Revitalize your writing
Rekindle your creativity, pump up your productivity, shape up your sentences, write with delight! International writing expert Helen Sword has created the Writing Catalyst series in response to the most popular requests from the thousands of writers she has worked with in the WriteSPACE. Each 6-week Catalyst course includes 6 weeks of themed workshops, activities, and live coaching sessions for writers in any time zone. Choose from Pleasure, Wordcraft , Creativity, or Productivity — or enroll in all four Writing Catalyst courses for maximum benefit. Sign up for Helen’s free Newsletter to hear about each course as it becomes available.
Current Catalyst Course: Productivity Catalyst (Nov 2 - Dec 12, 2024).
Pleasure Catalyst
feb 1 - mar 13, 2025
Follow a sequence of pleasure prompts designed to help you transform your writing practice from a painful chore to a pleasurable challenge.
Wordcraft Catalyst
mar 29 - may 8, 2025
Master the art of meticulous wordcraft by learning to write more clearly, confidently, concisely, and correctly.
Creativity Catalyst
aug 23 - oct 2, 2025
Get your creative juices flowing as we explore strategies for writing more playfully, pleasurably, and with greater panache.
Productivity Catalyst
Nov 2 - Dec 12, 2024
Take a deep dive into your writing habits and learn how to write more prolifically, efficiently, and with greater confidence and pleasure.
Main image credit: Collage by Helen Sword incorporating artwork by M.C. Escher and lines of poetry from the National Poetry Foundation 2022 calendar.