Archive - Blackbird's Flight School with Jennifer Lauck

Week Five: What did I get myself into?

A summer creative writing challenge that actually challenges with accountability, support and resources

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June 2025

Week Four: We are Made to Suffer—and be Restored

Watch now | Deep in the Summer Surge Challenge and learn resistance isn't weakness, it's recognition of the true storytelling ground. Welcome into the…

Jun 25 •

50:48

Week Three: "We're in the Soup Now"

Writers in the Summer Surge Challenge face the hardest reality of the creative journey: Endurance. We’ve arrived at the messy middle. Our initial…

Jun 18 •

Week Two: When a Creative Writer Digs Past Easy Answers

Tripping onto the archaeology of inspiration in our Summer Surge Challenge. Something extraordinary occurred this week. Writers started dropping more…

Jun 11 •

If You're Not Interesting? Who is?

The Surge challenge launches into the big questions of finding enough time, managing perfectionism, and discovering relevance

Jun 8 •

29:54

Week One: The Gentle Creative Writers Revolution

Twenty+ writers, six weeks, one radical act of daily devotion. As your humble guide/leader/Flight Schooler, I’m starting our surge with a clear vision…

Jun 4 •

May 2025

April 2025

The Accidental Teacher: How a Meadow Conversation Changed My Life

Listen now | From bestselling author to reluctant mentor leading writers through their darkest chapters. It’s kind of like raising kids without having…

Apr 18 •

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Substack Master Teacher 🐦‍⬛ Start Here

"Number eight of Substack’s top 20 Creative Writing Sites. Flight School is like learning from a bestselling writer in action - rich and deep, for those…

Apr 15 •

Setting as Character: The Invisible Force that Transforms Good into Unforgettable

An Exclusive Writing Lab on how master storytellers use time, place, duration, and conflict to create worlds readers can't escape

Apr 9 •

32:37

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