Resistant Writers' Support Group, with Sarah Browning

$315.00

You know the feeling all too well: the excitement of a new project has worn off, and stubborn resistance has set in.  You want to make progress with your writing! You want to get the book (or story, or essay or collection or dissertation or revision) done, but somehow you can’t wrestle yourself down to the desk. Or you do manage to get your seat in the chair, but the work feels impenetrable, dull, impossible… You’re overcome by a sense of futility or fatigue. You’re worried you might hurt someone. You wonder if you have anything to say.

We all know that resistance takes many forms but is really fear in disguise. Fear of failure. Fear of the uphill slog. Fear of vulnerability or exposure. The only thing that helps most writers overcome that fear is having a schedule, manageable goals, and the support of other writers. That’s why we created the Resistant Writers’ Support Group. For three hours a week, writers will come together online to blast through resistance and get the work done. Each session will start with a brief check-in, an inspiring quote or craft tip and a selection of imaginative prompts to get you rolling.  Then, we’ll write together for two hours (!), after which there is another quick check in to share successes/progress and set a weekly intention, creating accountability and support. Minimal sharing/feedback. This group is perfect for anyone with a longer writing project who craves productive writing time, accountability, inspiration, and encouragement.

This workshop will be held online.

The workshop will not meet on October 19th.

Mondays, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST; 7-week workshop begins September 14th

You know the feeling all too well: the excitement of a new project has worn off, and stubborn resistance has set in.  You want to make progress with your writing! You want to get the book (or story, or essay or collection or dissertation or revision) done, but somehow you can’t wrestle yourself down to the desk. Or you do manage to get your seat in the chair, but the work feels impenetrable, dull, impossible… You’re overcome by a sense of futility or fatigue. You’re worried you might hurt someone. You wonder if you have anything to say.

We all know that resistance takes many forms but is really fear in disguise. Fear of failure. Fear of the uphill slog. Fear of vulnerability or exposure. The only thing that helps most writers overcome that fear is having a schedule, manageable goals, and the support of other writers. That’s why we created the Resistant Writers’ Support Group. For three hours a week, writers will come together online to blast through resistance and get the work done. Each session will start with a brief check-in, an inspiring quote or craft tip and a selection of imaginative prompts to get you rolling.  Then, we’ll write together for two hours (!), after which there is another quick check in to share successes/progress and set a weekly intention, creating accountability and support. Minimal sharing/feedback. This group is perfect for anyone with a longer writing project who craves productive writing time, accountability, inspiration, and encouragement.

This workshop will be held online.

The workshop will not meet on October 19th.

Mondays, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST; 7-week workshop begins September 14th

Meet the Instructor

Sarah Browning is the author of Call Me Yes (The Word Works, 2026), Killing Summer and Whiskey in the Garden of Eden. Co-curator/co-host of Wild Indigo Poetry, she teaches with Writers in Progress and coaches writers. She is co-founder and 10-year director of Split This Rock: Poems of Provocation & Witness. Browning is a recipient of the Lillian E. Smith Writer-in-Service Award and of fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Yaddo, Mesa Refuge, Porches, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She received an MFA in poetry and creative non-fiction at Rutgers University Camden. More at http://www.sarahbrowning.net.