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Here’s what you get when you upgrade your
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Ongoing Presentation
Access
Instead of trying to squeeze all the presentations into the four days of the festival, take in what you can over September 26th to 29th, the enjoy the 20+ presentations on your own time
Access to a Post-Event Somatic Writing Circle
Integrate your experiences from the workshop series by joining kindred spirits for a one-hour integrative writing circle under the guidance of event host Janelle Hardy.
This will give you space and time to reflect and express the effects of the event sessions in your body and your writing.
$1,000+ dollars worth of bonuses from festival speakers - details below!
Deepen into various speaker’s wisdom through their generous bonus contributions taht will take what you learn in the workshops even further as you start, write, and promote your memoir(s).
See the full list of bonuses and how they’ll support you with writing your memoir below.
$100 off transformational memoir-writing course The Art of Personal Mythmaking
Save money and get support writing your life stories and healing through the process with Janelle Hardy’s embodied and transformational memoir-writing course.
The live course will help you set aside the time and make progress on the first draft of your memoir in a community of warm, supportive peers. We start October 29th!
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15+ supportive bonuses to
help you access your
creativity and start, finish
and promote your memoir!
Writing courses, memberships, worksheets, audio
meditations, books and more!
Craft of Writing Bonuses
Dramatic Arcs Workbook & Video
Allison K Williams, Writer & Editor
Watch the video to discover five types of dramatic arc, then use the printable workbook to structure your own memoir and discover your story's key scenes.
$99 USD Value
The Prompted Memoir: a Do-It-Yourself Memoir Writing Project
Megan Febuary, Trauma-Informed Writing Coach
Have you ever wanted to write your memoir but needed help figuring out where to start? That is why I created The Prompted Memoir. These 52 chapters, one for each week of the year, contain powerful writing prompts that help you engage themes of grief, body, and childhood to tell stories about your life. My hope for you, dear reader, is that these prompts will take you on a profound healing journey as you reflect on your story.
$50 USD Value
The Character First Jumpstart Pack
Daniel David Wallace, Teacher
This mini course will introduce you to character-first plotting, an approach to telling a story that connects readers to your story's protagonist quickly and deeply. Get powerful tips on pacing, exposition, and drama through these valuable lessons.
$97 USD Value
Dictation + Scrivener - Power Combo Mini Course
Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, Creator of FictionCourses.com
In this mini-course, you'll discover:
What dictation makes possible for authors.
What Scrivener makes possible for authors.
How combining these tools can supercharge your writing life.
$ USD Value
Find your Flow: A Live 1-hour Generative Writing Workshop
Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal, Writer & Facilitator (BA, LLB, BCL, LLM, MFA)
Connect with your voice, your creativity, your ideas and a fantastic community of writers! In this 60 minute online session, you can expect to enter a facilitated space where you are invited to write with the support of prompts, techniques and strategies to dive deeper into your stories, your ideas and your voice.
$50 CAD Value
Free Access to Three Months (Oct, Nov, and Dec) of Writing Class Radio Tips Clinics
Writing Class Radio with Andrea and Allison
On the second Saturday of the month, Writing Class Radio hosts a tips clinic from 12-1 ET. Students will hear a published essay and discuss a fundamental tip effectively delivered by the author. Tips are always different and are meant to help writers with their own writing. Finally, everyone will write to a prompt and some people will have a chance to share what they wrote for feedback from the group and the instructor(s).
$30 USD Value
Styles of Memoir Show and Tell
Janelle Hardy, creator and teacher of transformational memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking
Get inspired by a pre-recorded video show & tell of different kinds of memoirs from Janelle’s collection.
She’ll share several different categories/styles of memoir, with plenty of examples from her collection of memoirs.
$15 USD Value
Reading List to Inspire You to Write Hermit Crab Essays
Rayya Liebich, Writer and Educator
A PDF to spark reading, inspiration and writing.
$10 USD Value
One month membership/subscription to the bestselling Substack, Writing in the Dark
Jeannine Ouellette, Writer & Writing Teacher at Writing in the Dark
Writing in the Dark is more than a newsletter. It's been described by many as the best writing instruction they have ever had, and a good many people say it's changed not just their writing, but their life. Sarah Fay of Writers at Work describes WITD as "like getting an MFA for practically nothing." Besides that, it's the most supportive, inspiring, inventive, and fun writing community. Join us!
$7 USD Value
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Creativity, Mindset & Healing
Bonuses
Writing as Medicine online course
Gabrielle Pelicci Ph.D., Author and Writing Retreat Leader
In this course, we’ll explore the transformative power of words to help you unlock your story and harness the healing power of writing.
$397 USD Value
Beat Writer's Block Masterclass
Rhonda Douglas, Writing Mentor at Resilient Writers
This 1-hour Masterclass will give you a new way to think about writer's block, writer's resistance or creative anxiety. Plus you'll get immediate and practical ways to beat writer's block from both a preventative and curative perspective. Never be blocked again!
$47 USD Value
I Am Worthy: A Writer's Guide to Building Confidence
Kirsten McNeill, Confidence & Writing Lifestyle Coach
Through 3 videos and 3 workbook trainings, gain valuable advice and actionable steps to boost your confidence and make a plan to reach your goals in the preparation stages, while you're writing, and through publication.
$68 USD Value
Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning In Your Daily Life
Jessica Abel, cartoonist, author, and coach
Growing Gills (and the included Growing Gills Workbook) is a powerful guide to reclaiming your time and focus for the work that's most important to you. Go from overwhelmed, anxious, and stuck, to consistent, clear, and in control of your creative life.
$4.49 USD Value
Channel Your Book Audio Activation
Brooke Adams Law, Intuitive Writing Coach & Founder of Writing Brave
This short audio activation will help you meet and collaborate with the spirit of your book.
