Trust Your Words

Trust Your Words Writing Workshops

Trust Your Words is a judgment-free intuitive writing workshop that enables writers to break through blocks, and empowers them to deepen the emotional aspect of their work, uncover hidden ideas, elevate plot points, or develop their characters.

I’ve been called a creative doula, my work has been described as ministry. Like your favorite song, I like to think of these workshops as spiritual medicine. I’ve worked with authors of fourteen books, aspiring novelists, and software engineers who are called to express themselves. The results of these workshops have appeared in newsletters, blog posts, and novels.

“After Marta’s workshop, I wrote 22,000 new words in two weeks on a story that continues to flow.”

– J. Sinclair

These sessions are like right-brain yoga, where you still your mind, tap into your intuition, and surrender to your creativity.

If success is defined as being a career author, one element includes cultivating a relationship with your intuition. This means tapping in, and learning how to listen. It means trusting what it says, then allowing your voice to flow. It’s a process I call Intuitive Writing. What do I mean by that? For me, it’s primarily about having fun. To do that, I get quiet, connect with my intuition, and write without censoring myself. It’s trusting that I know my story, and understanding that I can refine it later.

Another aspect of Intuitive Writing includes soliciting professional feedback, trusting that a fresh set of experienced eyes will show me how to improve my work. It means revising to the rhythm of words. It means learning, becoming a closer version of my ideal self by showing up for what I want, and accepting where I am. It means writing 500 words for fun to excavate 50 words I can use. It’s releasing my work into the world, letting go of the outcome, and embracing what’s next.

“Trust your inner voice. Trust yourself. Trust that you have something to say.”

– Bianca Marais, author of the bestselling novel* The Witches of Moonshyne Manor*

As creators, we leave a legacy of work. Our job is to create, put it into the world, and start the next project. You know successful authors write a lot of books, but maybe you’re frustrated because you have no idea how to start, can’t finish your first draft, or you’re stunned by the rigor of professional-level revisions. There are plenty of ways to get stuck, and one of them is not trusting your process, your words, your innate knowledge as a storyteller.

“A unique & powerful workshop that allows you to unleash your writing potential while pushing aside your self-criticism, fear, and hesitation.”

– E. Butler

Sometimes writing is like sitting on a giant bubble. You squirm because the bubble is unstable. It’s uncomfortable because the bubble is filled with your fears and doubts and rationalizations about how you’re not enough. Maybe you sit at your desk, open your work, and remember that the laundry needs changing, dinner won’t cook itself, or you simply cannot type because you’re fingernails are too long! So you abandon your writer’s seat. Slink into something stable and comfortable. But, if you keep showing up, if you keep sitting on that bubble, it deflates.

These weekly workshops burst that bubble by helping participants develop a pleasurable writing routine. The process is exhilarating and transforming.

Transformation requires patience. Vulnerability may seem scary, but like a caterpillar confined to a cocoon, the process of becoming is required before we can fly. From writing veterans to emerging authors, everyone’s journey is unique. But these workshops tickle your quirky, wise, emotional depths.

“Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.”

– Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013)

Trust Your Words gives you confidence in your voice and abilities; the understanding that your experiences, knowledge, and perspectives are worth sharing; freedom to not think so hard for the “just-right” thing; it honors your intuitive side.

The logo resembles a classic Sailor Joe’s “I Love Mom” tattoo because my goal is to help creators cultivate an ability to write from the heart in a way that’s as indelible as ink on skin. I want my work to inspire creators to take their next best step. These workshops are about learning how to trust your words, but they’re also about cultivating trust in yourself, honing your singular voice, and making your dreams real.

What participants say:

A powerhouse of a creative hit
Highly recommended!
Resonates with writers at every stage
Jump-start your daily writing practice
I’ll be doing this again!
Unique & powerful
5 stars!
Wasn’t ready to stop writing
Unlocks thoughts and ideas
Appeals to creatives of various types
Helped with my confidence as a writer

“Marta’s calm, kind guidance and her excellent choices of quotes and poems and prompts allowed me to go deep into a character arc that was giving me trouble, and I figured out a pesky plot point, too.”

– C. Rains Dixon

As creators, we spend a lot of money developing our excellence, so I made sure Trust Your Words is affordable. At $15, they’re an inexpensive investment in yourself and your work.

These writing sessions are helpful if you:

want to open your mind
want to re-spark your creativity
struggle to make writing a daily practice
want to stay inspired while drafting new words or starting new projects
need to generate fresh ideas while querying a book or revising another

You’re not alone in your desire to express yourself, grow, and enrich the emotional aspects of your work. Provocative readings and writing sprints are designed to tap into your intuition, bypass your inner perfectionist, and reveal hidden ideas. Whether you’re a published author, starting your first draft, or a weekend writer, these relaxed sessions offer a calm, nurturing space to get emotionally resonant words on the page.

“Marta’s knack for combining a low-stress approach to writing with her engaging style and professional skills as a published author make her workshops accessible and enjoyable for writers at all levels.”

– D. Washington

I’m not suggesting you’ll sit down, write the next great novel, and become a famous author. Writing well is hard. But just like painters, athletes, and musicians, success requires patience, persistence, and practice.

In the nonfiction book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell says, “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” You’ve probably heard of Gladwell’s study that determined it takes 10,000 hours achieve mastery of complex skills. The Beatles played eight hours a night, seven nights a week at a club in Hamburg, Germany. The iconic rock band did that twelve hundred times before they started to see success in 1964.

