Stop waiting. Start writing.
Start in March,
be done
by December.
No idea needed.
The Year includes
a full Discovery
process!
Create in a
warm community
of writers who will
cheer you on.
The Year of Writing Magically is a 10-month writing workshop for novelists who are ready to stop waiting and start writing.
You'll build a writing process that actually fits your life, find a community of writers who are genuinely in it with you, and work under the guidance of NYT bestselling author Lani Diane Rich.
It's also, genuinely, fun.
If you were looking for a sign about whether you should
write a novel in 2027, this might be it.
The Year of Writing Magically is currently closed for registration, but...
...you can get the first lecture for free today
and
you can sign up for the free Year of Writing Magically Substack, where I provide essays and writing advice year-round!
What makes The Year so magical?
A coach who gets it.
Lani Diane Rich has spent two decades taking stories apart to figure out what makes them work. In YOWM, she brings that into live coaching sessions, targeted homework assignments, and real help building a writing life that lasts.
Other writers who get it.
Your cohort shares a private Discord server, and it gets lively. Writers work through exercises together, share projects, recommend books and shows, and occasionally post recipes. You know. Like a community.
Story first, whatever you're writing.
Novels, screenplays, graphic novels, stage plays. YOWM is built around story, which means it works in every form and genre.
Twelve published novels. A name on the NYT bestselling list. Awards. And yet, for nine years, I couldn't write.
I knew I needed community—a long-term workshop where I could build a writing life alongside other writers who got it. I looked everywhere. I couldn't find it.
So I built it.
In the first Year of Writing Magically, I wrote my first novel in almost a decade.
Come write with me.
Hi.
I'm Lani.
The Year of Writing Magically is... magical.
If you’ve been wanting to complete a novel, screenplay, or other long-form work, yet aren’t sure where to begin, this is the workshop for you.
Lani’s approach provides you with an amazingly accessible creative structure, with both expert guidance and peer support baked into the experience. I can’t recommend it strongly enough.
—Anne, 2025 cohort
As with everything Lani creates, the best part of the workshop is the community. Even though I’ve written more than one novel, I can honestly say that I could not have written my current story without the research assistance, encouragement, and support of my fellow classmates.
—Melissa, 2025 cohort
The way Lani broke down the writing process and focused on the magic (instead of the mess) made the writing process less overwhelming and more of a joy, and the cohort of writers in the workshop were amazing and supportive accountability buddies.
—Liz, 2023 cohort