Alchemy registrations open

magical back-to-school notebooks where I doodle about Alchemy

I'm emerging from my creative slump and feeling quite peppy today because I just opened registration for Alchemy: The Art & Craft of Writing and Alchemy Daily. It's like the back-to-school excitement without the early mornings, lunchboxes, or kneesocks (though you can totally rock the kneesocks if you want to).

Alchemy, The Art & Craft of Writing is the six-week course. It starts September 5, which is in just two weeks! A bunch of you have been asking me when I was going to run this course again. It's here! I hope you can join me.

The course is designed to work whether you're a beginning or more seasoned writer. I structured the content so you can choose what you need as you go. Each week is packed with writing tips and techniques, prompts, inspiration, and a featured guest. (Have you seen the guests? I love them. They include amazing people such as author/authenticity rockstar Brené Brown and the wisely effervescent poet/author/teacher Susan Wooldridge.) In addition to oodles of useful and inspiring content, there's a big community aspect to Alchemy. As a participant, you get a personal virutal notebook where you can share your writing and connect with your fellow Alchemists.

As I said, the six-week course starts on September 5 (which is also Labor Day here in the U.S.). It runs until October 16, but the content and community will stay open until November 30. So you'll have plenty of time to soak it all in.

And then, Alchemy Daily will run the whole month of November, which is the perfect time to give yourself the gift of a daily dose of inspiration and writing prompts. Writing at least a little bit every day helps to keep me grounded, and I'm looking forward to playing along with the daily prompts in my own journal. This session includes access to a private discussion forum where you can meet your fellow Alchemists, plus -- and this is all new! -- an ebooklet of all the prompts. This means you can easily stash them away for a rainy day when your creativity needs a little encouragement.

I'm pulling up my kneesocks and looking forward to seeing you in one (or both!) sessions.

{p.s. I'm dreaming and doodling in my magic notebooks about some new ideas for writing courses and community for next year. If you'd like to see me offer something in particular, drop me a note. What's your dream writing course, workshop, or gathering? It can be virtual or in-person. Dream with me!}