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Become a Master Writer
A six-week apprenticeship in how great writing works.
🧨 Fall 2025 enrollment closes Wednesday, October 29th.
Class begins Saturday, November 1st.
Writing Should Still Feel Like Magic
You ever read something so sharp it makes your jaw clench with envy?
Or stare at your own half-finished sentence thinking: I know this could be better, but I don't know how.
This course is for writers stuck in that space. The ones who care too much to churn out copy, but don’t know the next steps to actually “get better.”
It's not about more content. Or better performance. Or some viral sensationalism and influence.
It's just…better writing.
We’re not going to teach you tricks to "win the internet."
It’s time to get back to your basics, and remember how to study what works. Learning from the folks who will teach you to write with more fire in your fingertips.
You’ll spend six weeks reading like a writer, copying brilliant works by hand, and rebuilding your craft from the inside out.
Become a Master Writer is the course for people who want to become more as a writer, not just do more writing.
“BAMW is the apprenticeship I never knew I needed.” — Shadrock Wanjohi, Writer
Why This Course?
Because mastery doesn’t come from chasing trends or copying templates. It comes from slowing down long enough to see what’s really happening on the page.
And right now, writing culture makes that hard.
Everywhere you look people are publishing faster, packaging everything, and optimizing their paragraphs like it’s a game of SEO Jenga.
But you? You’re not trying to win at Google. In fact, you're here to write something that lasts longer than a trending topic.
Become a Master Writer exists because we desperately need more writers like you in this creative world.
Consider this your six-week curriculum to:
- Read intentionally
- Practice deliberately
- Fall in love with writing again
By the end, your writing will sound like it’s really yours again.
What Makes This Course Different?
This isn’t a productivity challenge. No one’s clapping for 750 words a day.
You’re not here to go viral, you’re here to go deeper.
The technique and structure isn’t busywork, it’s the oldest writing lesson we’ve got.
Benjamin Franklin followed this structure when he was a teen, copying articles to learn about publishing. Joan Didion did this, wanting to learn how Hemingway perfected his staccato style. Hunter S. Thompson wanted to feel what it was like to write a great novel. Chuck Palahniuk, Ursula K. Le Guin, Haruki Murakami, Gabriel García Márquez...they've all done it.
Think of it like a commonplace book meets a workshop…with fewer rules and better snacks.
🧠 A Personal Curriculum (No Curation Required)
This course gives you the experience of a private MFA-style syllabus, without the student loans or research-and-building. We read broadly: fiction, nonfiction, essays, memoirs. Your job? Show up. Copy. Let the work soak in. Reflect. Repeat.
🔍 Weekly Reflection to Build Your Taste
One day each week, you'll revisit your copywork: highlight what worked, critique what didn’t, and track your thoughts. This isn't a simple review, it's a conversation between you and the page.
Copywork as Apprenticeship
Each weekday, you’ll hand-copy a carefully selected excerpt – from writers across genres, eras, and styles. Just you, a pen, and some of the best sentences ever written. There’s a reason great writers steal! (And a reason the bad ones just copy-paste.)
⏳ A Sustainable Daily Practice
Commit to 30–60 minutes of focused work daily. That’s less time than you’ll spend doomscrolling today. It's a commitment, but mastery requires engagement. You’ll build creative stamina through deliberate, intentional practice.
💻 Live Weekly Calls
Once a week, we meet live. Bring your notes, your questions, your stuck spots. I’ll be there (coffee in hand) to walk through the week’s focus, offer feedback, and remind you that slow writing is still real writing.
Find The Writing Life You're Meant to Have
"This program expanded my sense of what writing could be. It made me a better reader, which in turn made me a continuously better writer." — Bob Gower, Consultant & Author
"My business writing is now more impactful and beautiful—without sounding out of place in corporate settings." — Judit Petho, Business Writer
"I forgot I was allowed to write for pleasure—not just for business or income." —Rachel Mazza, Entrepreneur & Writer
The Rhythm of Your 6-Week Apprenticeship
This isn't a chaotic deep dive. It's a structured, sustainable practice built on a timeless 5-1-1 weekly rhythm:
- Five Days for Apprenticeship: Each weekday, you'll receive a new, curated copywork lesson. This is your hands-on time with the masters.
- One Day for Rest: Saturdays are for rest and living. A refreshed mind is a creative mind.
- One Day for Review: On Sundays, you'll revisit your week's work, noting what resonated and building your own insights. This is where the dots connect.
No overwhelm or guesswork. Just a clear path forward, one day at a time.
Because Slow Writing Still Matters
You know that feeling when you finish a piece and think, “This isn’t bad...but it’s not quite what I meant” because it doesn’t feel right?
