What makes a good writer?

Curiosity. Courage. Confidence.

Using the Imaginative Storm method, you’ll revolutionize your writing in just a few weeks.

The Imaginative Storm method uncages and energizes your imagination—so that curiosity drives your practice. As your curiosity strengthens, your courage builds—so doubt and fear fall away. As you learn to trust your newfound ease, enjoyment, and flow, you’ll amaze yourself with writing that is original, authentic, and powerful enough to make an impact on anyone who encounters it.

Created by pioneering workshop leaders

Allegra Huston and James Navé

Navé and Allegra explain what makes the Imaginative Storm method special

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What our writers say:

  • "After Imaginative Storm, writer's block is a myth."

    Abdullah Erakat, screenwriter and journalist

  • "Write What You Don't Know is like a bible for me now."

    Dan Stenabaugh, writer

  • "It's life-changing. Even if I'm not writing, I'm thinking about writing."

    Deborah Williams, writer and educator

  • "You helped me overcome my critic. I went from being a fearful writer to a joyful one."

    Corinne Crone, intimacy coach

  • "Every session has been deeper and more fulfillling. It's infusing my entire life with creativity."

    Chris Minnich, businessman

  • "It's like meeting a part of myself I didn't know existed. What a gift!"

    Wendy Shaw, artist

What the pros say:

  • Kate Christensen

    “Brilliant! Your exercises are both common-sensical and revolutionary.”

    Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner award-wining novelist and visiting professor, Iowa Writers’ Workshop

  • Jahman Hill, author/performer of Black Enough, and professor at the University of Alabama

    “I felt encouraged to try new things. It brought joy back to my writing process.”

    Jahman Hill, poet, author of the award-winning one-man show Black Enough, and professor, University of Alabama

  • Lan Samantha Chang, director of Iowa Writers' Workshop

    “Extraordinary in the way it turned my mind inside-out.”

    Lan Samantha Chang, novelist and director, Iowa Writers’ Workshop

  • Professor Judy Walgren, double Pultizer-winning photojournalist

    “It unlocked my writing abilities. I recommend it to my students.”

    Judy Walgren, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, professor of journalism, Foothill College, San Francisco

  • Nicole Perlman, screenwriter of Guardians of the Galaxy

    “Working with these clever prompts, you end up feeling creatively and spiritually well-nourished.”

    Nicole Perlman, screenwriter, Guardians of the Galaxy