We sell things for ambitious writers (& non-writers) living with limitations.
Here—have a cuppa while you look around. We offer a variety of goods, including self-paced courses, workshops chock-full of valuable information, & the occasional, perfect piece of memorabilia.
Building a writing habit while living with limitations
Your best nonfiction topic
ONE DAY WRITING KICKSTART
Academy 101
All of the Academy 101 classes can be acquired by participating in The Unexpected Shape Café. The Café is a free community space; by participating and posting, you earn points. Points can earn you e-books and access to these Academy 101 classes.
HOWEVER: if you would rather purchase these courses outright, you can do so below.
$49
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You're one of the many brave writers living with limitations, who wants to write in spite of your circumstances.
But because your limitations won't be magically removed from your life, so that you can luxuriate before the typewriter and create to your life’s content—forever free of symptoms, inconveniences, and mean commenters on the internet...
Here's what has to change.
No more signing up for writing workshops here and there, more often than not never going over the recordings and notes once you’ve done it.
No more collecting books and resources on writing—so that your understand of writing and the publishing industry is hodge-podge and willy-nilly (much like the dish-ware selection at your local thrift store).
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$28
$102
RAWNESS OF REMEMBERING: RESTORATIVE JOURNALING THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES (PRINT BOOK)
Obsession & the art of fiction
free
notion template for writers
encouragement notes
Moodboard creativity for writing (ebook + audiobook bundle)
The Book proposal kit
$147
The Unexpected Shape Writing Academy tee
$32
THE 10-DAY MFA
bonus with subscription to our free newsletter about writing, the Academy Bulletin
DREAM HUNTING WITH LIMITATIONS
$117
Products for the Heart
Other Writing Classes & Support
$28
$15
a secret portal to a lot of things i like the most
Writing Through the storm
$12
free
Prep & teach your unique online workshop (without the stress)
coming soon
$12
Esmé's Pet Portraits
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The Unexpected Shape with Esmé Weijun Wang is a newsletter with 10,000+ subscribers for thoughtful softies and ambitious writers living with limitations, written by award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of The Collected Schizophrenias, Esmé Weijun Wang (that's me!).
Each week, you'll receive a personal essay of something I've been mulling over and won't be publishing anywhere else—whether about the matrilineal hauntings in my family line or eating fake eggs in the psych ward. As the writer of a short story that was in the Best American Short Stories anthology and a Notable essay in the Best American Essays anthology, I love what I do, and I want to share it with you.
weekly essays for thoughtful softies
The Academy Bulletin
Don't have an MFA (Masters of Fine Arts)? Even if you have been writing, the feeling of not having an MFA to put on your CV might feel... icky. And I can help you do something about that in a free 10-day series of classes. (Really.) If you're interested in writing personal nonfiction, sign up for the FREE Academy Bulletin newsletter, full of informative gold about writing & the writer's life, and receive the 10-Day MFA.