That’s not about skill, that’s about taste and attention.
This course isn’t about writing faster. It’s about learning how to notice more; in other people’s work and in your own. You’ll trace decisions line by line, find structure where you used to find chaos, and start to understand what makes a sentence sing (or sink.)
That’s what slow writing gives you. Not a magical shortcut, but a sharper compass.
You’re not behind, you’re buried! And now it’s time to claw your way out and make something that actually matters.
This isn’t about rushing your writing. It’s about reclaiming it.
Enrollment is closed—next session begins November 1st, 2025.
Enrollment opens Monday, October 27th and closes Wednesday, October 29th.
The 6-Week BAMW Journey
Each week (re)builds a different muscle in your writing mind. By the end, you’ll see language and craft the way a sculptor sees form and art.
Where Burnt-Out Writers Become Inspired Again
"I realized just how much I love writing! The copywork pieces taught me as much as the lessons." —Stacey Coleman, Entrepreneur
"BAMW replaced my dread of the blank page with enthusiasm. It rekindled my love for writing." — Hayley Michaels, Writer
"I’m excited to push myself and finally discover what kind of writing is in my wheelhouse." —Jewel Aldea, Writer
Who Is This For?
This is for writers who want substance over surface.
For people who underline sentences and mutter "you brilliant bastard" under their breath.
For the craft-obsessed creative rogues charging into battle with a ballpoint pen and highlighter smudges on their cheeks.
Essayists, content creators, solopreneurs, recovering marketers…anyone who’s sick of the mass-produced meh and has a browser full of tabs for a 'personal curriculum' they never started.
If you want to sharpen your craft, build your own taste, and write work you’re actually proud of?
This is for you.
What Will You Leave With?
All that for $497 (Or two payments of $250.)
That's probably less than your therapy session after rage-deleting another draft.
What Happens After You Join?
- You’ll get an email confirming your spot and next steps.
- On Saturday, November 1st, the first lesson unlocks.
- Each weekday, a new copywork lesson appears in your course portal (hosted on Podia).
- You’ll also get a daily email reminder with direct access to that day’s module.
- Once a week, we meet live on Google Meet to talk shop.
- You get access to everything for a full year.
No inbox clutter to keep track of or fancy school-forum systems. Just one small, steady daily commitment to your craft.
Frequently Asked (and a Little Bit Snarky) Questions
You get access for a full year, so the lessons will be there. The rhythm does matter, but if you can only get a few lessons a week, then your weekly review? That works!
Technically, no. Handwriting activates more of your brain and helps you absorb structure and rhythm, so you’ll feel the difference. But if you can’t, you’ll still get something from the practice. We have a few suggestions for tech adaptations that might be just what you need!
Not unless your voice is made of Play-Doh. You’re absorbing technique, not tone and style.
There are no assignments, but there are weekly live calls. Bring your questions, and I’ll be there.
Yes, calls are recorded for later viewing. However, the magic often happens in the live discussion and Q&A, so we highly recommend attending live if you can.
Not quite. It’s for people who already write, and want to level up. You don’t have to be a full-time seven-figure savant, but you should have some words under your belt.
No. Once the course starts, lessons begin dripping daily. That’s part of the value (and part of the accountability.)
Yes! Checkout is handled via Podia or Kit. And no, I’m not selling your info to some bro-marketing list (you can even opt-out of mine!)
Most writing courses charge thousands for less depth. I priced this to be accessible, but not cheap. Call it my own little rebellion against the “paywall-to-mastery” industrial complex.
All book excerpts comply with Fair Use (short, transformative portions.) Essays are either public domain or used with permission. If you’re a creator and want something removed, please let us know. We’ll respect your request immediately.
Before I go...
For years, people have asked me:
- “How do you write like that?”
- “Is your brain just…like this?”
- “How did you become a sought-after editor and coach?”
- “Did you sell your soul to the grammar gods?” (Maybe? The contract’s a little fuzzy.)
This course is a big part of the answer.
It isn’t a secret. It’s just the stuff that works: copywork, curiosity, consistency, care.
I’ve read thousands of essays to find the right excerpts. Scoured my highlights across hundreds of books. I’ve built and rebuilt this course with the same precision I bring to every sentence I edit.
You’re not buying a template.
You’re joining an apprenticeship with some of the greatest writers we’ve seen.
And the time for that apprenticeship is now.
The noise of the internet isn’t getting quieter. Your attention isn’t getting any easier to protect. This is your decision to stop circling the page and start forging a writing life that lasts.
PS - If you’re still reading? Just do it. You’re exactly who I made Become a Master Writer for.