The 20K Breakthrough: Six Weeks to Story Discovery
January's True Beginning: Where Words Take Flight
Welcome:
The holidays have faded, the resolutions have settled, and now—in this clear, quiet space of mid-January—the real work of the new year can begin.
This is the moment when true transformation happens. Not in the chaos of December's promises or the desperate energy of January 1st, but here, in this perfect pocket of possibility when our minds are clear and our routines are restored.
Welcome to Flight School's most transformative challenge yet: six weeks to discover if your story has wings.
Why 20,000 words? Well, experience shows this is the “magic number” where patterns emerge, characters reveal their true depths, and the creative writer discovers if their creative spark can sustain a larger flame that needs to burn for a few drafts.
Our journey unfolds:
Daily Progress: Share your word count, breakthroughs, and challenges in our supportive community space. I'll be here every day, sharing my own progress on Between River & Sea, a meditation on the spiritual journey.
Weekly Check-ins: Every Monday brings new writing prompts, craft insights, and focused discussions to fuel your creativity and deepen your work.
Three Landmark Meetings:
Launch Day (Next Wednesday, January 15th at time 8:30 a.m.), we map our course and set our intentions in this fresh season.
Mid-Flight Check (Week 3): Share discoveries and set strategies to overcome obstacles together.
Landing Celebration (Week 6): Emerge from winter with a body of work that matters!
As an internationally known bestselling author with over three decades of professional writing and teaching experience, I've guided thousands of writers through their creative transformations. Our previous challenges have sparked remarkable breakthroughs—from first drafts to finished manuscripts, from private journals to published works.
But this isn't just about word counts. At Flight School and the Blackbird Studio for Writers, we believe in something deeper: transforming good writers into great authors by exploring the moral and philosophical depths of storytelling. Every word you write is a step toward unveiling your higher purpose as a storyteller in our complex world.
While I’ll keep this challenge open to all explorers, please consider joining this extraordinary community as a paid subscriber. For just $7 a month, this is professional-level mentorship at a minuscule cost. Great content, deep discounts, one on one advice and support:
Marching Orders:
Sign up for the Zoom meeting above.
Hit the share button below and invite your writing pals.
Mark down the start date: Jan. 15th, 2025, for day one of this six week challenge.
Let me know in the comments that you’re in and share what you hope to launch!
See you soon, Jennifer 🐦⬛
I'm in! What a cool way to start the year. Hoping this will push me to write more words each week.
I'm in. This should be a good boost to write the scenes and get the word count up on my book.