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Free support for your writing life (holiday edition)

Published about 2 months ago • 2 min read

School for Writers®

with Lauren Marie Fleming

Free support for your writing life (holiday edition)

Because your creativity deserves care — not pressure — this season.

Hey Reader,

The end of the year can easily feel overwhelming. Schedules get packed. Budgets get tight. Creative energy gets depleted.

But it can also be a beautiful moment of slowing down. Time with loved ones. Delicious treats. Feel good songs and movies on repeat.

Either way, I've got some great resources to support you.

And, since it's the holiday season and end of the year, I'm going to guess that your budget is tight.

While I believe creatives should absolutely be paid – and paid well – for their work, I also know that sometimes you just don't have it in your means to buy the course or coaching you want.

Which is why I'm here today with some low cost and free options to support you through the holidays and into 2026.

Because your story matters now more than ever.

Pro tip: don't have time to implement these during the rush of the holidays? Set a reminder in your calendar to come back to this email on January 6.

Free and low cost options to boost your creativity and support your writing now and into 2026:

If you've got some feelings to figure out about 2025...

​this course will help you go from “Oh $#@!” to“I’ve got this!” in just 30 minutes.

Get it free for the holidays with code "love".

If 2025 was full of rejection...

​this workshop will help you transform it into creative success.

If you need to escape into someone else's drama...

​my novel Because Fat Girl is "the perfect world to escape into" according to many reviews. Tight on money? Borrowing it from your local library or the Queer Liberation Library online is a great option.

Read it already? Check out my other book recs.

If you want to kickstart your writing career in 2026...

​my Writer's Career Guide will help you build a sustainable creative life on your own terms.

Not ready for a whole book? Check out this free workshop.

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Looking for a specific kind of support that you didn't see here? Check out our full freebies offering.

Or better yet, reply to this message and let me know! I might create a freebie or workshop just for you. :-)

Happy holidays,

Lauren

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P.S. If you do have a little room in your budget and you’re ready to invest in yourself heading into 2026, grab yourself a spot in 33 Asks®, my signature resilience-building framework for creatives.

We're going to have a special round of bonus material in there starting January 6, so you don't want to miss out.

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