Thinking about getting an MFA? Try Imaginative Storm first!

You might think you need an MFA to be considered a “serious” writer. You don’t! If you simply want to make your writing more powerful and memorable, try Imaginative Storm first!

Valerie Speedwell has been considering an MFA, but faces serious obstacles. Meanwhile, she has been a regular in the Imaginative Storm writing group for over a year. and frequently astonishes us with her powerful originality. She wrote this arresting poem in 10 minutes, the Saturday we offered Paul Pascarella’s Full Moon painting of a hummingbird and dragonflies as a prompt. It was recently published by the prestigious A Room of Her Own Foundation, and they will be publishing more of her work in the coming months.

Click here to purchase Write What You Don’t Know: 10 Steps to Writing with Confidence, Energy, and Flow by Allegra Huston and James Navé, founders of the Imaginative Storm method, or order it from your favorite online retailer. It’s also available on Kindle and all other e-book platforms.

Our self-paced online video course “Write What You Don’t Know: Imaginative Storm Writer Training” is now available on Teachable. Take advantage of the introductory price!

Follow @imaginativestorm on Instagram for a daily writing prompt, or download the June 2023 prompts here. You might also like to explore the extensive archive of visual and audio writing prompts on our YouTube channel. Then, publish what you write on the Imaginative Storm Circle platform! We’d love to read it.