$7 USD Value
Big Little Breath - a Travel Guide for your Spirit ebook
Tina Bruce, Author, Breathwork and Retreat Leader
The first 3 chapters. Big Little Breath is a teaching memoir and travel guide for anyone who is looking to break free from their big little traumas, navigating change, curious about breathwork and travelling a Spiritful journey. It is the travel guide your spirit needs for releasing big little traumas so that intuition and self-realisation can emerge. Let's call your spirit home.
$10 USD Value
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Branding, Marketing &
Book Bonuses
Branding for Creatives Workbook
Shelby Leigh, Book Marketing Teacher
The Branding for Creatives workbook is designed for authors to help you get clear on your mission, social media bio, and brand as an author which makes marketing so much easier!
Fill out this workbook step by step and learn about the elements of a solid, unique brand to help you and your book stand out.
$12 USD Value
"Eight Months to Book Launch" Marketing and Publicity Series
Jessica Waite, Author, The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards
Starting 8 months prior to my memoir's release, I documented the daily tasks I was doing to prepare for the launch. This series of short video posts is intended to encourage anyone who's trying to get the word out but doesn't have a big platform. Cherry pick what you like, dismiss what you don't and riff on anything you're inspired by!
$75 USD Value
Ebook copy of All This Healing is Killing Me: A Memoir
Gabrielle Pelicci Ph.D., Author and Writing Retreat Leader
In this deeply personal and vulnerable memoir, Gabrielle reveals how childhood trauma impacts our physical and mental health - as well as our adult relationships. She explores how you are only as sick as your secrets and telling your story is the medicine that can save your life.
$2.99 USD Value
A free month of Sub Club, Chill Subs
Chill Subs
Get a free month of our Sub Club Newsletter where we send weekly updates on where to submit, query, and pitch every week. Subscribers gain access to our Submission & Query Help Hotlines, along with interviews, wild card lists, and industry commentary.
$7 USD Value
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That’s over $1,000 just in
bonuses!
You’d pay over $1,000 if you bought each of these bonuses individually.
But with the All Access Pass you get all of these stellar bonuses
from our expert speakers for just $145!
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Upgrade to the All Access Pass
Ongoing Presentation Access to all workshops and
conversations, so you don’t feel rushed to take it all in
Bonus courses and memberships from festival speakers
($1,000+ Value) to help you deepen your learning
Access to one somatic (body) writing circle a week after the
workshop series, led by your host, Janelle Hardy, so you can
integrate the experience and generate some writing
$100 discount on transformational memoir-writing course
The Art of Personal Mythmaking, so you can continue your
healing journey by writing your life stories with healing support
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Have questions? Here are some answers.
When will I get access to everything?
Most of the pre-recorded bonuses and presentations are already available to dive into right away.Any bonuses listed on this page that are not yet available will definitely be available by the first day of the festival (most before then)!As soon as you purchase, you’ll get instant access to your course login where you’ll find coupon codes for each of the individual speaker bonuses.You’ll have until October 30th to use the coupon codes to claim the bonuses you want!All material related to presentations (videos, notes, etcetera) will be added to your course portal on Thursday September 26th at 7am Pacific Time (and live workshops recordings will be added after they happen).
How do I access the bonuses?
For each of the bonuses, you’ll get a link and coupon code to use on the speaker’s website. This will allow them to send you the info you’ll need for accessing and making the most out of their contribution.After logging in to the All Access Pass, you’ll need to take a few minutes to go through and claim each of the bonuses you want - totally worth it for the $800+ worth of resources!Be sure to claim all the bonuses you want by October 30th. After that, the coupon codes may expire, and we are not able to give extensions.
How long do I get access to everything for?
You'll get access for as long as I continue to do business online, which means, definitely longer than a year! With regards to the bonuses - I recommend once you sign up you access and use the ones you want right away. I can't confirm length of access for 20+ individuals, or how long they'll keep their bonuses online (businesses and focus change, etc.)
How do the live sessions work?
The videocall link for the live sessions is hyperlinked on the schedule, in the ‘start here/joining the live calls’ section of the All Access Pass, and included in the daily Festival e-mails.If you can’t come live, don’t fret! The replay will be uploaded and linked to the schedule right after presenting.If you don’t see the emails, search my e-mail address: jaha@janellehardy.com and make sure to check your spam, promotions and trash folders.
I saw this listed at a different price. Is this the same thing?
The Fast Action pricing you see on this page is only available until the countdown hits zero and will not be offered again, so click that button to upgrade your ticket at the lowest price currently possible!
I already have one or more of the speaker resources. Can I get a discount?
We are not able to offer discounts, but know that you are getting an incredible value, even if you have some of the speaker bonuses already. The value of the All Access Pass is over $1,700 and even if you only signed up for 2-3 of the speaker bonuses, you’d be saving compared to buying them at regular price!
Do you offer refunds?
No. Due to the digital nature of the product and the fact that it contains instant downloads and material from multiple businesses, we are not able to offer refunds for any reason. Please look through all the details before you purchase and email jaha@janellehardy.com with any questions you have.With the high value of this Pass + the low cost, I’m sure you’ll find there are enough great things about it to feel you’ve gotten far more than your money’s worth.
I have other questions!
No problem! Send an email over to jaha@janellehardy.com and we'll get back to you within 1-2 business days.
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Dirty Messy Alive: an embodied memoir-writing workshop series is produced and hosted by myself, Janelle Hardy, creator and teacher of transformational memoir-writing course The Art of Personal Mythmaking. © 2024
I currently live and work in both Whitehorse, Yukon and Vancouver, BC, Canada. Whitehorse is on unceded Kwanlin Dün First Nation and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council land. Vancouver is on unceded Coast Salish People’s land (the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations).