Welcome to My Soul Inspired Writing Sanctuary

This is a place to kick off your shoes and nestle into an overstuffed chair with a notebook and your favorite beverage. Expect to be nourished by the words of poets unabashedly writing their lives on the page.

Soul-Inspired Writing is an intimate circle of women who come together each week for connection, companionship, and deep listening. We read. We write. We witness. Think of this as a micro-community of kindness in an increasingly unkind world. This circle is offered five times per year. Feel free to contact me with questions; I’m only an email away.

Next six-week set:

Thursday, January 9—Thursday, February 13

Sign up for the early interest list and you’ll be the first to know when doors open!

Soul Inspired Writing

Thursday mornings
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern
6 weeks
Jauary 9 —February 13

Cost $180

“Dear Little Sister” Circle

Thursday, December 19
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern

No Cost! My holiday gift to you.

Kind Words

Entering your soul-inspired writing circle feels like coming home after a hard day and slipping into my old jeans and soft sweatshirt, cup of tea in hand. Whether the words flow freely or writing feels impossible, the circle holds and nourishes. Such a comfortable and welcoming place to be seen and heard and to practice showing up for each brave woman who pens her truth.
~Melinda

Sue Ann’s writing circle is a point of grace I enter each week. For ninety minutes, I move from intense workday to a world of poetry, creativity, and companionship. Sue Ann allows my unconscious to have its say: I rage, I laugh, I lament, I praise. Others do the same. All are welcome.
~Teresa

Sue Ann, the welcoming space you create in your workshops and circles is truly remarkable. Your unique combination of prompts and reflection makes each session a fresh and exciting journey. I’m constantly amazed by the thoughtful ways you guide us through an arc of experience that is uplifting, celebratory, and often deeply inspiring. No matter where people are — just starting out, established writer, at a standstill, or full of juice— you somehow manage to make it work for everyone.
~Elizabeth

Dear Sue Ann, your inspired writing circles are a beautiful gift of dedicated time to write and reflect. You create a safe space for us to focus on our own creations while listening to and being inspired by others. The simple format of jump-off lines from your beautiful selection of poems and the permission to simply start wherever we are, has built a lovely community of creation out of a common love for words and sharing. I find it challenging to set aside time for this kind of creativity, participating in your circles is such a gift to myself.
~Jennifer

Each session of our soul-inspired writing circle has been something of a revelation. We may be from different cultures, backgrounds, and places (America, Canada, Sweden!), but what we find is that we are all relatable to one another. As we tell our stories and share thoughts, we see each other nodding in recognition, smiling, or wiping away tears. This is humanity; this is writing from our souls. Though we will likely never meet in person, we’ve grown to know and care about one another very deeply. We are each other’s safe place.
~Debby

I’ve always loved the saying, “we all need a soft place to land” when working through the challenges of life. During the COVID years, I needed this soft place more than ever. I am so grateful to have found it in your soul-inspired writing circles. Your special affinity with poetry, your joy in sharing this passion, your gentle holding of space for writing and sharing are the warm embrace that holds me here. Thank you, Sue Ann.
~ Deb

Your writing groups are like no other group writing experience I’ve had. Your thoughtfully chosen poems and the practice of deep, respectful listening, open the door to musings—from whimsical to profound—finding their way to the page. Every session is rich and honoring, and every series has been quietly transformative. I am eternally grateful for your heartfelt tending and this nurturing practice.”
~ Lynn

I find so much joy, meaning and love in your circle. It’s an opportunity to be both human and great at the same time, something that isn’t often available in the world. I call your soul-inspired writing circle writing heaven. Why? Because it is a sacred place where I bring paper and pen, and you bring love, dedication, and inspired poems. The witnessing process brings an opportunity for deep connection within myself and with other writers like me.
~ Virginia

Right here right now I am sitting on a rug on the floor wedged between the sofa and a coffee table. Candles on the table are aglow for encouragement. Meanwhile, six heads on the iPad in front of me are bowed, intent on writing. It’s strange, we really don’t know one another, yet week after week, soul is slowly revealed through our writing and in that way, we come to know one another well. I am amazed at how often I resonate with what someone else has written. How I recognize myself in ‘the listening.’ It is comforting, insightful and enriching. I often find myself smiling and nodding, or feeling concern in empathy. There is gifted grace to be found in coming together in this way.
~ Nanna

Soul-inspired writing has softened my heart and mind, sharpened my perceptions, and made me long for Thursdays. I love the way you show me the way to hidden places in my mind and make them visible. How all is here at the same time, how time really is NOT linear. There, in your inner landscape, you may find some meadows, some dark forests, occasional ponds. Stroll around, dive in, the poems will lead you.
~ Titti

The process of meeting weekly and writing from my heart is beginning to alter something inside me. I’m feeling a strong desire to slow down, to quietly contemplate what I want to say, understanding that this writing process is allowing me to be more of who I really am, to be more my authentic self. The writing we’re doing (and sharing) is creating a space that allows me to feel connected with myself and others in a way I haven’t felt in a long time. I’m full of gratitude.
~ Julie

Dear Sue Ann, you are a master at holding space. I feel safe and nourished every time I join you in one of your circles. Soul-inspired writing is such a beautiful practice. It’s the perfect medicine for these times. Your poetic invitations to our inner landscapes truly fill me up. So grateful for you!!
~Cami

Click here for some snippets from our circle. I write because …