But Hollywood films show aspiring authors sitting down full of passion and plot and writing a first draft in one night. And that draft gets turned into a book shortly thereafter, then it lands on the bestseller charts a few weeks later.

Writing a book that sells requires a lot more than that.

When I first started trying write a novel, my eyes were bedazzled by Hollywood hopes. But as I tried to wrangle my nebulous idea onto paper, and into existence, I learned that chasing dreams demands that I show up fully, routinely, and unencumbered.

Showing up to these workshops every week builds on your ability to trust your words. It’s your hour to connect to your most authentic voice and find the courage to set it free.

“Marta’s signature program Trust Your Words is a wellspring of inspiration for any creative wanting to unlock the thoughts and ideas within themselves.”

– A. Cook

The idea for these workshops was nurtured in Career Author Mastermind, hosted by Camille Pagán, #1 Amazon Charts Bestselling author and founder of EvenBetter Co., and funded, in part, by grants from the Pikes Peak Arts Council, the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) and Colorado Creative Industries.

“So many writers and artists struggle alone through creative process, from developing story arcs or sharpening themes or just breaking through a creative block. As an uplifting creative entrepreneur and author herself, Marta Lane has the skills and energy to help others on their journey. CBCA is delighted to see Marta take what she learned in our Advancing Creatives Intensive and turn it into a beneficial workshop for fellow artists.”

– Meredith Badler, Deputy Director, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts

“However you create — with or without AI tools — it’s more important than ever to find your voice and reach readers as one human connecting with another.”

– Joanna Penn, author of more than 30 books, including* Artificial Intelligence Blockchain and Virtual Worlds*

With AI changing the creative landscape, it’s important to double down on being human, and trust your words. But if you have apprehensions like:

I’m frustrated by prompts, so I avoid generative writing workshops like the plague.
I’m at a life stage where I am pressed for time all.the.time so if I actually have a moment to write, I need to work on my WIP, not do generative writing.
Even as a kindergartner, I resisted suggestions of what to write because I had my own ideas.

Writing to prompts is optional. Prompts are suggestions designed to get your brain ideating outside its comfort zone, like an athlete leveling up with sprints. Always write what comes up for you. The point of this workshop is not to generate text, but to learn how to trust your voice. Intuitive Writing helps you get there, and often you can apply it to your Work In Progress. And if you already trust your ideas, you’ve found your voice!

I don’t have all the answers, but I’ve honed this technique for thirteen years and if there’s a singular thing that’s helped me trust my voice—and therefore find it—it’s Intuitive Writing.

“A lot of my writing is organic and instinctive. Writing, for me, is as much listening as it is typing words on a page.”

– Jennifer Hiller, bestselling author of* Things We Do in the Dark*

Trust Your Words isn’t just for writers. It’s powerful for artists of all disciplines, people who “used to be creative,” and folks who want to reflect on their life.

If, as an aspiring artist, you:

believe that a creative life is for other people
have been told that your creative pursuits are hobbies
question if it’s possible to earn a sustainable income from your art
are searching for a motif, vision, or theme
don’t think you deserve success as a creator
are uncertain if you have the skills to be a successful creator

Or if, as a veteran creator, you:

are stalled from other people’s expectations
are looking for your next idea
worked hard and drained your passion
want to pivot, but don’t know where

Or if, as a human being, you:

want to make sense of your life
know you want a change, but that’s all you know
wonder what’s next
have difficulty deciding
think you’re not creative
decided that at one time you were creative, but now you’re not
have never felt like you had a voice
need a safe place to process

then Trust Your Words is for you.

Trust Your Words Writing Workshops

“After Marta’s workshop, I wrote 22,000 new words in two weeks on a story that continues to flow.”

– J. Sinclair

“Trust your inner voice. Trust yourself. Trust that you have something to say.”

– Bianca Marais, author of the bestselling novel The Witches of Moonshyne Manor

“A unique & powerful workshop that allows you to unleash your writing potential while pushing aside your self-criticism, fear, and hesitation.”

– E. Butler

“Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.”

– Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013)

“Marta’s calm, kind guidance and her excellent choices of quotes and poems and prompts allowed me to go deep into a character arc that was giving me trouble, and I figured out a pesky plot point, too.”

– C. Rains Dixon

“Marta’s knack for combining a low-stress approach to writing with her engaging style and professional skills as a published author make her workshops accessible and enjoyable for writers at all levels.”

– D. Washington

“Marta’s signature program Trust Your Words is a wellspring of inspiration for any creative wanting to unlock the thoughts and ideas within themselves.”

– A. Cook

– Meredith Badler, Deputy Director, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts

“However you create — with or without AI tools — it’s more important than ever to find your voice and reach readers as one human connecting with another.”

– Joanna Penn, author of more than 30 books, including Artificial Intelligence Blockchain and Virtual Worlds

“A lot of my writing is organic and instinctive. Writing, for me, is as much listening as it is typing words on a page.”

– Jennifer Hiller, bestselling author of Things We Do in the Dark

– Bianca Marais, author of the bestselling novel* The Witches of Moonshyne Manor*

– Joanna Penn, author of more than 30 books, including* Artificial Intelligence Blockchain and Virtual Worlds*

– Jennifer Hiller, bestselling author of* Things We Do in the Dark*