I liked the structure. I hope to attend in the future as well. This sort of opportunities should be available for all on a regular basis.
— Helsinki University student, 2021
Read MorePlease keep up your positive spirit. You've somehow managed to identified the EXACT problem goal oriented people face with writing and have the skill set to relax them and bring them to a productive space instead of a obsessive/perfectionist space. This course is truly wonderful.
— Helsinki University student, 2021
Read MoreI really, really got a lot from today’s session — I was so taken with your holistic approach and the empathy and curiosity with which you treated every participant and their writing issues. It was truly inspiring and the stretches and prompts were a great bonus.
— Lucy H.
Read MoreI think Jess is fantastic at facilitating the retreat. She gave some very good tips for writing and I think the way the retreat was ran was very successful.
— Aalto University student, summer 2020
Read MoreHighly recommended! I have attended the online sessions (& the residential events before) and they are extremely effective, no matter your writing project. Use it to keep yourself motivated in the company of others. Jess is professional and has some great techniques to help you along the way. Make yourself a priority in this current chaotic world.
— Nathalie, 2020
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Dear Jess, I never write fiction. I decided early on that non-fiction was my thing, as the very personal side of fiction scared me. But your writing prompts make me write the strangest things, and turns me into other, fictional characters temporarily. I like it! It reminds me of how reading can take you away on unexpected adventures.
— CL
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I loved the structure, breaking down writing goals, and being “forced” to take breaks.
— May 2019 writer
Read MoreWith these sessions you have given me hope, and a lifeline to my intellectual and artistic self during the black hole of difficult times.
— NS, 2020
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Very useful and instructive, especially for the practical advice. I would compare them to going for the first time to a pilates class and finding out there are ways to exercise your abs that are not the horrible sit-up you were taught in school.
— Aalto University student, 2020
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The sessions were good, timely and very well facilitated. They didn't require a lot of effort to reschedule the day, since they were only in the afternoons.
— Aalto University student, 2020
Read MoreI was initially suspicious of whether the remote writing sessions would be helpful, but this has been much more useful and motivating than I thought! I also got more out of the later sessions — after the first two I felt like I didn't learn anything new, but after 5 I can really see how the structure, explicit goal-setting and timers work. Now I feel much more confident in my ability to work remotely!
— Aalto University student, 2020
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The sessions were really good, and helped me to organize my writing/goals.
— University of Helsinki student, 2020
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