Restyle Your Writing
Your 3-day shortcut to transforming your academic or professional prose!
Dear fellow writer,
This week I’m in Princeton, New Jersey, where I had the great pleasure yesterday of visiting Princeton University Press to give a talk about Writing with Pleasure. (From now until May 31, you can go to the PUP website and use the discount code FIFTY to buy the book at 50% off the regular price!)
I also met with a small group of acquisitions editors to tell them about the Stylish Writing Intensive, my flagship online writing retreat for academic and professional writers who want to take their writing from stodgy to stylish — or from adequate to amazing — in just 3 action-packed days. Luckily for me, one of them had just received a draft manuscript from a PUP author who enrolled in the Intensive last year. “She absolutely raved about what she learned from you,” the editor said, “and her book manuscript is one of the most readable and engaging I’ve ever read.” What a lovely (and well-timed) testimonial!
This July, by popular request, I’m trying out a new format for the Stylish Writing Intensive: a non-consecutive Monday-Wednesday-Friday version, with days off in between. Wherever you live in the world, your 8-hour retreat schedule will fall between the hours of 8 am - 8 pm on Mon July 22, Wed July 24, and Fri July 26. Each day, I’ll guide you through a customized sequence of activities including:
Advanced writing and editing workshops;
Dedicated writing and revision time;
Curated writing breaks;
Two hours per day of personalized coaching with me as part of an intimate, craft-focused coaching group limited to just 4 people per cohort.
Participants in the Stylish Writing Intensive can enroll for FREE in my upcoming Creativity Catalyst (valued at $550), which runs from August 24 to October 3. Across six weeks of writing workshops, experiments, and prompts, you’ll learn arts-based techniques for infusing your “serious” writing with playfulness, color, and delight.
Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your writing style and kickstart your creativity at the same time!
WriteSPACE Meet-up in London
Next week I look forward to lifting a glass with Amy Lewis, our WriteSPACE Events Manager, at the Zetland Arms in South Kensington, a 19th century pub once owned by Charlie Chaplin. Come join us if you’re in the neighbourhood!
WHEN: Thursday May 30 at 6 pm
WHERE: Zetland Arms, 2 Bute St (London SW7)
RSVP: amy@helensword.com
Whether you’re a WriteSPACE regular or a newsletter newbie, I’d love to see you there!
Do you have writing-related news, events, or resources to share? Send me a brief description (50 words max), a hyperlink, and a high-quality image.
Kia pai tō koutou rā (have a great day) – and keep on writing!
Helen
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