Tag: flash fiction

The Best Valentine’s Day Gift Ever???

On By nancystohlmanIn flash fiction, retreats, the writer's life, The Writer's Life, Uncategorized, workshops, writing

Going on a retreat TOGETHER!

Why not take your sweetheart WITH you?

Over the last 8 years, we’ve had lots of people retreat together: couples, writing partners, sisters, besties, writing groups, long-lost brothers (wink)…even writing partners who were meeting in person for the first time!

(Not to mention we’ve celebrated many birthdays, too.)

FRANCE

June 28-July 4, 2025

*3 spots left

with Nancy Stohlman and Robert Vaughan in the sunflower fields!

“The French Retreat was definitely worth travelling from the other side of the world for! Brilliant, accomplished teachers – incredibly warm, encouraging group of writers – how marvellous to have time together talking about books and sharing our work. The setting was magical – sunflowers opened up as did our writing. Gorgeous retreat facility – still missing being in that amazing space and those sumptuous meals. Very highly recommended. Thank you so much for a rich, memorable time. I’ll be signing up again!”

~ Fiona Lynch

GRAND LAKE

*2 spots left

August 19-24, 2025

with Nancy Stohlman and Kathy Fish, welcoming you back to our always beautiful home state of Colorado!

 “Kathy and Nancy have truly curated something special in these retreats, whether it’s the setting of the chosen space or the workshops themselves. I’ve never been in a group so talented and caring, and I grew so much from our time together. I’ve been academia too long, and it has often desensitized me to my own writing process, but this retreat forced me to be still and love both myself and my work again.” 

~Bailey Moore

ICELAND

*2 spots left

October 14-19, 2025

with Nancy Stohlman and Selah Saterstrom in the magical darkness (and the hot spring!)

“Retreats allow for total immersion in the creative process, and it was a tremendous gift to my writing life. It was my first destination retreat experience and it has changed my writing life forever. I was open to the experience, and everything exceeded my expectations from the scenery, the writing conversations, the people, the depth, and the instruction. This group has become my forever writing people.“

~Tammy Evans


A writing retreat is the Valentine’s Day gift you give yourself.

I can’t wait to retreat with you!

xo
Nancy

2025 Retreats: ALMOST SOLD OUT

On By nancystohlmanIn flash fiction, retreats, the writer's life, The Writer's Life, Uncategorized, workshops, writing

Have you been dreaming of joining us on a writing retreat?

Maybe it’s finally time?

FRANCE

June 28-July 4, 2025

*3 spots left

with Nancy Stohlman and Robert Vaughan in the sunflower fields!

“The French Retreat was definitely worth travelling from the other side of the world for! Brilliant, accomplished teachers – incredibly warm, encouraging group of writers – how marvellous to have time together talking about books and sharing our work. The setting was magical – sunflowers opened up as did our writing. Gorgeous retreat facility – still missing being in that amazing space and those sumptuous meals. Very highly recommended. Thank you so much for a rich, memorable time. I’ll be signing up again!”~ Fiona Lynch

GRAND LAKE

*2 spots left

August 19-24, 2025

with Nancy Stohlman and Kathy Fish, welcoming you back to our always beautiful home state of Colorado!

 “Kathy and Nancy have truly curated something special in these retreats, whether it’s the setting of the chosen space or the workshops themselves. I’ve never been in a group so talented and caring, and I grew so much from our time together. I’ve been academia too long, and it has often desensitized me to my own writing process, but this retreat forced me to be still and love both myself and my work again.” ~Bailey Moore

ICELAND

*1 spot left

October 14-19, 2025

with Nancy Stohlman and Selah Saterstrom in the magical darkness (and the hot spring!)

