Has the pandemic, health issues, or a recent move impacted your ability to write in community with other people?
Has the tumult of the last year sent your creative practice into a spiral from which it has yet to recover?
Are you working in a new genre, or on a new project, that is demanding a different kind of creative routine that you’re struggling to build?
Have you stalled out on a book and are in need of some accountability to keep going?
I’d like to invite you to show up to your work, with me.
Because creativity is a practice.
Because sometimes, inspiration doesn’t just arrive: it has to be invited.
Because it’s often helpful to be in (silent) community with other writers who are doing the exact same thing.
Because writing long-form work is a marathon, not a sprint. And you don’t decide to run a marathon, or write a book, and simply do it the next day.
You train for it.
So let’s train together.
Come join me in January 2024 for the next session of Showing Up to to the Work: 12 Weeks to a Viable Draft.
Showing Up to the Work: 12 Weeks To a Viable Draft is a generative write-in for the stubborn writer.
We will write together for two hours a day, three days a week — so, six hours a week, for twelve weeks, on Zoom. Mostly in silence. Cameras on or off. But with the accountability of being in community together, knowing we are not alone as we write.
We will spend 72 hours together as we show up to our respective projects.
72 hours devoted exclusively to writing.
Our first meeting for this next session is Wednesday, January 3rd, and our last meeting will be Thursday, March 21st. The schedule is:
Mondays: 10am-12pm Eastern
Wednesdays: 10am-12pm Eastern
Thursdays: 10am-12pm Eastern
Those of you who have worked with me before know that one of my core practices is entering and exiting writing space, and so each Zoom session will open with us setting intentions for our time together. I'll also make note of the morning's astrology and offer a ritual candle blessing. Each session will also be closed with a short time of sharing and benediction.
Here’s what the recent Showing Up cohort had to say about their experience:
Showing Up is a practice. Jeanna creates a gentle container of intention & community, a space to show up to the solitary work of writing. As someone who periodically struggles with maintaining a regular writing practice (or any regular practice tbh), Jeanna's magic lies in offering a practice of accountability that feels generative, rather than punitive. Downright lovely; what a gift. — Ames Wilder
This container allowed me to finally prioritize writing in my life. I can't say enough about how helpful it was to have regularly scheduled time that was designated as "writing time". The community around the container kept me accountable, but felt gentle and welcoming, we were working through a process together. — Audrey Huggert
I'm someone who works best with community accountability. Jeanna offered Showing Up to the Work at exactly the moment I needed it, and I was able to finish a complete outline and initial synopsis for my entire book over a month before I thought I'd have it done. I'm in such better shape preparing for the next stage of this project because I participated in this container, and I can't wait for us to have another round! — Shelley Jay Shore
Such a great group! Fulfills what my old and now inaccessible mornings-writing-at-the-cafe practice used to. Showing Up is an excellently supportive space to battle writer-isolation life without forcing an expectation to socialize, as the point is to actually write. And we do it! — Pallas Augustine
This space has been such lovely little womb for my practice as a longform writer to grow. While I've done much short form writing and of lots collecting thoughts, ideas, and information for educational offerings before, I'm just now beginning to experiment and play with the version of teaching and expression that is writing a whole dang book. Logging on three times weekly to sit in group and be with wherever I am in my process has provided me with a container to organize my vision, learn more about my creative process, and work through my blocks. — Kelsey Tortorice
Showing Up for the Work was just the right container I needed to support me through a particularly challenging time in my work. Non-judgmental, supportive, creative, and kind, Jeanna is a highly capable steward and keeper of the flame for the writing process. Being in community with other writers and being able to have a laugh or receive some gentle encouragement to go easy on the days that just weren't going well has been wonderful medicine. — Elizabeth Cuccaro
Early Bird Pricing for the Q1 2024 session of Showing Up to the Work is live now through next Friday, November 24th, with a 2-part payment plan available.
After 11/24, the price will go up, but there will be a 3-part payment plan available.
I look forward to supporting this next cohort in your writing!
Our regularly scheduled programming will resume this Sunday for paid subscribers with the week ahead, and with a special edition newsletter for everyone this next week on navigating writing & natal family.