Push Week
A 5-day carnival of forward motion
A smooth wooden surface with a blank yellow pad and pen on it. There’s an illustrated string of bunting on the page.
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.
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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.
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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:
June 3 to 7, 2024 (Monday to Friday) via Zoom.
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 them are optional — we know many of you have busy schedules. Come to what you can, let go of what you can’t, and let the momentum drive your creativity through the week.
If regular internet access is a barrier, contact us to get a call in number for our sessions.
Morning intention-setting:
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.
Sanctuary time:
The sun is high and the vibes are flowing. We’ll have a 1-hour sanctuary session (loosely facilitated quiet writing time) at 1pm each day to sink into our work and go.
OFFICE HOURS:
On Tuesday and Thursday from 3-4pm, we'll be present for anyone who wants to hop in and ask us (or whoever is present) a question about writing or their project.
Evening exploration sessions:
Each evening at 7pm, we’ll have an exploration session to take our work deeper. This will be playful and productive guided writing on a theme for 60 minutes, followed by 60 minutes of sanctuary time to keep writing in the quiet company of others. Each session will be with a different Firefly facilitator.
Monday’s session will be with Sophia
Tuesday’s session will be with Britt
Wednesday’s session will be two hours of sanctuary time with Kim
Thursday’s session will be with Mari
Open Mic:
On the final Friday evening session, from 7-8:30pm, we’ll celebrate what we’ve made and discovered with an 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.
And to take it forward:
To keep all that momentum rolling, all participants will receive Morning Coffee Sessions for free in June. If you’re already subscribed, you can gift your free month to a friend.
Kim
Sophia
Britt
Mari
Cost:
The fee for this week is on a sliding scale of $95-$195. 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.
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Questions?
Your answer is probably on this page.
Looking for more options?
Take a peek at our other in-house workshops, our coaching services or our monthly writers care package.
What people are saying:
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
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
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