Writing Without an Outline is a year-long journey through the heart of story. The full experience will leave you forever changed in how you see, approach, and allow your narrative to open in front of you.
Let 2025 be the year you set your wild muse free!
This series is for those that struggle with traditional approaches to creative writing. It is for those that prefer to let their stories "tell themselves". It is for those who want to explore new forms and structures. It is for the artist. The joyful inner child. The writer who writes from the heart.
Be empowered to approach the blank page with confidence— and wild anticipation!
Neurodivergent minds are highly encouraged.
Early bird $1050 | Register by March 28 (discount applied at checkout)
Regular Price $1200 | Effective March 29
Includes….
Three weekend intensives (held Saturdays from 10am-4pm and Sundays from 1pm-4pm) — times may vary slighty:
Romancing the Muse: A Guide to Falling in Love with Your Creativity (Saturday & Sunday, April 12-13)
Risk and the Writer: How to Free Your Wild Genius (Saturday & Sunday, July 12-13)
The Power of Genre: The Who-What-Where-&-Whens of Established Story Types(Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 18-19)
Three series of six-week classes (held Mondays from 6:15-8:45pm):
Writing from Character: Freeing Characters to Tell Their Own Story (May 5-June 16, no class 5/26)
Writing from Theme: Making Wisdom the Heart of Your Story (August 4-Sept 15, no class 9/1)
Writing from Analogy: Using the Natural World as a Model for Organic Storytelling (Nov 3-Dec 15, no class 11/24)
Space is LIMITED to ensure an intimate experience. We recommend signing up early! Refund and other policies can be found here.
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Classes are designed to stand alone or be bundled together. If interested in the full series, register above for the greatest value.
6 WEEK DEEP DIVE COURSES
Mondays from 6:15-8:45pmWriting from Character | May 5-June 16
A dive deep into the deeply human elements of story.Writing from Theme | Aug. 4-Sept 15
A dive deep into the deeper meaning of story.Writing from Analogy | Nov 3-Dec 15
A dive deep into the deep relevance of story.Sign up for all three deep-dive sessions here (save $125)!
WEEKEND INTENSIVES
Saturdays from 10am-4pm and Sunday from 1pm-4pm*
*Times may vary slightlyRomancing the Muse | April 12-13
A quick plunge to fall in love with your own wild muse.Risk and the Writer | July 12-13
A quick plunge to embrace the cutting edge of our truth.The Power of Genre | Oct. 18-19
A quick plunge to harness the comfort of the familiar.Sign up for all three weekend intensives here (save $100!).
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A certified Inward & Artward Creative Facilitator, R. Lyon Bergh is a writer, actor, and filmmaker currently living and creating in Asheville, NC. He (or she) expresses creative storytelling through poetry, song, short & long-form prose, short & long-form screenwriting, oral storytelling, comedy improv, and just about any other way that (s)he can find. He received his undergrad from Wilmington University in Marketing with a strong concentration in Creative Writing. Following that, he was a finalist for the High Residency MFA Creative Writing Fellowship at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, studied Meisner Acting at the New York Studio for Stage and Screen, and is a proud alumni of Asheville School of Film.
Early recognition was for a submission to the Wilmington Drama League’s One Act Play Festival, where he received multiple awards including Best Director and Best Original Stage Play. More recently, he was published twice in the WNC Woman magazine and has earned recognition for contributions to the 48hr film project in Asheville.
More details: https://www.rlyonbergh.com