Restore and Re-story!
Wake up to living with creativity, wisdom, and renewed intuition. Gift yourself with one of our Workshops, Retreats, or Classes!
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this is how we leave…
Explore the poignancy, warmth and wonder of award-winning memorist Joanne Nelson’s full length memoir, this is how we leave.

Meet Joanne Nelson
Joanne Nelson’s Wake Up! Mindful Writing programs and Just This Day Meditation offerings allow participants to engage and awaken their creative and intuitive best selves while learning to restore and re-story.
Updates For Winter 2023
New Opportunities
Wake Up the Writer Weekly Prompt Class
Join us every Tuesday from 9:45 to 10:45 or drop in whenever you can! Explore or rediscover your love of writing! Whether you’re just beginning to dream about getting out those old journals again, want some help describing this new world we find ourselves in, or are considering submitting your work for publication, you’ll enjoy engaging with the written word during this informative and enjoyable online class.
This weekly class, appropriate for the beginner as well as the experienced writer, will offer a nurturing environment in which to receive instructor feedback on new writing or redrafts of previous work. Each class will include information about our topic, try-its, and resources. During our time together you will enhance your creativity, maximize writing opportunities, and develop your own unique voice.
Contact us at wakeupthewriterwithin@gmail.com for information on how to join.
Coaching Available
Explore or rediscover your love of writing with Wake Up the Writer Within! Whether you’re just beginning to dream about a writing project or are considering submitting your work for publication individual coaching can help you:
- enhance creativity
- develop your own unique voice
- maximize publication opportunities
- Contact Joanne for more info at 262.361.3316 or wakeupthewriterwithin@gmail.com
Save the Dates!
In person retreats will happen this summer! Check out the Events section for programming!