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LOVING THE PROCESS

A writing community where we help writers get out of their heads and into their hearts, because that's where the magic is.

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Want to give your Heroine/Hero a challenge worth turning the pages for? Then join us for a lively Zoom chat, about the essential elements needed to create an epic and unforgettable Villain. Attendees will receive exclusive bonus freebies for our upcoming Antagonist retreat.

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Feeling stuck? Suffering loss of momentum? Want a quick jolt of inspiration to get you or your story back on track? Purchase one of our targeted intensives and take it with you on your next weekend writing retreat (via our app) or use it to give yourself daily/weekly challenges. Our powerful prompts will ensure each writing session is highly productive.

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Need to Develop a Slow & Steady Writing Practice

  • Are you so busy you have no idea where to fit your writing time?

  • Have you been struggling with where to even start?

  • Getting too in your head about it all?

  • Questioning your own talent? 

  • Driving yourself crazy with stops and starts, and false promises to yourself?

Do you wish someone would just give you an easy roadmap to follow, so you could just embed writing time into your schedule and ensure you keep moving forward, no matter how busy things get? Want to finally give your inner storyteller the satisfaction it deserves? 

 

Join the Slow Writing Community

 

You'll get weekly bite sized challenges that guide you from concept to completion, and a writing community to share it with, via monthly Zoom check ins.

$14.99 per/mo. First month is FREE. Cancel anytime. There's nothing to lose but your guilt over not writing.

You are Invited to The Slow Writing Challenge
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You are Invited to The Slow Writing Challenge

JOIN THE SLOW WRITING CHALLENGE https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual with writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, and her Loving The Process community in taking on a What is The Slow Writing Challenge? It’s an intentionally slow moving challenge where we’ll be coming together as a community to cheer each other on, as we finally take on writing that long procrastinated novel or script. With the highest goal being to see if we can do it, while loving every inch of the process. Each week writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, will be posting a new challenge. It’ll be a nice, bite-sized, humane challenge, designed to be able to be accomplished in a week, even inside of the busiest of schedules. And as a show of camaraderie she will be taking on the challenge too (slow writing a novel) and will also share, candidly, how she fared, or didn’t fare with the challenge herself. So we hope you’ll follow along and share as well, whether you SUBSCRIBE here for free or whether you choose to make it official and join us inside the community https://www.theslowwritingchallenge.com. We writers need each other. The reminders and encouragement from each other can make all the difference on whether we finish this marathon that is slow writing or not. SIGN UP NOW and get your first month FREE. https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual If after that, you decide you’re going to give yourself the gift of committing to the Slow Writing Challenge for the long haul, it will cost you a mere $14.99 pr/mo.
Why I Created The Slow Writing Challenge
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Why I Created The Slow Writing Challenge

JOIN THE SLOW WRITING CHALLENGE https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual with writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, and her Loving The Process community. What is The Slow Writing Challenge? It’s an intentionally slow moving challenge where we’ll be coming together as a community to cheer each other on, as we finally take on writing that long procrastinated novel or script. With the highest goal being to see if we can do it, while loving every inch of the process. Each week writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, will be posting a new challenge. It’ll be a nice, bite-sized, humane challenge, designed to be able to be accomplished in a week, even inside of the busiest of schedules. And as a show of camaraderie she will be taking on the challenge too (slow writing a novel) and will also share, candidly, how she fared, or didn’t fare with the challenge herself. So we hope you’ll follow along and share as well, whether you SUBSCRIBE here for free or whether you choose to make it official and join us inside the community https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual We writers need each other. The reminders and encouragement from each other can make all the difference on whether we finish this marathon that is slow writing or not. SIGN UP NOW and get your first month FREE. https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual If after that, you decide you’re going to give yourself the gift of committing to the Slow Writing Challenge for the long haul, it will cost you a mere $14.99 pr/mo.
Getting into the Right Mindset - Prepping for the Slow Writing Challenge
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Getting into the Right Mindset - Prepping for the Slow Writing Challenge

JOIN THE SLOW WRITING CHALLENGE https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual with writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, and her Loving The Process community. What is The Slow Writing Challenge? It’s an intentionally slow moving challenge where we’ll be coming together as a community to cheer each other on, as we finally take on writing that long procrastinated novel or script. With the highest goal being to see if we can do it, while loving every inch of the process. Each week writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, will be posting a new challenge. It’ll be a nice, bite-sized, humane challenge, designed to be able to be accomplished in a week, even inside of the busiest of schedules. And as a show of camaraderie she will be taking on the challenge too (slow writing a novel) and will also share, candidly, how she fared, or didn’t fare with the challenge herself. So we hope you’ll follow along and share as well, whether you SUBSCRIBE here for free or whether you choose to make it official and join us inside the community https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual We writers need each other. The reminders and encouragement from each other can make all the difference on whether we finish this marathon that is slow writing or not. SIGN UP NOW and get your first month FREE. https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual If after that, you decide you’re going to give yourself the gift of committing to the Slow Writing Challenge for the long haul, it will cost you a mere $14.99 pr/mo.
Clearing Space  - Prepping for the Slow Writing Challenge
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Clearing Space - Prepping for the Slow Writing Challenge