“Retreats allow for total immersion in the creative process, and it was a tremendous gift to my writing life. It was my first destination retreat experience and it has changed my writing life forever. I was open to the experience, and everything exceeded my expectations from the scenery, the writing conversations, the people, the depth, and the instruction. This group has become my forever writing people.“~Tammy Evans


A writing retreat is a gift you give yourself. You won’t regret it!

xo
Nancy

Upcoming (Valentine!) Workshop: Love Your Book: Ten Days to Launch, Develop, and Gain Momentum on Your Flash Novel, Novella, or Memoir February 10-21

On By nancystohlmanIn Craft Essays, flash fiction, the writer's life, The Writer's Life, Uncategorized, workshops, writing

Love Your Book: 10 Days to Launch, Develop, and Gain Momentum on your Flash Novel, Novella, or Memoir February 10-21

You have a book inside you. It could be your first book or your seventh. It could be a novella-in-flash, a linked collection, a flash memoir, a flash novel or another sort of hybrid form. You love the short prose form, but you’re ready to think bigger–a book, but using the tools of the micro form. 

When a story speaks to us–when it chooses us–we must listen. 

Maybe you’ve already started. Maybe it’s still in your head. Either way, you suspect an untraditional book, using an untraditional structure, might need some unconventional methods. And you are right!

I call this the “flash book” in Going Short, and it is my personal sweet spot; I find the most fulfillment when I’m embracing both the narrow focus of the pieces themselves–the “bricks” of the story—as well as the long-term relationship of building a bigger structure with those bricks. I’ve written four flash novels as well as a linked collection, and since 2015, I’ve been leading groups of writers through the ups and downs of the book-writing process–from the giddy flush of a beginning all the way to the powerful, resonate ending. 

Does this speak to you? If so, join me for a 10-day generative exploration and writing adventure, a “flash flood” with your book or book idea, and gain clarity, momentum, and enthusiasm on both your vision and your next creative steps.

Give yourself the (Valentine’s Day!) gift of 10 days this February to play, experiment, and understand your story more fully, so that you can do the necessary work of bringing it to life!

Join us at the early registration rate of $259 here (regular price $299)

Questions? Feel free to drop me a line. I’d love to work with you and your book!

xo Nancy

P.S. This 10-day, asychronous workshop is also designed to lead into the full Flash Novel Mastermind, opening in March, for those who are ready to keep going. Want to do both? Drop me a line!

SPECIAL OFFER UNTIL FEBRUARY 1:

Save $100 on BOTH Love Your Book AND the Mastermind together!

Whether your book is fiction or creative non-fiction, if you are a dedicated writer, drawing on the skills of flash fiction, this is the long-term container of inspiration, motivation, community and support you have been wanting,

LEARN ABOUT THE FLASH MASTERMIND HERE:

To your creative success in 2025!

Creative Visioncasting 2025: Virtual Retreat January 10

On By nancystohlmanIn flash fiction, flash fiction challenge, the writer's life, writing

YOU’RE INVITED:
 Creative Visioncasting 2025
a special 2-hour Virtual Retreat
to dream and implement a year of creative clarity, confidence, and courage.

LIVE Friday, January 10 @ 11 am MST


Community price: $25 for 2025 (happy holidays!)

In this expanded 2-hour live Virtual Retreat we will dream, assess, and implement our creative priorities for 2025 (and beyond) with more confidence, clarity, and courage.

In the midst of our busy lives, most of us struggle to accomplish the things that matter most: The book stays unwritten. The stories remain unpublished. The art remains uncreated. The good idea stays in our head. We think if we had a different life, more money, more time… it would be different.

OR perhaps we have plenty of time…but something is still keeping us from moving forward on what really matters. We spend our lives waiting for our lives to begin.

For more than 10 years, I have taken myself through a regular process of revisiting my creative goals and re-orienting towards my deepest values, learning every year how to better prioritize my creative work–and discover what gets in the way.

And I can tell you: the more you do it, the more it works.

If this sounds like just what you and your work needs..then consider this a personal invitation to envision 2025 together.


Creative Visioncasting and Virtual Retreat 2025

Creative Visioncasting and Virtual Retreat 2025

Community members use code 25in2025 
See you in January!

Love, Nancy