What are you doing tomorrow night?


Hey Reader,

I get it.

Signing up to be part of the 2024 Year of Writing Magically cohort is a big commitment.

There are time considerations and money considerations and also the overwhelm of imagining yourself starting and finishing that long-form fiction project you've been wanting to write.

So what if I told you that you could get the first Year of Writing Magically class, plus a PDF with a full Year of Writing Magically schedule laid out for you, no commitment?

Tomorrow night at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m PST, I'm going to be holding a free pre-workshop workshop where you can get a sense of what the class will be like, and even if you decide not to apply, you'll have an outline for a Year of Writing Magically schedule you can follow on your own if you'd like.

If you've decided, and you'd like to be a part of the 2024 Year of Writing Magically cohort, there is still time. Applications close December 16.

I hope to see you tomorrow night!

L

P.S. If you have any questions, or would like to learn more, just reply to this email and ask!

How Story Works

I'm Lani Diane Rich, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning podcaster, and story coach. The Year of Writing Magically cohort class takes up to 20 students every year and walks them personally through the process of writing a novel, screenplay, or other long-form fiction project, while I write and work alongside them. In the cohort class, I am personally available to guide these writers from idea to draft to done.

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