Welcome to The Writing Well

“I joined in this wonderfully supportive and inclusive group, struggling to find the time and momentum to write. Now, I AM a writer, thanks to Kate and her help and prompts.”

“Kate is an inspiring leader, the group so welcoming, giving me permission to write and believe in myself as an author.”

“I had never considered short-form writing as a creative outlet for myself before I joined Kate’s Creative Connections. But under her gentle, insightful and encouraging guidance, the sessions have been an inspiration. It’s wonderful to be in a group of supportive people from all different walks of life and experiences, and the time flies by. It is more than just connecting and being creative; Kate manages to bring out the magic in life and helps us see the world through refreshed eyes.”

“I am a visual artist and didn’t think these sessions were for me: I don’t really ‘deal’ with words and would never dream of saying I was a writer in any context, even as a hobby. I had told myself ‘I am just not good at that’. These sessions are so clever because without any real effort on my part (no preparation or homework after) I turn up as I am and share just a couple of thoughts on my take on the world. And suddenly I am connecting with other human beings, cheering each other on and Kate seems to enable us in a really easy way to write a little poem. I come away from these sessions, uplifted, inspired and more than once with a piece of poetry I have made that I am proud of.”

“Kate is a clever, kind facilitator who includes everyone, keeps the pace, unwrapping our best creative selves. I love it; a doctor should prescribe it.”

“Entrepreneurs are a fairly un-coachable bunch. We are necessarily rebellious, which doesn’t sit well with most approaches to personal development. The trouble is, we need developing and coaching at least as much as everyone else. This requires a particularly skilled practitioner who is capable of building on (rather than suffocating) our maverick souls in order to surface and sustain our true potential. I have had first hand experience of Kate’s Creative Connections workshops and simply could not recommend her - and her workshops - highly enough. She is a rare breed and one that all entrepreneurs will learn from.”

“'Way leads on to way,' as Frost suggests and our sessions nearly always seem to demonstrate that. … [my] poem would NEVER have been written without Kate's gentle shepherding. Not a single session has ever disappointed. Kate clearly have many gifts, but her ability to deftly facilitate the sessions and guide us to more than we thought we could ever do certainly must count among the most stellar and robust of those gifts.”