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THE ONE-DAY
WRITING KICKSTART

Meet the teacher

Hi, I'm Esmé, and I'm obsessed with teaching personal nonfiction to writers living with limitations.

I won the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize for my essay collection, The Collected Schizophrenias, which also went on to win the Whiting Award and to become a New York Times bestseller. I've been a visiting professor at the San Jose State MFA program, and have taught hundreds of students the art of personal nonfiction writing; I also wrote The Collected Schizophrenias while coping with an assortment of debilitating chronic illnesses.

I'm here to help you crack through your blocks and find a more exhilarating way to write while living with limitations.

foUNDER of the unexpected shape™
devastatingly fond of potato skins
@esmewwang on instagram

I designed the One-Day Kickstart just for you.

Here's what you get.

A steady, exciting oasis of writing is within reach.

Oh, and a big, solid project inspired by your revived creative practice would be lagniappe*. (I promise that it's absolutely possible.)

*how they say "bonus" in New Orleans



I know what you need, friend

What is writer’s block, anyway? Not everyone’s writer’s block looks the same, and the way you approach yours will be different for you and you alone. I’ll talk about what writer’s block can be for different people, as well as the nuance and many layers that make up “writer’s block.”


Setting goals and creating a writing routine. As part of overcoming writer’s block, we’ll talk about the different ways that goals can encourage you—rather than intimidate—as well as several ways to make different writing routines, depending on your circumstances.


Writing exercises and prompts to inspire creativity. Time to PLAY! You’ll experiment and be encouraged to explore different genres and experiment with different writing styles, effective brainstorming, and developing compelling people for your prose.


What will the One-Day Kickstart cover?

Resources and tools to assist writers in their creative process. We’ve got a heap of resources and tools for you to continue your practice and zoom forward with new momentum even after your One-Day experience.


Feedback and engage in a supportive writing community. You'll also be able to join a special Discord channel of people like you, all dedicated to working together—for those people who would rather not go it alone. But we’re also starting to play with Mural, which is a whiteboard site that we’ll be able to us for making community connections and sharing ideas and writing prompt results in a truly fun, aesthetically pleasing way.


"I find her to be a smart and insightful teacher and appreciate her teaching style, which is patient, approachable, and calm... I always prefer quiet power over noisy, frenetic instruction."

"Esmé’s classes are among my favorite to take for a few reasons. First of all, I am a fan of her writing and trust her expertise. This is the initial hook. However, I find her to be a smart and insightful teacher and appreciate her teaching style, which is patient, approachable, and calm. Her assistant Chloe, who attends and helps facilitate all of the sessions, has a similar energy, so they complement each other well. I always prefer quiet power over noisy, frenetic instruction. In addition to the general atmosphere of the teaching, the courses are always well-prepared, organized, and professional. They have a system, and it works.” 

Sara V.

“Esmé is exceedingly knowledgeable and her teaching style is the perfect blend of calmly explaining every step of the writing process so you won’t be left confused and answering additional questions."

“Esmé is exceedingly knowledgeable and her teaching style is the perfect blend of calmly explaining every step of the writing process so you won’t be left confused and answering additional questions. She also puts much thought into every answer instead of giving a quick reply—I felt seen, taken care of and special, even though it was a group workshop.” 

navina b.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE WHERE YOU ARE

Due to [insert unpredictable life obstacle here], you simply haven't done any creative writing in a long time—too long—even though writing is crucial to your sense of self.

You might even feel embarrassed or ashamed of how long it's been since you've written a thing (after all, emails don't count, right?).

You know that you'd feel much happier if you were excited and ready to put pen to paper, knowing that you were doing something to fulfill your creative spirit.

It's been a long f*cking time since you last wrote something...

an essay, a chapter of your memoir— anything that felt like it was for you. You're not alone. And I can help you do something about it in a single one-day class. (Really.)

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Register for the One Day Kickstart today.

 

How does it work?

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 Get immediate access to the materials in our portal.

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Learn from the materials, which you will have access to for an indefinite period. 

Choose a day to take part in your own, personal One Day Writing Kickstart, mark it on your calendar, and GO.

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