as well as facilitated peer workshops.
You should allocate 3-4 hours each week for writing, editing, and workshop assignments (allowing time for rest and reflection).
Most of the work is done asynchronously and on your own schedule. However, we have two mentorship calls and two workshop sessions (in March) held via video conference. You can book your calls based on your schedule, though note that call times are available between Sunday and Thursday mornings/early afternoons in North American time zones. (If these times don’t work for you, alternative options will be available.)
Once registered, you’ll have lifetime access to all of the lessons in this course.
Feedback & Calls
1) Live Calls
During the intensive, you will have two group check-in calls and private mentorship sessions with Rachel, all via video conferencing (video is optional).
2) Editorial Feedback
Rachel provides editorial feedback on individual writing assignments as well as a writing submission packet. For each piece you post to our online discussion, you’ll receive concrete suggestions on how to improve your writing.
3) Online Discussion
Throughout each week of the intensive, you’ll stay connected, share your work, and ask questions in our private course message board.
course outline
Orientation & Writing
Weeks 1-4
Writing Short Forms:
Flash Fiction & Prose Poem
Receive bi-weekly editorial feedback on your drafts from Rachel. During this period, you’ll also have your orientation call and 1-1 mentorship meeting.
Weeks 5-6
Taking Your Drafts Deeper
Directed lessons to help you delve deeper into your narratives or poems. Rachel will provide editorial feedback on your writing submission packet during this time.
Peer Workshop
Weeks 7 & 8
Includes an orientation to the workshop, group facilitation, and clear guidelines to ensure the workshop upholds our values of compassion, mutual respect, and inclusion.
Self-Editing Skills Building
Week 9-11
Revision Love
Learn to edit your writing with the Revision Love course, with feedback from Rachel on each assignment.
Final Submission
Week 12-13
Prepare your final submission packet and have your final mentorship call with Rachel for feedback on your writing.
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Rachel’s kind and wise instruction, her learning format, and the beautiful group of writers she attracts will keep you going through the darkest nights of the soul.