Push Week

A 5-day carnival of forward motion

What if writing doesn’t have to be a slog?

It’s so easy to approach writing as a task, a chore, a thing to get through. And sometimes it’s true — sometimes writing is just hard work. But what else is true? And what happens when we step in with a different expectation?

In this 5-day writing push, we’ll centre momentum, community, and ease in the writing process. We’ll get comfortable, take lots of breaks, and write, write, write.

Writers can arrive with any project — a thesis, a eulogy, a poetry collection — and we’ll move our work forward together with love, connection, and a little bit of grit.

    • Want to sink deeper into their creative process.

    • Want to loosen up the idea that writing has to be hard all the time.

    • Have some kind of writing goal or project and don’t need a ton of guidance to get going.

    • Are hungry to connect to their writing, voice and flow.

    • Want their writing to be swept forward by a guided process and community.

    • Feel aligned with our fundamental beliefs.

    • Critique on your writing. This is a largely self-guided process.

    • Instructions on “how to write.” Rather, we’ll create a rich writing experience to help you connect to what you already know in your bones.

    • Chances to share your work with others — check out our small group workshops or our coaching packages for that.

Details:

The next Push Week will run from May 12th to 16th, 2025.

This is a choose-your-own-adventure week with loads of sessions to find your way through at your own pace. Each day will be peppered with sessions to get your writing flowing.

All of the sessions are optional. Come to what you can, let go of what you can’t, and let the momentum weave creativity through the week.

If regular internet access is a barrier, contact us to get a call in number for our sessions.

Schedule:

Morning intention-setting:

Let’s start here. Every morning, we’ll meet online to settle in, share a poem, connect to what we want from our writing today, and get started. We’ll be offering two identical 30 minute sessions each day — you can choose to join us at either 8am or 11am. (Or both if you’re a keener.)

Focus time:

Sometimes you just need to sit down and do it. These are no-mess writing sessions with a simple check-in at the start and end to help us sink into our work and go.

Ask me anything:

Let’s talk writing! On Wednesday from 5–6pm, Mari, Kim and Chris will be on Zoom with anyone who wants to ask us questions, and hang out. We’ll also have questions for you! We’ll use chat, polls and maybe even a whiteboard to unearth and celebrate some of what we all want to share about writing.

Evening exploration sessions:

No Firefly class would be complete without a few workshops. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 7pm, we’ll host exploration sessions to take our work deeper. These will be playful and productive guided writing on a theme for 60 minutes, followed by 60 minutes of focus time to keep writing in the quiet company of others.

  • Monday is for starting. Chris will get us started with a session to look at writing process and where we are in the life cycle of our work.

    Tuesday is for exploring. Mari will lead us in a generative writing session. Come for fun, short, lower-the-bar writes to get our pens flying.

  • Wednesday is for writing. No exploration session tonight! We’ll have lots started by now, so we’ll go right into quiet writing time.

  • Thursday is for playing. Kim will shake us out of any self-imposed seriousness, bringing silly, joyful exercises to reconnect us to our innate playfulness.

  • Friday is for celebrating. Friday is our Push Week Open Mic Night! Read on…

Open mic:

Time to show off! On the final Friday evening session, from 7–9pm, we’ll celebrate what we’ve made and discovered with an online open mic night. Come to share what you wrote this week, or just clap up a storm from your Zoom rectangle. We’ll be there to guide the evening with delight and celebration.

Optional one-on-one coaching:

During Push Week, if you're stuck or just want to chat with one of the facilitators, you can sign up for a 30-minute coaching session with Kim, Mari, Chris, or Britt. Sign up before Push Week starts, or during the week if there are still spots. The price and availability for these sessions will be posted soon.

And to take it forward:

To keep all that momentum going, all participants will receive free access to Focus Sessions (a series of 8 sessions from May 20th to June 12th).

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Cost:

The fee for this week is on a sliding scale of $125-$250. If you’re unemployed, or earning minimum wage, we encourage you to pay the lowest amount. If you have a comfortable income, equity and savings, we suggest a higher fee. You’re in charge.

If you don’t have a credit card, or can’t currently afford the base fee, let us know, we’ll gladly find a way to make it work.

See our financial policies.

Sign up here:

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What clients are saying…

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    I loved the structured-yet-flexible style of Push Week — the canvas the writing called forward, the container that held it. I am not structured or disciplined by nature, but I think creativity needs a container and some guidance to manifest and grow, and Push Week found the perfect balance. I treasured the space and freedom for my mind and soul to spark, purr, stretch, fold and unfold. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I truly loved the Push Week.

    Dana Amarascu

  • Headshot of Sandra

    My goal for the week was to get back into a writing routine and PUSH worked perfectly. Although I came into it exhausted, I felt energized and inspired by the sessions. You nailed having the right combination of individual writing with chat and breakouts — meeting other like minded people in the breakouts was invaluable! I enjoyed being connected to all levels of writers. It pulled me forward. BRAVO to you all! I've chatted this course up with some friends who are interested in participating in a future PUSH!!

    Sandra D.
    Marketing Consultant on Aging

  • Headshot of Vanessa

    Push Week was an amazing experience! A heartfelt thank you to Sophia, Kim and the Firefly team. It was not only a great way to move forward with my writing, but also an opportunity to connect with others, which I needed so much right now. Again, thank you. I hope to participate in more of these sessions.

    Vanessa Parks
    Writer