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"I am still amazed at the sheer amount of amazing (and totally usable/practical/universal) content you provided in Alchemy: The Art & Craft of Writing. It was so full of goodness. I'm not sure I conveyed how satisfying it was to take part and access your brain for those weeks of writing." ~Meredith Winn, featured guest and course participant

"This class is amazing, and you are an amazing person and gifted teacher." ~ Ell C.

"I really appreciated your feedback! Your words were not at all what I had expected; my writing experiences have been met with red pen/pencil and all the things that are wrong... Your feedback was gentle and very encouraging!" ~ Lisa Lewis
 
"I'm really enjoying Jenna's Alchemy: The Art & Craft of Writing course. I've loved Jenna's writing for a while now, so I was super excited to take the class and learn from her. The e-course is not only well-organized but it's inspiring, filled with interesting prompts and insights and really dissects the art of writing. I love that Jenna features a variety of different experts to lend their insights, too. While I haven't finished the course yet, I can already say without hesitation that I highly recommend it." ~ Margarita Tartakovsky

"Thank you for hosting this safe place to come, learn, share, be inspired and not be afraid. Thank you for offering Alchemy and Alchemy Daily. I continue learning ways to weave my words together and hope someday to have a tangible tale upon which to look back. Your teachings here have offered me more eggs to add to my creativity nest. I am excited for what is yet to come." ~ Kristina Wood

Classes & Workshops

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Past Classes

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Flash Essays

In this five-week class, we explore the art of flash nonfiction and short essays. 

Advanced Flash Essays: Freedom in Structure

Explore a range of short nonfiction forms, styles, and structures. The flash essay presents a fun and potentially immensely rewarding challenge. Paradoxically, the word-count limitations may offer writers a certain kind of liberty. As author Julia Cameron has written, "In limits there is freedom. Creativity thrives within structure." 

One-Moment Memoirs

One-Moment Memoirs (OMM) guides you through a step-by-step process of discovering and telling your life's stories in bite-sized pieces. You'll be able to use these writing exercises for writing in short forms (such as essays, flash nonfiction, and blog posts) or as the building blocks for longer forms (such as a book-length memoir). 

The Writing Life: Rituals, Rhythms, & Practices

When you understand your unique creative process, you'll be more relaxed, prolific, and consistent in your writing practice. Unravel the myth of the "Real Writer," create a sustainable writing practice, and write with more ease and more fun! Learn more about The Writing Life here. (Registration is currently closed. Join the mailing list to hear about future sessions.)

Write into the Heart of Your Story

Writing strong, engaging essays and stories from your life is about more than recording a series of events. Learn how to improve your writing by using proven techniques to creating greater meaning and connection. Learn more about Write into the Heart of Your Story. (Registration is currently closed. Join the mailing list to hear about future sessions.)

Self-Care for Wrtiters

So many writers (and other creatives) are struggling right now. We may feel weighed down by political issues around the world. The holidays may be a time of grief or stress for us (even if they’re also mixed with joy). The roar of social media might make our heads swim. We might be wondering how to stay focused or inspired in the midst of what feels like so much sadness and discord.

During this one-hour interactive teleclass (recorded December 2016) we share some creative self-care tips and spend some time writing together. 

Writing Masquerade

This is a fun, interactive workshop about that thing we call writing voice. We start by covering a few basics about voice, including:

  • What is writing voice?
  • Do you have to "find" your voice?
  • How do you use it?
  • Do you have just one voice? (hint: The answer is no!)

Next, we use a "writing masquerade" exercise to explore our writing voices. By trying on imaginary writing masks, we tap into different aspects of our writing personalities and discover what suits us and our stories.

Alchemy Inspiration: Start Writing

*Give yourself the time, space, and permission to write.

*Overcome the fear that blocks your creativity.

*Find the stories around and within you.

*Uncover and use your writing voice(s).

*Explore your unique creative process.

*Connect with other writers in a private online community.

Alchemy: The Art & Craft of Writing 

*Learn practical writing techniques to give your stories deeper meaning.

*Craft stories that connect with readers.

*Discover tips and tricks to overcome your writing challenges.

*Be motivated to keep writing through weekly nuggets of inspiration.