Writing and Creativity Breakthrough

Spark Your Creativity: A Writing Journey into the Deep Imagination

Next program: April 26 – May 24, 2025

A unique group coaching program
to explore your creativity and yourself
through writing

If you want to move past writing blocks, find your creative edge, and go deep into your imagination to produce powerful writing, here is a fresh approach you won’t find in other writing programs.

This program will help you:

• Relax the drive for perfection
• Produce deep imaginative work
• Connect with a supportive group of writers
• Feel the satisfaction of sharing your work with others
• Create meaningful expression in a super-stressed and unpredictable world

To get those results…

You will journey into the landscape of the imagination—a magnificent and infinitely creative territory. I will be your tour guide.

STEP 1. Pre-departure Orientation

Your journey begins with a meeting to introduce you to your fellow travelers.

• Discover who you’re traveling with, so you feel welcome and part of a community.
• Learn about the culture and climate you’ll encounter on the tour, so you’ll feel comfortable and know what to pack.
• Receive Travel Notes and an assignment for the first stop on your journey—your first writing adventure.

STEP 2. Explore Your Creativity at a Series of Destination Points

In Step 2 of the program, you will visit nine destinations. At each stop, you will experience a writing adventure designed to stretch your imagination, spark your creativity, and bring you the excitement of creating an original piece of writing.

Each adventure includes reading or listening to a story about personal transformation and the imagery that inspired it, then writing in response.

You will share your writing with the group and discover how readers and listeners respond.

 Your itinerary will be as follows: 

• Destination 1. The Crystal Cobweb (Exploring a Life Event)
• Destination 2. The House (Investigating Imagery)
• Destination 3. The Carcass (Inviting Intuition)
• Destination 4. Organ Pipes (Discovering Desirable Dreams)
• Destination 5. The Landlord’s Wife (Digging Deep)
• Destination 6. Rag Doll Parents (Letting It Out, Letting Go)
• Destination 7. The Blue Guides (Awakening Awareness)
• Destination 8. Lady in the Lake (Experiencing Essence)
• Destination 9. Abstract Painting (Discovering Destiny)

During each group meeting, you will:

• Write
• Receive feedback on your writing
• Be inspired by what you and others have written

 

STEP 3. Celebrate Success and Explore Publishing Options

In Step 3 you will discover how far you’ve come on this journey and what you can do with the pieces you have written.

In this final meeting, you’ll receive guidance and strategies on how to:

• Determine the next best steps on your writing journey
• Polish your writing to connect easily with readers
• Get published if that’s your goal
• Continue exploring and expressing your personal creative vision

Program delivery

• This is an online program.
• There are 9 live Zoom meetings. Each meeting is 2 hours long.
• Meetings are recorded so you can listen to a replay and download the video or audio.
• We will meet one day each weekend for 5 weeks. Here’s the Meeting Schedule with specific dates and times:

Meeting schedule

Day 1 – Saturday, April 26
Session 1: 10 am to noon Pacific Time
Session 2: 1 pm to 3 pm

Day 2 – Saturday, May 3
Session 3: 10 am to noon
Session 4: 1 pm to 3 pm

Day 3 – Saturday, May 10
Session 5: 10 am to noon
Session 6: 1 pm to 3 pm

Day 4 – Sunday, May 18
Session 7: 10 am to noon
Session 8: 1 pm to 3 pm

Day 5 – Saturday, May 24
Session 9: 10 am to noon

Your investment
Because many people have financial concerns right now, I’m offering a one-time anti-recession special of $100 off the regular $397 tuition. Your investment right now for Spark Your Creativity is only $297. Or two installments of $150 each.

Bonus
As a special bonus, you will receive one 60-minute private coaching call with me, after the program ends, to help you do one or more of the following:

• Explore options for publication if that’s one of your goals
• Edit or polish one of the pieces you’ve written
• Get clear about your next best steps to develop your writing
• Address specific questions you have about your writing

Additional private coaching sessions are available if that’s something you’d like to consider.

