Creative Jumpstarts

✨ Are you ready to feel creatively inspired?

Get your pen moving again with Creative Jumpstarts! If you struggle to carve out time for your writing, this is your weekly creative date with a small group of writers. Together we’ll write tiny stories, memories, letters, and much more—while reconnecting to the joy of writing.

📝 Here’s how it works:

We’ll spend time writing together in a cozy workshop setting. This creative writing series aims to give you fun creative exercises, dedicated writing time, and heartening feedback on your work.

🌻 This workshop is great for anyone who:

• Loves to write but has felt stuck or uninspired lately.

• Struggles to find time to create but wants to prioritize their writing.

• Wants to experiment with new writing forms or styles.

• Feels prepared (though maybe also nervous) to share their writing.

• Likes to give encouraging feedback to their fellow writers—and receive supportive feedback in return!

• Looks forward to writing and sharing within a small group (there will never be more than 8 writers in the workshop).

🌳 You can expect to leave the workshop with:

• Prompts, writing tools, and “creative homework” to inspire your writing practice at home.

• Lots of fresh ideas to jumpstart your future writing.

• New friends who are also fellow writers.

• Increased self-compassion for your writing journey.

• A feeling of creative courage and possibility ✨

🌈 A special note about CJ workshops:

Every Creative Jumpstart workshop is different!

• If you have attended Creative Jumpstarts in the past, you’re welcome to join again as each workshop is unique and covers fresh topics.

• I never repeat writing prompts in CJ workshops, which keeps it fun for both you and me!

🙋🏻‍♀️ Your workshop leader:

• I’m Monika, a freelance author of 50+ books for schools, and I firmly believe everyone is a writer. Want to get to know me better? I’ve got a mini bio here.

🏡 Where we’ll write:

• Greenglade Community Centre (2151 Lannon Way, Sidney, BC) in Room 1

💸 Cost: $80 + taxes