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Join our upcoming retreat | Dangerous Old Woman | 25 January 2025

Welcome to Writing Fire — a sanctuary for transformation, creativity, and awakening for writers from all walks of life and every level of experience.

Your story is a spell. Your voice is a fire.

Welcome to Writing Fire

You know everything you need to know.

You have everything you need to have.

Nothing has been wasted: none of your writing and none of your time.

Even lost years and lost manuscripts were necessary to bring you where you are now.

All that’s lost can be salvaged.

You bring with you the most sacred and the most profane.

You bring wisdom and humor and a broken, healing heart.

You bring your living body and your limitless soul and enough stories, thoughts and dreams to fill a thousand books.

There is no hurry, there is no pressure, there is no wrong way to do this.

There is no rule book, there is no map save for what’s inside of you.

You know now which voices to trust and which to lay gently aside.

There is nothing you have to prove or solve or figure out.

There is no timeline or deadline.

You can trust the words that come.

You can trust yourself.

You were brought here for this.

You were led to this.

This is why you are here.

Welcome home.

When we heal our relationship with our writing, we heal our relationship with ourselves. In our safe and sacred circles, free of judgement and critique, you will:

Process and heal from trauma
Navigate major life transitions with clarity
Discover your authentic voice and truth
Transform limiting beliefs into empowering narratives
Connect with a supportive community of fellow writers

Writing Fire is where writing becomes a sacred act of reclamation.

Here, your stories are not just memories — they are portals.

Your emotions are not burdens — they are raw materials for alchemy.

Your voice is not something to find — it is something to ignite.

Through guided writing, ritual, energy work, intuitive exploration, and community circles, Writing Fire helps you turn pain into wisdom, insight into expression, and story into power.

Whether you're healing, awakening, reinventing yourself, or stepping into an entirely new phase of life, Writing Fire is a place to land, breathe, expand, and write the truest story of who you are becoming.

Come to the page.
Come to the fire.
Come home to yourself.

A lifelong seeker, writer, and mystic, Valley has spent her life exploring the healing, transformative power of words.

Through writing, she has learned to survive, grow, create, and thrive—guiding others who arrive at the page with honesty and desire to do the same. Drawn to the way writing shifts both our inner landscapes and the energy of a shared circle, she deepened her path into Reiki, shamanic practice, somatic movement, and spiritual coaching.

Valley invites you to release the weight of goal-driven writing and revel instead in its magic—the capacity to heal, awaken, and weave our stories into myth and meaning.

A mirror-holder and spellcaster of the waking dream time, she walks with you into shadow and light alike, helping you claim your archetypes, embrace your truth, and remember yourself as the heroine of your own becoming.

Each time you write with her, you enter a sacred space to uncover your voice, rewrite your story, and step more fully into a future alive with infinite possibility.

More about Valley >

Books

Surrender Your Weapons: Writing To Heal

The Halfway House For Writers

There's No Accounting For the Strangeness Of Things

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LOVE NOTES

What an amazing experience! I have learned so much and gained so much insight into my writing process and what’s important to me. Valley’s guidance, insight, wisdom and encouragement is beyond measure! Definitely glad to be on this journey with Valley and other wonderful, amazing and insightful writers, all of whom came with open and willing hearts. An experience of a lifetime!

— Deborah

Love the way you hold the group, Valley, listen so well, comments so astute and supportive. I was spoiled over the summer that we were an incredibly small group, so there was more writing time…the bigger group makes me itch for more writing in proportion to listening (which of course is valuable as well).

I’m also enjoying reading your books! First halfway house, next surrender your weapons…your voice is always inspiring, spoken or written. Thank you so much.

— Nancy

Valley’s Deep Dive ended up being exactly what I needed. Never having taken a writing class, I was pretty apprehensive about it and unsure if I was in the right place.

Upon meeting Valley and the group, I felt instantly at home and safe to share not only my beginner writing skills, but the contents of my mind.

Valley’s supportive and non-judgmental feedback, coupled with the shared experience of the group, gave me the confidence I needed to put myself out there as a writer.

— Carrie

I really loved this class and our cohort of writers. Just so kind, generous, and supportive. I’ve done other writing workshops and anything with Valley remains my favorite process and format.

— Theresa

Great group. Great writing, Great feedback.
Valley is cooking on all burners.
A pleasure to be with her and the other women who were there.

— Chaya

Thursday mornings are such a special time. To hear and be heard, to be touched by the writings of others and to be able to come back to it, every week feels protected.

— Georgie

A wonderful class with Valley - a true gift! So grateful for the opportunity to work with her. With heartfelt encouragement Valley creates a safe space for exploring thoughts / feelings and how to share them.

— Lesley

Valley consistently creates a safe community that invites us to go as deeply as we feel moved to go and find the words to express the music of our journeys. She is magical as she sings back our songs with love and encouragement to continue.

— Susan

Valley is so delicate and kind with how she approaches her writing classes. She is warm and inviting, creating a safe space to write from the place inside of you that may be nervous with honesty. I highly recommend her writing classes if you are looking for a place to decompress and feel empowered, accepted, and not judged.

— Erin

Valley is a gifted writer and communicator. She skillfully leads writers of all levels to gather and write with intention in a low pressure environment. She is encouraging and lightens the mood with her grace and sense of humor.

Well done!

— Stephanie

Challenge, inspiration, encouragement, sensitive support and community, all fostered by you, Valley, within two hours of exploring Black Fire. This exploration will be my new year tradition.

Such a good intro to writers or aspiring writers new to you. My only suggestion-haunt your audience earlier toward this time of reflection. This two hour period is a good intro. Longer periods at the outset can feel risky as it was for me . But again, you want to draw people ready to invest themselves.

I think you have this ALL figured out and I’m talking to myself.

— Bonnie

Multiple writers attended the workshop, and I felt Valley was talking to me intimately. The prompts helped guide me to a good starting point for 2025. I would like to have the same sort of workshop midway through the year to see how we are progressing.

— Hope

I always enjoy these classes. A valuable time to write, to share, to listen to what others have written and to have kind. positive feedback given to my writing. It is nourishing and refreshing.

— Kara

Thank you so much. That was my first class with you and it was a fantastic way to start off the new year, diving in and listening to so many beautiful writings from other people sharing similar stories and feelings in a turbulent time -so grateful for this gift.

— Ellyn

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