What participants say about the program

“Each week took me deeper into a creative realm I was afraid didn’t exist.
Instead, I found it has depths
that will keep me busy writing for the rest of my life.” —Manon Santos

“The images are very powerful.
They broke something open for me.” —Barbara Stevenson

“If you like to write and you like personal growth, and you crave
relationships with others like you,
then I HIGHLY recommend Darlene’s course.” —Natalie Hill

“The confidence I’ve gained is immeasurable. Darlene’s comments are always
delivered with such awareness of where the writer is coming
from. She is generous with her time and talent, and it is
appreciated more than I can express.” —Susan C.

“I so appreciate all your insight and helpful feedback on my writing.
You are a true teacher in every sense of the word!” —Rhonda Schweinhart

“I feel like this program was created just for me!” —Page Campbell

“I loved being part of your writing program. It was a safe, supportive space to explore our
 deeper creative selves. I gained so much confidence in my writing!” —Christelle Ringuette

“Every class is like drawing a tarot card!” —Tim F.

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“I found every destination story inspiring and hugely generative as a prompt. The reflection questions were an invitation to be vulnerable and truthful. I enjoyed the generosity of the writers and the tone you set, Darlene—of openness, courage, excitement. I wrote outside my comfort zone and had fun with it.” —Barbara Stevenson

“I wasn’t sure what I expected. But it has far surpassed any expectations I could possibly have had. For me, it’s been a pretty phenomenal and magical experience. I’m very grateful that I have had this supportive, safe container in which to write. I have discovered that I actually can write. Thank you for being a super awesome tour guide, Darlene. Thank you for the magical energy you generated.”  —Karen Tansy Mihm

“This has been a very rewarding experience, Darlene. The subject matter and the way you facilitated the group have been so empowering. The whole program is well-designed and very compelling. As far as I know, nobody has put these things together in the way you have.”  —Suzanne Juergensen

“The best part of the program was the writing I did. The class structure and process got me started, then pushed me to keep going so that I was able to experience, repeatedly, that if I kept working, I could write something I liked. This is an incredible gift this class gave me. I feel more confident about my writing than I have in a very long time, perhaps more confident than ever before.”  —Linda Z.

“You’ve done a masterful job on this program, Darlene. You’re warm and inviting and your feedback is so helpful. I was so impressed with the skill and depth of our group’s writing. And what a beautiful magazine of our work. I was just floored! Thank you.”  —Joan Brooks, Integrative Somatic Therapist

“I loved the program structure; every element was well thought-out. And the tour concept, with each of your stories, was so stimulating and evocative of our creativity. I appreciated having to churn out something every week. And the beautiful final product . . . the magazine! Over the top AWESOME. You are a fabulous tour guide, Darlene—warm, enthusiastic, and congruent. A breath of fresh air!”  —Martha Clark Scala

“What stands out about the program is the growth and depth of discovery that took place—the trust that formed so quickly in the group, and with such impact on each person’s writing. I was continually inspired. I appreciated knowing I would get awesome feedback that helped me grow as a writer. I’m proud of the variety of stories I wrote and the opportunity to explore and explore.”  —Korie Pelka

 “I felt great joy in both writing and participating in this program, and in coming to know the extraordinary people in the group. That would not have occurred without your clear guidance, steering us through our tour of deep waters. This program has been my retreat and my refuge—my writing oasis. I am profoundly touched and grateful to you for creating this.”  —C. Mayhew

Are you interested in joining Spark Your Creativity?

If what you’ve read above inspires, intrigues, or excites you, please contact me. I’d love to know more about you and your interest in writing. A brief conversation by phone or Zoom will help us both decide if the program is right for you. If it is, I’ll send you a link to register for the program that begins on April 26.

This is an unusual program you won’t find anywhere else. Participants love it, and I really enjoy leading these writing “tours”! I’d love to talk with you.

 

 

 

Darlene Frank
Writer, Editor, Writing and Creativity Catalyst