Sunday, March 21st, 2027

Live Seminar via Zoom from 3:00PM - 6:00PM ET

🌍 Class Times by Time Zone: Los Angeles (PDT): 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM / Chicago (CDT): 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM / New York (EDT): 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM / London (GMT): 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM / Berlin (CET): 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

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Instructor GG Renee Hill is an author, creative coach, and workshop facilitator whose work explores the intersection of wellness, creativity, and personal narrative. She is the author of Story Work: Field Notes on Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your Narrative, published by Broadleaf Books in November 2025, as well as Self-Care Check-In: A Guided Journal to Build Healthy Habits and Devote Time to You (2020) and A Year of Self-Reflection Journal: 365 Days of Guided Prompts to Slow Down, Tune In, and Grow (2021). Her work has been featured in Shondaland, Writer's Digest, and Elle. In addition to writing and coaching, GG facilitates creative workshops for a diverse list of corporate and non-profit clients and literary organizations. She lives in Maryland with her family.

Who is this class for?

This workshop is for writers of all levels working with sensitive personal material, particularly memoir, essay, creative nonfiction, and other forms of personal narrative. Through her Story Work approach, GG helps writers reframe vulnerability from something to fear into creative material they can actually work with. No prior workshop experience is required — only a willingness to look honestly at the stories you feel called to tell.

What to expect:

What do we do when the material we feel called to write about feels too revealing to share?

Writing about our lives allows us to examine our experiences, make meaning of them, and transform them into art. And when we choose to share our stories, we offer up our humanity as a gift to others who may see themselves in our words. But this generous act can also make us feel exposed. We may worry about what others will think, question if the story is worth telling, or doubt if we have the ability to do it justice — all while staring at the blank page with trepidation. To protect ourselves and get words on the page, we might avoid uncomfortable topics, stay on the surface, and become so concerned with writing perfectly that we lose the heart of what we truly want to say.

In this three-hour online writing workshop, we'll explore the relationship between vulnerability and creative courage and consider what it means to write honestly and authentically without feeling that we have to reveal everything. Through interactive reflective exercises, we'll explore where our fears of vulnerability come from, our reasons for sharing our personal stories, and ways to work through the discomfort and resistance. You'll learn mindset shifts and practices that help you trust your inner guidance when you're making creative choices, and a framework for taking care of yourself as you do this meaningful work. Your most authentic and distinctive voice — and your most compelling stories — come from your most vulnerable places, and this creative nonfiction workshop will show you how to treat that vulnerability as a strength.

What are the writing goals?

In this course, students will come away with actionable tools they can use to practice writing with more vulnerability and creative courage. By exploring their creative fears and the stories behind them, they will leave with ideas and themes for future writing projects. They will also gain mindset shifts and strategies that help them respond to creative resistance with greater awareness and intention.

COURSE OUTLINE

This is a one-session, three-hour workshop that starts with a warm-up exercise followed by seven sections:

1 - Fear as Creative Material: Exploring fear, shame, self-consciousness, judgment, and the instinct to protect ourselves.

2 - The Motivation to Share: Understanding how your 'why' helps clarify what stories you're called to tell, and it guides decisions about how, when, and eventually, where to share them.

3 - The Art of Vulnerability: Exploring tools and practices that help you uncover the emotional truth of your story.

4 - From Embarrassed to Enlightened: A hands-on exercise for finding the deeper meaning in a personal story.

5 - Examination vs. Exposure: Recognizing the difference between examining our experiences and simply exposing them.

6 - Responsibility to Others: Considering the responsibilities that come with writing about other people and exploring different creative options.

7 - Self-Care and Resilience: Learning a framework for taking care of ourselves while doing vulnerable creative work and building resilience for all stages of the creative process.

COURSE TAKEAWAYS:

• Identify the fears, beliefs, and protective strategies that can make writing about personal material feel difficult.
• Learn ways to turn fear and self-consciousness into creative material for writing.
• Understand their creative motivation for sharing their stories and how that motivation can fuel creative courage.
• Explore the difference between examination and exposure in personal storytelling.
• Explore ways to write honestly while maintaining boundaries.
• Consider the ethical responsibilities involved in writing about other people.
• Learn tools for uncovering the emotional truths in their stories.

TESTIMONIALS:

"Renee was a gem to work with. She was so attentive to all of the participants, and really helped me feel more empowered in my writing process and coming out of the fear of telling my story. I appreciated this class!"
— Former Participant

"I loved your style of teaching. It was very honest and super insightful. Thank you for helping me rediscover my spark again for writing."
— Former Participant

"GG was such a warm and welcoming instructor! She conveyed her genuine passion for the craft and its many gifts. If anyone present wasn't convinced they wanted to write, I bet that they are now. GG clearly cares about each student who shows up to learn from her. She shared a wealth of resources with us - during and after the class. I would happily take more of her workshops, and direct other writers to do the same!"
— Former Participant

"GG is a talented facilitator who skillfully created a container for us to explore our vulnerability. The workshop inspired me to write more and practice embracing the imperfection. Would love workshops or classes that touch on the themes of today's session."
— Former Participant

"GG was a wonderful, confident instructor. I hope to take another with her again."
— Former Participant

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Tuition is $99 USD. You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. Both options are available at checkout.

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

• Instructor: GG Renee Hill
• Begins Sunday, March 21st, 2027
• Live Seminar via Zoom from 3:00PM - 6:00PM ET
• Tuition is $99 USD.