The Art of Stylish Writing
Your 3-day shortcut to transforming your academic or professional prose!
Dear fellow writer,
Do you dream of transforming your writing from stodgy to stylish — or from adequate to amazing — over the course of a single weekend?
If yes, don’t miss my next Stylish Writing Intensive! Over three action-packed days from Fri Oct 11 through Sunday Oct 13, I’ll guide you through a customized sequence of daily 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.
Whether you’re an early-career researcher, a seasoned academic, or a professional writer in search of fresh inspiration, the Stylish Writing Intensive offers you a short, speedy route to meticulous wordcraft and irresistible style. But don’t just take my word for it! Here’s what past participants have had to say:
I found the workshops illuminating, the coaching enormously valuable, and the sense of community wonderful. Helen brought so much joy, energy, and pleasure to the whole weekend, it was truly catching. (Sunil Amrith, Professor of History, Yale University, USA)
Helen’s excellent course was the “ah-hah!” moment I needed to get my writing project back on track and push it to the next level. All the superlatives apply! (Clare Ardern, Senior Researcher in Sports Medicine, Sophiahemmet University, Sweden)
The SWI has transformed my writing (thank heavens!) as well as my attitude toward academic writing, which was one of absolute despair and dread prior to working with Helen. (Kristin Holmes Linder, Artist/Educator, New York, USA)
This writing intensive showed me how to sharpen my writing in immediate and impactful ways. A perfect mix of skills, workshops, personal writing time, consultations and feedback that push you to write more and write better! (Nina Ginsberg, PhD student in Education, Griffith University, Australia)
My primary goal for the workshop was to find my 'book voice', and I found it. I also left with tools to pinpoint my bad writing habits as well as a much better handle on story, structure, openings and metaphor. Most of what I needed is there in Helen's books, but that one-on-one feedback from Helen was the special thing that helped me gain confidence that I'm on the right track. (Nicole Rust, Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, USA)
The in-person work where Helen looked at my writing and addressed my common style issues meant I left the weekend with a better writing tool-kit and greater confidence. (Karim Khan, Professor of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Canada)
I found so many good ideas about academic writing. Helen was such a good coach, listening to my ideas, and helping me clarify them. She helped me change my idea of academic writing. (Momoyo Mitsuno, lecturer in Sociology, Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture, Japan)
I received enormous support from my peers and especially from Helen, my mentor. I might describe this journey as adventurous yet exhilarating. I’m glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and stretched my boundaries. (Jasmine Wang, PhD student in Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand)
This is the second time I have taken the SWI, and I have gained different skills and had different insights from the last time I took the course almost two years ago. This time I realized that using Helen's method will not only help me write better but think better. I am excited to finish the writing backlog I have at the moment so I can truly immerse myself in applying the techniques I learned at SWI (and reading Helen's books--I have them all now!). (Carla Guerron-Monterro, Professor of Anthropology, University of Delaware, USA)
SPECIAL OFFER: Participants in the October Stylish Writing Intensive can enroll for FREE in my upcoming Productivity Catalyst (valued at $550), which runs from Nov 2 - Dec 12. Across 6 weeks of workshops, exercises, and experiments, I’ll introduce you to six core elements of productive writing — time, space, flow, craft, community, and joy — and work with you to develop strategies for integrating each of them into your everyday writing practice. If productivity is the proverbial monkey on your back, never fear! You’ll learn how to befriend that wily little beast and get it eating out of your hand by the end of the year.
Don’t miss this chance to transform your writing style and power up your productivity. I’d absolutely love to see you there!
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Kia pai tō koutou rā (have a great day) – and keep on writing!
Helen
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