Necessary Salt by Joy Sullivan

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How to Write Hope

How to Write Hope

July workshop is here!

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Jul 01, 2025
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As a thank you to my paid subscribers, I offer quarterly workshops. Summer workshop details below!

How to Write Hope: Cutting to the Core of the Wound

Summer workshop for paid Substack subscribers
Wednesday | July 23rd | 5pm PDT

What we’ll cover:

I can’t bear platitudes during unbearable times. I believe in language that cuts to the quick, that aptly names the ache. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to write hope without being saccharine. We’ll discover techniques that move our reader through complexity, empathy, and ultimately into action.

Together, we’ll learn how to:

  • Write the hard stuff well

  • Devastate and heal readers all at once

  • Transform grief/rage/anxiety into something that glows

How to join:

  • Limited seats so register early

  • Replay available

  • Paid subscribers, scroll down for the registration link.

  • Free subscribers, get access with the annual Necessary Salt membership. (Subscription for an entire year is 1/2 what I normally charge for a single writing workshop. In addition, paid members get access to all additional upcoming workshops, my full WOMAN IN THE WORLD essays, a paid chat, monthly writing assignments, and accountability threads).

Link below. Hope to see you there!

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