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What Alchemy students say....

"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 (and more)

The Word Cellar Writing Workshops
Workshops form on a rolling basis. Now enrolling

Small group, MFA-style workshops for prose writers 

*Receive in-depth, useful, and kind feedback on your work.

*Weekly phone calls and personalized recommendations

*Prepare for publication.

 

The Word Cellar Writing Guild

Now enrolling.

 Personal writing apprenticeships and mentoring sessions to address the key areas of your writing life

*Writing: Name and embrace your writing dreams and set monthly goals.

*Feedback: Strengthen your writing by sharing it for feedback

*Reading: Grow as a writer by learning to read like a writer.

*Support: Balance out the solitary nature of writing with lively mentoring conversations twice a month and weekly email check-ins.

 

 

 

Alchemy Daily (ebook)
Always available. 

30 days of writing prompts, inspiration, and magic

Download it instantly to receive 30 juicy writing prompts plus nuggets of inspiration and encouragement.

(Note: This edition of the ebooklet contains many of the prompts that were used during the 30-day sessions of Alchemy Daily in 2011. If you participated in any of those sessions and would like to purchase this ebooklet of prompts, please see the special pricing note on the order page.)

 

  

Alchemy Inspiration: Start Writing 

The final online session of this course ended in October 2012. Stay tuned for future Alchemy offerings in early 2013!

*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

The final sessin of this online course ended in December 2012. Stay tuned for future Alchemy offerings in early 2013!

*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.