Creative Chaos

Absolutely not! Anyone from people without a single word on a page to people with multiple published works is welcome. (Though if you're the latter type, I may beg to pick your brain later!)

The goal of Creative Chaos is to let out some of what is lurking down there in your creative soul, and everyone could use some help with that.

Creative Chaos is an all-ages writing adventure.

While I would prefer participants to be at least 10 years old so that they have enough grasp of language to be more comfortable and/or less frustrated while trying to get a point across, I will happily work with anyone old enough to read and write via computer!

And there is no upper limit. No one is ever too old to try something new, especially something creative!

Well, nothing cataclysmic!

If you miss a Monday session, you will have access to the materials, and we can talk about it during Wednesday's workshop or in a 1:1 Friday session.

If you miss Wednesday, that's optional anyway!

If you ask for a session on Friday and don't make it without contacting me to let me know you won't be there, I'm going to be disappointed and frustrated, and I'll talk to you about it, but that's it!

You pick whichever one best suits your schedule for that Monday.

That does mean if the morning session works better one week and the evening session is more convenient the next, then by all means, please switch which session you attend!

The goal is accessibility, and that includes flexibility.

The only thing you need is a way to access Zoom and the course materials! Anything else is up to you and the method you want to use going forward!

I do recommend having some tools for handwriting available, such as a notebook or scrap paper and a pen or pencil, because that's sometimes a useful way to work through a problem or brainstorm.

However, this is not required!

Yes! In fact, the more you interact with me and the other adventurers you encounter, the more you're going to learn.

Monday sessions are live, workshop hours are live, individual appointments are live, and all of my feedback and thoughts are 100% me!

You're going to have opportunities to brainstorm, write, edit, review, and even share your work with everyone if you'd like.

Absolutely not. Not even with me, should you so choose.

This isn't about doing things you don't want to do; it's about doing things you do want to do.

Some people are never comfortable sharing their work with other people, and that's okay.

And when I say "even me," I mean that. I won't be able to help you as directly without seeing your work, but I can still give you the tools and help you understand how to use them!

Certainly!

While I would prefer that parents, guardians, or caregivers of older children who are capable of independent participation (e.g., 14 and up) purchase their own space in the class if they want to start their own adventure, I understand that that's not always possible.

Parents, guardians, or caregivers of younger adventurers who need help, or helpers and caregivers of differently abled adventurers, are welcome to sit in without buying their own spot on the adventure team.

Stories, poetry, fantasy, mystery, fanfiction, creative nonfiction, and whatever else your imagination can invent.

Want to write a script? I can teach you how to do that!

Feel like poetry is more your jam? I can help you learn that, and I know some excellent poets who have graciously offered information to supplement what I offer.

Have you always felt like a novel is in your future? While it is possible to write a novel in 6 weeks (ask me about how I used to try and write one every November!), you'll likely find more benefit in the brainstorming and world building for longer works to carry you forward than in trying to rush out the words!