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The Opening

Six-Month Online
“Writing Open the Mind” Intensive

Infuse Your Writing with the Wisdom of the Subconscious Mind

 

 

Writing Open the Mind Intensive

Get beyond your fear of judgement,
take risks, and restore a sense of joy
to your writing process.

Hello Friends,

Our 8-week freewriting-based mini-course, Learn to Love the Writing Process has been very popular, and so many people said that learning this non-judgemental, intuitive method has totally freed them up when they sit down to write.

By popular request, two years ago we began offering a 6-month writing intensive that took the experience deeper, covering almost all the writing exercises techniques in Writing Open the Mind, as well as the concepts that inspired them. It’s been full every year, and we’re offering it again in 2023!

We start with some of the core techniques for loosening up your writer’s mind, such as: “intuitive juxtaposition,”  the “oysters of word sounds,” and tapping into different locations of the brain to “prism” the mind. Then we’ll deepen into these, as well as explore:

  • Going beyond just freewriting so we can also revise from the subconscious
  • Using the rhythms and states of our bodies to source and revise writing
  • Liberating ways to structure a longer piece
  • Methods to tap into “the Subconscious of the World.”

I also want to give you a full box of tools and psychological approaches to help you work through any future stuck places you may encounter, a toolbox that you can use for years afterwards. You’ll also get sustained connection with the same group of people, and more time to work with me on the project(s) you care about.

"It is the pen which dreams."
— Gaston Bachelard

 

OUR APPROACH:

Instead of teaching formulaic techniques, (such as “concrete description,” or “character development,” “plot structure” etc.) it is more important to create a nourishing environment that helps writers access the richness of their own consciousness, and build powerful writing naturally from there.

How it works

Writing Open the Mind IntensiveEach week you join your group online and get a key technique to let you experience freedom and enjoyment in writing.  Then we will do a short, fascinating freewriting together—you’ll be producing powerful, surprising new material right away, on whatever topic you choose.

Next, pair off with a writing partner in a “breakout room” and–without judgement or criticism–you can read your new work (optional! ) to your partner get our signature kind of supportive, detailed and mind opening feedback.

Lastly, we all come back together and you can share your experience with the group and ask any questions of the instructor.

6-Month “Writing Open the Mind” Intensive
Tuesday evenings, 5-7:30 PDT
 
Starting June 6th

 Hold your space with a $260 deposit here:




Full course fee of $780 for 18 sessions 

Plus these extras:

– A copy of Andy’s book, Writing Open The Mind, with more than 40 writing exercises
– The option to record the writing exercises for your future use
– Free access to a 2-week self-paced introductory online course to start you out

Sign up for your Writer’s Intensive Today

6-Month Course Registration

Starting Tuesday Evenings, June 6,
5-7:30 PM PDT


Use our friendly payment plan of $130 a month over 6 months:




Or make the full payment of $780 here:




 

“Andy, Thank you for your faith and encouragement in me, for the gentle and overt invitations to return to the writing, to explore what’s possible, to remember to nourish my soul. I love the intimacy, sharing and support of our group.”
— Monica Lemos, nurse

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