The Writer's Path: Winter Session 2023
Find your stories and hone your craft.
Starts Thursday, January 19th, 2023. 5:30 to 7:00
Live online. All sessions will be recorded if you need to miss one.
Take your writing to the next level.
If you've been considering taking a class with me, this would be the perfect time to start because I'll be progressing through my entire Sense of Place Writing Framework, starting with "The Storied Landscape," which helps you look at your life and places that matter to you with fresh eyes.
Designed to keep you engaged in writing and honing your craft, this group is the perfect option for anyone craving creative focus, inspiration, and momentum.
This 8-week session will help you develop your writing and your ideas. You'll flourish in a nourishing community of support, and experience a writing framework that helps you see the world, yourself and your writing from a new perspective.
Your writing will become more powerful, effective, and polished as a result of participating in this group.
Join Us!
Begins Thursday, January 19th through March 9th, 5:30 to 7:00 pm, ET
Co-working every Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00
For all levels of experience, from the perpetually curious to the seasoned pro.
These writing sessions are for you if you:
- Could use fresh ideas and a new perspective.
- Thrive in a structured writing environment and write easily when surrounded by inspiration and support.
- Want to get started again and keep going.
- Want more tools to polish your writing or craft your ideas.
- Want to create writings that can become stories, essays, poems, songs, memoirs and more.
- Want to add more creativity in your personal or professional work.
Nourish your creativity and take your writing to the next level.
Hello! I'm Erica Wheeler.
I am a story mentor, speaker, and songwriter, and I'm an interpretive trainer for parks and museums.
From recording and releasing CDs of original music to developing multi-day staff trainings for the National Park Service, I have developed a unique, proven framework to help you find, develop and hone your writings, stories and ideas.
One thing I know for sure: certain: Everyone has stories of place and belonging, waiting to be remembered and revealed.
I have poured everything I know into these classes and retreats, including my decades of experience with my own creative process. Honed through decades of experience, I have a framework of proven practices and techniques. I can’t wait to share these with you!
You'll uncover place-based memories and experiences which unlocks your creative side, opening the door to becoming the creative writer you are inside.
"I heartily recommend this class as a place to find your voice and improve and expand your skills. It is appropriate for those with vague goals as well as those with works in progress. Practice blending history, personal experience, theme and descriptions really led to some good solid pieces. Through Erica's focused individual guidance, we were each treated like writers instead of students.”
Beth Arrowsmith, Educator
"l had never taken another writing class, so this was a new experience. I had never thought of myself as a poet, but Erica stating that the rhythm of one of my pieces sounded like poetry opened my eyes. I valued the opportunity to do writing in class and was always surprised when short pieces I wrote turned out to be good!"
Andy Smith, Photographer and Ethicist http://shop.andysmithphotography.com
"I highly recommend Erica Wheeler and her writing classes! I have had a great deal of experience writing academic articles and chapters, which in turn meant I had little to no opportunities for descriptive or creative writing. I have not written this much or as easily in my 30+ years in academia. The classes are supportive and keep us actively writing, but also allow us to go at our own pace and take on as much or as little that meets our schedules.”
Jeanne Stanley, PhD, Psychologist and Graduate School Consultant http://www.watershedservices.biz
“Erica weaves an experiential program that brings stories, writers, and inspiration together around a Sense of Place that never fails to make my imagination leap. Her classes always deepen my connection with my current and past places, which drives me to further explore and find meaning in my attachment to places that I would never have considered writing about before." James McMenamin, Heritage Photographer
"You’ve given me a whole new way of thinking about place. living in a place where I really don’t feel connected, this process has really helped me come to terms with it, and how that’s okay. I can write about that."
Christina Campell, Professor and Knitting Blogger www.thehealthyknitter.com
"This group has inspired me in my writing over the past year and offered a sanctuary of inspiration. As an expert writing guide, Erica ensures that we all move forward on our unique writing journeys and don’t lose our way."
Sheila Harrigan, Executive Director
