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Said Shaiye is depicted in the photo above. He is a Black man wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses and is wearing a blue shirt with white, pink, and light blue stripes. and is smiling. The background is snow with a series of houses.

Have you struggled with traditional writing advice? Do you hate feedback and revision of any kind? Do you find it difficult to call yourself a writer because of these things? I have some good news: there’s nothing wrong with you, and you’re more of a writer than you’ve been led to believe. How do I know? Because I’ve learned the hard way that no single approach works for everyone. Being Autistic, I see the world in ways that depart from what we’ve been taught is “the norm.” 

Neurodivergent people communicate differently because our minds work differently. This can make life difficult, but it also makes writing easy (if you write how your brain wants you to). Once I learned to trust my instincts and embrace my differences, the world of writing opened in miraculous ways. 

In this generative workshop, you’re invited to explore some of the insights I’ve gained along my journey and use them to build your generative writing practice. We’ll affirm that the traditional critique/feedback method isn’t the only way to grow as a writer–that it may be what’s holding you back–and discover why our approach to writing needs to mirror our approach to life. 

Participants are welcome to work on new writing or previous writing with the goal of thinking about new approaches to writing. We will focus on self-revision strategies and prompts for new writing or to bring to life/a new lens on previous work.  

Participants will take away new work, ideas on creating new writing after the workshop ends, and tips for developing and sustaining a generative writing practice moving forward.

There will be plenty of time to write and no negative critique. Just love. If you feel that traditional pedagogy excludes you, this workshop is for you. You don’t have to stare into the sun to know it’s there. You merely need to feel its warmth on your skin. 

This two-hour virtual workshop is TBA