OPEN YOUR ART
The Flash Novel Mastermind:
for Novels, Novellas, Collections, & Creative Non-Fiction Projects
with Nancy Stohlman
A six-month creative incubator of coaching, content, accountability, community, and support–to get your work across the finish line
Are you working on a book?
Maybe it’s a brand-new idea, or an idea you’ve had forever.
Maybe it’s a flash novel or novella,
creative non-fiction or a memoir in flashes,
or maybe you’re finally ready to put together a collection?
Maybe you’ve already started…and stalled?
If so, you are not alone. Many talented, dedicated writers struggle with starting or finishing their books.
The writing process can often feel daunting, and writers haunted by a story or a “big idea” can often feel alone, unsupported, wracked with insecurities and alternating waves of procrastination and perfectionism.
You don’t need another workshop–you need a creative transformation.
I guide writers through creative transformations by providing a container of inspiration, motivation, accountability, and camaraderie, a creative incubator designed to support them through the journey of a long-term project and get their work across the finish line, so they can finally bring their ideas to fruition and release them into the world where they can change lives: starting with their own.
Do you ever:
- Feel unsure about your book?
- Feel alone in the writing process and not sure what kind of support you need?
- Feel directionless, like you are fighting or forcing your idea?
- Feel impatient, like you just need to get it over with? to the end of a first draft so you can figure out what you’re really trying to say?
- Wish you had a cheering squad to keep you motivated and inspired?
- Wish you had a creative mentor, someone to coach, teach, hold you accountable, and celebrate your progress?
I’ve spent more than 20 years navigating the ups and downs of writing a book: from the giddy idea phase to the steady, day by day of making it happen. And what I’ve learned from writing more than 10 books–from flash novels and collections to anthologies and craft books–is that my writing thrives when I have close, long-term relationships with mentors and teachers, regular exposure to new writing, and colleagues I can trust.
If you’ve worked with me, then you know that my philosophy is to empower the whole writer.
You are not just a craft technician, and this is not just a workshop.
This is an invitation to take a very personal, transformational journey with your work,
one that supports not only the writing but also the writer: you.
Does this sound like what you’ve been looking for? Finally??
Feel free to drop me a line with questions. I look forward to hearing from you.
Nancy Stohlman 