Hi, I'm Hannah. Your guide to creative writing & finding your authentic voice.
Write Freely Listen Deeply is more than a writing group, it's an empowering space designed to support self-care, community, & confidence.
Creative writing is a healing and grounding act of self-care.
Write Freely Listen Deeply is a weekly structured writing community, open to people who value vulnerability, authenticity, and creativity. Writers generate new writing, share their writing, and receive thoughtful and positive feedback at every gathering. Original and dynamic writing prompts are offered at each session to help guide the writer on their journey. We embrace beginners and seasoned writers. Come build confidence, develop your voice, experiment with craft, heal and process.
As an AWA Affiliate, I am certified to lead workshops in the Amherst Writers and Artists method as described in Writing Alone and With Others by Pat Schneider. I fully believe that everyone can write, and everyone has a story to tell. As Pat Schneider said, “No one has seen the night sky from exactly your trajectory. No one has loved exactly the people and places you have loved. Who will tell that part of the earth’s story, if you do not?”
The workshop structure
We write freely and listen deeply.
Write
At every gathering, we freewrite. As the facilitator, I prepare multiple writing prompts to guide you. The writing prompts are meant to spark your imagination and will evoke something unique for each person. Writers are welcome to let the prompts guide their writing, but the time is yours to write what you need to write.
Share & Listen
After writing, group members are invited to read aloud what they’ve just written. Sharing is optional and respected as confidential. As someone shares the rest of the group members listen deeply for the diamonds in the rough draft.
Uplift
After a writer shares, group members respond with honest and uplifting feedback. There is no critique of freshly written work. Everyone focuses on what is strong, what is memorable, and what is working in the writing. Together, we encourage and learn from one another’s voice and craft.
Join a group
I currently lead weekly generative writing groups. All gatherings occur via Zoom and run for 10-weeks. Each session is priced at $25 making the overall 10-weeks cost $250. Every session is 2 hours. Our time is spent connecting, writing, listening, and responding. At the end of each 10-week cycle, there is an option to renew your membership.
- Community building
- Mindfulness and grounding exercises
- Small closed groups for women & non-binary writers
- Daytime and evening schedules
- Sliding scale payment available
- One-on-one conferencing
- Structured writing time
- New 10-week cycle starting in mid-May 2022
More about Hannah
Hannah offers 10 years of dynamic human service expertise, working in the fields of interpersonal violence, developmental disabilities, and live storytelling. She has a Bachelor's in social work from Skidmore College and a Master's in women & gender from the University of Colorado Denver. Throughout her career, she has always dedicated herself to be in service of others and is committed to uplifting unheard voices.
Hannah has published multiple personal essays and her stories have been featured in That’s What She Said live storytelling events. She has presented her academic writing about gender and gentrification at multiple interdisciplinary conferences across the country.
Hannah is also a 200-hour trained yoga teacher. She integrates prana, connection, and creativity in all forms of self-development. She is currently teaching yoga classes on zoom.