On Sunday, May 19th, join Margaret H. Willison, Not Sorry’s resident Swiftologist, for a one-night listening party and group discussion of Taylor Swift’s newest album, The Tortured Poets Department. Modeled after Margaret’s recently concluded class on Taylor Swift and confessional writing, the event will take place on Zoom and feature:

• Opening remarks from Margaret, highlighting some of the themes she’s spotted on the album and how she feels it fits in Taylor’s body of work

• An opportunity to listen to the album from beginning to end in a chat room with a bunch of other smart people just as excited to analyze the album as you are

• A moderated discussion of the album led by Margaret following our listen-through

This autumn, join Margaret H. Willison (beloved Not Sorry faculty member and life-long Austen devotee) for six weeks of sacred reading in community focused on the works of Jane Austen. Following the pattern set by our successful Sacred Practices with Harry Potter course, Margaret will guide participants in this class through all six of Jane Austen’s novels (one per session) employing a variety of sacred reading tools. While familiarity with Austen’s novels, sacred practices, or both will be helpful to participants, neither is required. If you’ve never read Mansfield Park or heard of “floralegium,” you’re still welcome here: this class is about developing the muscle of sacred practice and building community, so your only necessary prerequisites are a warm heart and an open mind.

Join Vanessa, Matt, and Casper for a Harry Potter & the Sacred Text live show on October 12th at 8pm EST!  We will be looking closely at The Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 29: Career Advice, and this live event will include an opening story, sacred practices, and some moments of joy.

We hope you can join your favorite trio as they discuss their favorite trio during this silly and sacred evening!

All registrants: You should have received the Zoom information immediately upon registration. If you did not, be sure to check your spam folder. If you are having trouble getting into the zoom room for the live show, please email AJ at: aj@notsorryproductions.com.

This Class is Now Closed.

November is National Novel Writing Month! And at Not Sorry, we treat reading and writing romance novels as sacred. In this 8-week course, we’ll come together in community to hold space for writing time, celebrate desire, and work toward happy endings. 

In October, we’ll focus on understanding the key components of a great romance story, and dig into the personal and spiritual aspects of romance-writing so that you feel empowered to write a 50,000-word novel in November, and inspired to prioritize what you hold sacred going forward. 

In November, you’ll write that 50,000-word romance novel! Along the way, you’ll explore what you find sexy, investigate what you value in relationships, and uncover new depths of your creativity. November will be filled with encouragement and support from your writing group, as well as guidance, tips, and tricks to keep you on pace for this writing sprint. 

This six-week program begins September 2nd!

Join Dana Schwartz, beloved Not sorry faculty member and New York Times-bestselling author, for a 6-week workshop on writing horror. Dana will lead you through the history of horror writing with the goal of you completing your own short story by the workshop’s end. In the sessions, we will discuss and close-read assigned stories, and then learn how to apply the principles we learn to our own writing. We’ll also be learning the fundamental practices of workshopping, breaking off into groups to write individually and collaboratively.

Compass, Glass, & Stone: Audio Storytelling as Reflective Practice is a course designed to introduce students to the technical basics and meditative benefits of audio storytelling. Over the course of eight weeks, Ariana Martinez, an established audio producer and multimedia artist, will guide students through the process of producing their own 3-7 minute audio work using REAPER (a free audio production software), leaving them with both the technical and emotional skills necessary to continue growing as audio storytellers. No prior experience with audio producing will be necessary and the only tools students will be a computer, a device with voice memo capabilities, and headphones.