For the first few minutes, the writing is
scattered with everything your mind was holding.
Then
your attention lands somewhere deeper. Your breathing changes, and what comes
forward is more alive than what you can produce by trying to
concentrate.
There's a practice underneath this, and it's not just for writers.
Three ways in
Courses & Daily Practice
An embodied writing practice that settles the nervous
system and stirs up new ideas. It changes what you're able
to produce and how it feels to produce it.
Start
with the free five-day sequence, or go deeper with the
guided course.
Coaching
One-on-one guidance for people who want to develop their practice or go deeper with a writing project.
See how we collaborateWorkshops & Events
The practice magnifies when people experience it together. It raises what's possible for everyone. I facilitate workshops for teams, organizations, and retreat settings.
Get in touch"My novel was literally transformed in a day. I expected the block I had been feeling to go away, but I didn't expect the floodgates of creativity to open as they did."
Jennifer Sage
You don't need to fight your own nervous system. Instead, you can learn to rest your awareness on the rhythm and forward flow of writing. The noise fades, and what's left is steady enough to pull your best ideas from.
More about meGo deeper
Newsletter
A weekly letter about the practice of making meaningful work in a commodified age. Essays on freewriting, attention, and the virtues of anti-optimization.
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YouTube
Daily freewriting on a manual typewriter, filmed in real time. Think of it as ambient writing to put on while you do your own work, or something to read closely and see how a practice unfolds.
Watch on YouTube"Stephen has a unique capacity for listening that allows him to understand the feeling that I'm struggling to communicate, and sometimes blindly seeking, in my writing."
Shawn N.
What's right for you?
Free · Five Days
Five exercises delivered to your inbox over five days. Short enough to fit into your morning, deep enough to show you what's possible. This is the place to start.
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Course · Self-Paced
A guided weekend intensive that takes you past the surface into sustained creative flow. Eight hours of guided writing across multiple modes, with techniques for when you're stuck and a framework for building a lasting practice.
Explore the courseTMMW
To Map, Must Walk.
The map is the finished work. It emerges after you've walked the territory. And while a GPS route demands specific turns, a compass lets you wander while still knowing north. To make the map, you have to walk first.