Writing can be medicine, and we need it more than ever at times like this. This short online class will equip you with tools to help process some of the complex feelings that bubble up in a crisis, stabilise your ship and find reasons to be hopeful. It will also help you hone your writing into something deeply personal which will help you connect with others.

What’s included

• Fourteen video-based lessons from bestselling author Beth Kempton, approaching writing in a variety of ways, with inspiring prompts and fourteen writing exercises to nurture your practice. Beth includes a host of insights into her personal experience writing four books, numerous published articles and thousands of social media posts. These will be released daily over two weeks, beginning Monday June 8, 2020. (NOTE: Class has started but you can still squeeze in if you want to. The writing pouring out of this course is amazing – and the people writing it are surprising themselves with all that is emerging!)
• One live broadcast where Beth will share an insight into the practicalities and business of writing books. (7pm UK TIME on Thursday June 18, 2020 FB LIVE – about writing books)
• A private group where you can connect with other writers, share you work if you like and ask Beth anything during the two weeks of class.

Who’s it for?

Anyone who loves to write and wants to explore how writing can be a tonic in the whirling mists of life. Whether you are a novice, an aspiring author, someone wanting to connect with others through your social media platforms, or a career writer, you will find much in here to support you at this time.

Important note

Please be aware that this is not a replacement for clinical therapy. Please seek professional clinical advice if you need it. Please also note that this class does not include any feedback on individual writing samples.

Duration

The class will run for two weeks from June 8-21, 2020, with lessons posted Monday to Saturday. The Facebook Live broadcast will take place on Thursday June 18 June at 7pm UK time. You will have access to the class content until December 31 2020.

About your tutor

Beth Kempton has spent the last decade helping tens of thousands of people find creative ways to live well doing what they love, through powerful online courses and workshops as founder of Do What You Love. Beth writes self-help books which have been translated into 24 languages. Her bestselling book ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’ has been recommended by TIME Magazine, British Vogue, The Telegraph, and Psychologies Magazine, described as ‘a truly transformational read’ by Sunday Times Style, and optioned for television. Wabi Sabi was an Indie Healthy Living Top 20 Bestseller in 2019 based on sales in independent bookshops across America in the two months to Dec 15 2019. She is also the author of Freedom Seeker: Live more. Worry less. Do what you love. (Hay House), Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year (Piatkus) and most recently, We Are in This Together: Finding hope and opportunity in the depths of adversity (Piatkus) which she wrote in sixteen days in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis. Mother of two adorable girls, she lives a slow-ish life in Devon, UK and is now working on book five.