Workshops
Expand your knowledge and your creativity in the Helm.
In pursuit of our visionary impact and artistic well-being.
“Whether you are looking to share your gifts and knowledge with a community of enthusiastic artists, or you’re looking to grow amongst like-minded kin who are also ravenous for creative living - the Helm is for you.”
— Gabrielle Goodloe
Learning together. Growing together. This is our community.
Some of our fav workshops in the Helm
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Navigating the Writing Rules with Lore Alexander & Gabrielle Goodloe
Kicking gatekeeping in the face!
Who made the rules?What the hell even are the rules?
Is a rule for you?
How can you set yourself free?
Find out in this free workshop! Join our Discord today and get access to this freebie. You won’t want to miss it!
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How to Market Your Book with Meg McIntyre
Learn about:
- What an “author platform” is.
- How to create a press kit and pitch yourself to media publications.
- Face-to-face marketing.
You can learn more about Meg here.
This recording is available for members only.
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Creating Through Perfectionism with Lore Alexander
Our Ugly Art Master!
In this workshop you’ll learn:Classifying helpful and unhlepful perfectionsim (because coping mechanisms don’t intend you harm!).
Identify personal beliefs that reenforce your perfectionst tendencies.
Identify where you’re getting the most stuck right now (it changes all the time!).
Learn new tools to navigate perfectionism and get your work onto the page.
You can learn more about Lore here.
This recording is available for members.
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How to Create An Authentic Disabled Character with Sandra Postma
In this workshop ‘How To Create An Authentic Disabled Character’, you will learn how to create an authentically disabled character - a character with a chronic illness, disability or mental struggles - from a sense of deep integrity and the motivation to share the lived experience of millions, whether it’s the focus of your story or not. This workshop is for both writers who consider themselves disabled or chronically ill, and for writers who do not and want to learn how to create a character like this as authentically as possible.
You can learn more about Sandra here.
This recording is available to members of the Helm.
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Improve Your Query with Julie Artz
After reading over 1000 queries in the past decade, Book Coach Julie Artz has homed in on the four essential questions your query--and your story--must answer.
Join her for this information presentation with plenty of time for Q&A so that you can get your burning query questions answered.
This workshop recording is no longer available but you can learn more about Julie by clicking the button below!
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Self-Editing Alchemy: The Magic Before Hiring A Professional with Heather Hudec
Polishing your manuscript before sending it to an editor can save you time, money, and stress. In this workshop, you’ll learn self-editing techniques to strengthen your story, refine your prose, and catch common errors. We’ll cover scene-level editing, line-level editing, grammar and mechanics, strategies to help get the most out of self-editing, and how to know when your manuscript is ready for an editor. Whether you're preparing for publication or just want to improve your writing, this session will equip you with the tools to edit your manuscript.
You can learn more about Heather here.
Join us April 18th, 2025 to for a live session!
Want to pitch a workshop for the Helm?
If you’re someone passionate about enhancing the quality of creative living for authors and making industry knowledge accessible to the masses… we want to hear from you!
We value workshops that focus on a variety of elements that cultivate growth and the overall well-being of our community. We welcome workshops that highlight creative practice, self-care for artists, and, of course, technical education on craft and publishing.