JOIN THE SLOW WRITING CHALLENGE https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual with writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, and her Loving The Process community. What is The Slow Writing Challenge? It’s an intentionally slow moving challenge where we’ll be coming together as a community to cheer each other on, as we finally take on writing that long procrastinated novel or script. With the highest goal being to see if we can do it, while loving every inch of the process. Each week writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, will be posting a new challenge. It’ll be a nice, bite-sized, humane challenge, designed to be able to be accomplished in a week, even inside of the busiest of schedules. And as a show of camaraderie she will be taking on the challenge too (slow writing a novel) and will also share, candidly, how she fared, or didn’t fare with the challenge herself. So we hope you’ll follow along and share as well, whether you SUBSCRIBE here for free or whether you choose to make it official and join us inside the community https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual We writers need each other. The reminders and encouragement from each other can make all the difference on whether we finish this marathon that is slow writing or not. SIGN UP NOW and get your first month FREE. https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual If after that, you decide you’re going to give yourself the gift of committing to the Slow Writing Challenge for the long haul, it will cost you a mere $14.99 pr/mo.
Choosing The Right Story - Prepping for the Slow Writing Challenge
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Choosing The Right Story - Prepping for the Slow Writing Challenge

JOIN THE SLOW WRITING CHALLENGE https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual with writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, and her Loving The Process community. What is The Slow Writing Challenge? It’s an intentionally slow moving challenge where we’ll be coming together as a community to cheer each other on, as we finally take on writing that long procrastinated novel or script. With the highest goal being to see if we can do it, while loving every inch of the process. Each week writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, will be posting a new challenge. It’ll be a nice, bite-sized, humane challenge, designed to be able to be accomplished in a week, even inside of the busiest of schedules. And as a show of camaraderie she will be taking on the challenge too (slow writing a novel) and will also share, candidly, how she fared, or didn’t fare with the challenge herself. So we hope you’ll follow along and share as well, whether you SUBSCRIBE here for free or whether you choose to make it official and join us inside the community https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual We writers need each other. The reminders and encouragement from each other can make all the difference on whether we finish this marathon that is slow writing or not. SIGN UP NOW and get your first month FREE. https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual If after that, you decide you’re going to give yourself the gift of committing to the Slow Writing Challenge for the long haul, it will cost you a mere $14.99 pr/mo.
Week 1 - Claiming Your Story (The Slow Writing Challenge)
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Week 1 - Claiming Your Story (The Slow Writing Challenge)

Week 1 of The Slow Writing Challenge is all about claiming your story. Getting to the heart of what your story is about at its core, and why you need to write it. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE SLOW WRITING COMMUNITY and go through this 2 year challenge together click here https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual What is The Slow Writing Challenge? It’s an intentionally slow moving challenge where we’ll be coming together as a community to cheer each other on, as we finally take on writing that long procrastinated novel or script. With the highest goal being to see if we can do it, while loving every inch of the process. Each week writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, will be posting a new challenge. It’ll be a nice, bite-sized, humane challenge, designed to be able to be accomplished in a week, even inside of the busiest of schedules. And as a show of camaraderie she will be taking on the challenge too (slow writing a novel) and will also share, candidly, how she fared, or didn’t fare with the challenge herself. So we hope you’ll follow along and share as well, whether you SUBSCRIBE here for free or whether you choose to make it official and join us inside the community https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual We writers need each other. The reminders and encouragement from each other can make all the difference on whether we finish this marathon that is slow writing or not. SIGN UP NOW and get your first month FREE. https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual If after that, you decide you’re going to give yourself the gift of committing to the Slow Writing Challenge for the long haul, it will cost you a mere $14.99 pr/mo.
Week 2 - Themes and Central Conflict (The Slow Writing Challenge)
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Week 2 - Themes and Central Conflict (The Slow Writing Challenge)

