The Steady Writer: An 8-Week Writing Course for Structure, Craft, and Consistent Output

APRIL 9TH - MAY 28TH

** LIMITED SLOTS AVAILABLE **

DEADLINE TO JOIN: APRIL 5th

Course Overview

The Steady Writer is an 8-week writing course designed to help you move from internal reflection into consistent, structured creation. This course blends writing education, practical strategy, and guided accountability to support you in developing a clear project, a sustainable writing practice, and meaningful forward momentum.

You will not only learn foundational concepts of writing—such as voice, structure, audience, and process—but actively apply them to your own work each week. Through a combination of lessons, readings, assignments, and live feedback, this course functions as both a classroom and a working studio for your writing.

NOTE: If you’ve already started—or even completed—a manuscript, this container can still be incredibly supportive. The focus here isn’t just on beginning a project, but on strengthening your relationship to your work, refining your process, and continuing forward with clarity and intention. You’re welcome to bring an existing manuscript into this space, whether that means deepening your writing practice, revisiting structure, refining sections, or reconnecting with the direction of your work. This is a place to stay engaged, supported, and in motion, no matter where you are in your process.

Course Structure

• Duration: 8 Weeks

• Weekly Lessons: Delivered Mondays (in-depth lesson + readings + assignments)

• Live Sessions: Thursdays at 8 PM (60-90 minutes - TBD based on class size)

• Format: Instruction, discussion, and live feedback

Each week includes:

• Core lesson (craft + strategy + process)

• Required reading (provided)

• Optional reading (recommended)

• Two assignments:

  • Discussion Assignment (1–2 paragraphs)

  • Application Assignment (long-form, project-based)

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you will:

• Develop a clear writer identity and understand how it shapes your work

• Identify and write with an intended reader in mind

• Define and begin developing a writing project

• Establish a realistic and sustainable writing practice

• Learn foundational elements of writing craft (structure, clarity, voice, flow)

• Produce original written material over 8 weeks

• Build an outline or working structure for your project

• Strengthen your ability to evaluate and adjust your writing process

• Leave with a clear plan and momentum to continue writing

Weekly Breakdown

Week 1: Writer Identity & Ideal Reader

Focus: Establishing who you are as a writer and who you’re writing for

Lesson Topics:

• What “writer identity” actually means (beyond labels)

• Tone, voice, messaging, and purpose

• Writing from alignment vs. writing for approval

• Ideal reader: who they are, why they matter, and how they shape your work

• Why starting here creates clarity and direction in everything that follows

Assignments:

• Discussion (1–2 paragraphs): Who are you as a writer, and who are you writing for?

• Application (long-form): Write a Writer Identity & Ideal Reader Statement (1–2 pages)

  • Who you are on the page

  • What matters to you in your writing

  • Who your work is for and why

Week 2: Project Declaration & Direction

Focus: Choosing your project and understanding its foundation

Lesson Topics:

• Moving from idea to commitment

• Genre, tone, and form

• What makes a project compelling and viable

• Aligning your project with your identity and reader

• Introduction to pitching your work

Assignments:

• Discussion: Pitch your project (what it is, why it matters, who it’s for)

• Application: Write a Project Overview (1–2 pages) including:

  • Concept

  • Genre and tone

  • Purpose

  • Audience

  • Why this project matters to you

Week 3: Writing Practice, Time & Capacity

Focus: Building a realistic and sustainable writing rhythm

Lesson Topics:

• Time, energy, and capacity

• Why most writing routines fail

• Overcommitment vs. consistency

• Fear, resistance, and avoidance patterns

• Designing a writing practice that fits your life

Assignments:

• Discussion: What has held you back from consistency, and what are you hoping to do differently now?

• Application: Create a Writing Practice Plan (1–2 pages)

  • When you will write

  • How often

  • What you can realistically commit to

  • What support you need to follow through

Week 4: Structure & Project Breakdown

Focus: Making your project actionable

Lesson Topics:

• Breaking a manuscript into parts

• Chapters, sections, or thematic units

• Narrative flow (beginning, middle, end)

• Different approaches to outlining

• Creating structure without rigidity

Assignments:

• Discussion: What might the structure of your project look like?

• Application: Create a Working Outline or Project Breakdown (Flexible format—bulleted, mapped, or narrative)

Week 5: Resistance, Process & Staying With the Work

Focus: Understanding your writing process in action

Lesson Topics:

• Resistance, avoidance, and distraction

• Emotional responses to structure and commitment

• Writing through imperfection

• Evaluating your system (what’s working / what isn’t)

Assignments:

• Discussion: What came up for you as you worked on your outline and began engaging more seriously with your project?

• Application: Continue outlining and/or begin drafting

  • Write a Process Reflection (1 page) evaluating: what’s working, what’s not, and what you may need to adjust

Week 6: Drafting, Feedback & Adjustment

Focus: Moving into real writing and responding to it

Lesson Topics:

• Transitioning from planning to writing

• Writing as discovery

• How to assess your own work

• Receiving and using feedback effectively

• Adjusting without abandoning

Assignments:

• Discussion: Share a piece of your writing (or part of your outline)

• Application: Begin or continue drafting (2–4 pages recommended) OR finalize your outline.

  • Write a short reflection on what the process felt like

Week 7: Momentum, Craft & Forward Movement

Focus: Deepening the work while staying consistent

Lesson Topics:

• Staying in motion without burnout

• What meaningful progress actually looks like

• Introduction to craft:

  • clarity

  • flow

  • engagement

• Strengthening your writing without over-editing

Assignments:

• Discussion:
  Share a passage and reflect on your current progress

• Application:

  • Write 2–4 new pages

  • Revise a previous section

  • Identify one area of craft to improve

Week 8: Sustainability & Continuing the Work

Focus: Building a long-term writing life

Lesson Topics:

• Sustaining a writing practice

• What happens after structure ends

• Writing through real life (disruption, fatigue, change)

• Creating continuity and long-term vision

Assignments:

• Discussion: Where are you now, and what comes next?

• Application: Create a 4–8 Week Writing Continuation Plan

  • Optional: Submit a final excerpt of your work

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that assignments are subject to change. It will not serve you to get a head start on them, especially without having received the reading materials for each week. 

Additional Support (Optional): 

You will have the opportunity to receive additional, personalized support throughout and beyond the duration of this course. These options are designed to support you more deeply while allowing you to receive targeted feedback on your work as it develops.

1:1 Intensive Session: At any point during the container, you may book a private 60-minute session for individualized guidance, feedback, and support around your writing or process.
Investment: $55 (50% off standard rate)

Manuscript Evaluation / Feedback: You may submit a portion of your work for detailed editorial feedback at a discounted rate.

• Minimum submission: 3,000 words

• Pricing: based on word count (discounted rate for participants)

• A custom quote can be requested at any time and the service may be redeemed during or after the course