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Workshops for Writers - February 4: How to Write When Everything Goes Wrong

Join the St. Louis Writers Guild from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2023, for a free workshop with author and writing coach Allie Pleiter on keeping up your good writing habits no matter how many things blow up in your personal life. Here’s a personal invitation from Allie!

Is your muse yelling “SOS”? How do you keep the words pouring onto the page when your real life feels like it’s under attack? Every writer knows how stress and personal crises can strangle your creativity. Help is on the way in this practical workshop. You’ll learn:

  • How to get through the thick of your crisis

  • Tactics that will energize you to keep writing

  • How to use your stress to inspire your writing

  • When and how to write about your challenges

Pleiter has met deadlines in the midst of some imposing traumas. With candor, insight, and the wisdom of experience, she shares practical and inventive strategies for how to stay afloat and creative amid life’s stormiest seas. Her book, How to Write When Everything Goes Wrong, is available on Amazon.com.
 
The author of over 60 books and the creator of The Chunky Method of time management for writers, Allie Pleiter writes both fiction and nonfiction.  Through her books and coaching, Allie has helped thousands of writers find and wield their individual writing style for low-stress success in finishing books and meeting deadlines.

Our presenter, Allie Pleiter, will join us via Zoom. Attendees can participate in-person at The Lodge Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63131. The event will also livestream via Zoom. To attend the meeting online, follow the event link from the St. Louis Writers Guild website.

Earlier Event: January 26
Virtual Writers Salon
Later Event: February 7
Open Mic