Week 2 of The Slow Writing Challenge is all about discovering and getting clear on the themes and central conflicts you'll be working with in your story. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE SLOW WRITING COMMUNITY and go through this 2 year challenge together click here https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual What is The Slow Writing Challenge? It’s an intentionally slow moving challenge where we’ll be coming together as a community to cheer each other on, as we finally take on writing that long procrastinated novel or script. With the highest goal being to see if we can do it, while loving every inch of the process. Each week writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, will be posting a new challenge. It’ll be a nice, bite-sized, humane challenge, designed to be able to be accomplished in a week, even inside of the busiest of schedules. And as a show of camaraderie she will be taking on the challenge too (slow writing a novel) and will also share, candidly, how she fared, or didn’t fare with the challenge herself. So we hope you’ll follow along and share as well, whether you SUBSCRIBE here for free or whether you choose to make it official and join us inside the community https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual We writers need each other. The reminders and encouragement from each other can make all the difference on whether we finish this marathon that is slow writing or not. SIGN UP NOW and get your first month FREE. https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual If after that, you decide you’re going to give yourself the gift of committing to the Slow Writing Challenge for the long haul, it will cost you a mere $14.99 pr/mo.
Week 3 - Your Logline as Your True North (The Slow Writing Challenge)
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Week 3 - Your Logline as Your True North (The Slow Writing Challenge)

Week 3 of The Slow Writing Challenge is all about writing your logline as an exercise to help you find the True North of your story as we continue to get to the heart of what your story is about at its core, and why you need to write it. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE SLOW WRITING COMMUNITY and go through this 2 year challenge together click here https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual What is The Slow Writing Challenge? It’s an intentionally slow moving challenge where we’ll be coming together as a community to cheer each other on, as we finally take on writing that long procrastinated novel or script. With the highest goal being to see if we can do it, while loving every inch of the process. Each week writing coach, Holly Payberg-Torroija, will be posting a new challenge. It’ll be a nice, bite-sized, humane challenge, designed to be able to be accomplished in a week, even inside of the busiest of schedules. And as a show of camaraderie she will be taking on the challenge too (slow writing a novel) and will also share, candidly, how she fared, or didn’t fare with the challenge herself. So we hope you’ll follow along and share as well, whether you SUBSCRIBE here for free or whether you choose to make it official and join us inside the community https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual We writers need each other. The reminders and encouragement from each other can make all the difference on whether we finish this marathon that is slow writing or not. SIGN UP NOW and get your first month FREE. https://loving-the-process.mn.co/plans/361775?bundle_token=fd2863f5436e9892446e186ef73fd5b9&utm_source=manual If after that, you decide you’re going to give yourself the gift of committing to the Slow Writing Challenge for the long haul, it will cost you a mere $14.99 pr/mo.

Need a Coach to Help You Get To The Finish Line?

Do you have stories you're not okay with letting die inside you? Are you committed to developing that special mix of courage, creativity, craft and time management needed to stick to the process and create stories with the power to move others? Have you realized that you can't do it alone? Would you like the support of a kind and empathic writing coach and community, to help you dive deep, while learning to love every step of the process? Then book a call with Holly. Together you can chat about what potential coaching programs might be a right fit for you. (All coaching programs come with Lifetime access to the LTP writing community, as well as workshops and intensives listed above)

Enroll anytime. Spaces are limited. Once spots are filled, new spots won't open up until someone graduates out.

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A word from our Founder, Holly Payberg-Torroija

 

Hi. My name is Holly and as a writing and creativity coach there is one thing I know for certain: your stories are important. And they’re not going away.

 

Sure, you can try to keep kicking the can down the road, and wasting energy beating yourself up about not writing them if you want. But I’m here to suggest that your stories won't be ignored. They want to be written for a reason. That, often, they are the key to your growth and ultimate fulfillment, and potentially the key to others growth as well.

 

So don’t you owe it to yourself, and your potential audience, to take your stories seriously? To learn how to allow your stories to flow freely onto the page and do what they do?

 

If you're ready to take that leap, consider letting me help you. I know and love the writer’s mind. I know the special brand of resistances it puts up. Which is why I have used every inch of my 30 plus years of personal writing experience to create a process based system with the power to circumvent those resistances, until writers have the strength to do it for themselves.

Holly is a graduate of both The Second City sketch writing and Improv programs. And has a history of working in all aspects of the entertainment business, from her early days on set working on high profile projects like FRIENDS and ANALYZE THIS, to her development days working as Director of Development for Signature Pictures, and partner in June Bug Pictures, to writing and producing her own indie content such as the family comedy THE GUARDIANS, and show running several award winning digital series THE SEX TRADE, GG'S JAVA JOINT and FEATHERS AND TOAST.

 

Learn more about Holly...

Testimonials

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Kelly Carlin

Holly's Heart of The Story Intensive took me from having lost the thread and motivation to write the book I wanted to write to enthusiasm, clarity and a whole new angle. Her ability to make me feel safe enough to explore new areas and depths is profound. I think she’s a writing witch! 

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Harriet Kamakil

Holly's coaching helped me find my voice and the courage to tell my story. Her kindness, compassion, wisdom and humor provides a safe space to explore my writing using a proven process that truly works.

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Pam R.

I only dreamed of writing a novel and now I'm actually doing it, thanks to Holly's incredibly skillful guidance. She's provided the tools to match my creativity so I can bring my story to the page.

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