January 4, 2026 Edition
Happy New Year! 🎉
Here's the thing about the holidays: they're wonderful and exhausting in equal measure. We spend weeks pouring energy outward—into gatherings, gifts, travel, other people's needs—and by the time January arrives, we're wrung out but also... clearer somehow. The noise settles. The obligations lift. The things that matter most to us start to come back into focus.
Maybe you made New Years resolutions or a 2026 vision board (at The Fountain, we love the witchy little solstice ritual of listing 13 manifestations and burning one each night). If you're anything like us, you want writing to be at the heart of your 2026. That project you've been circling for weeks, months, or years: it's still there, tapping you on the shoulder now that you have the space to feel it again.
If you've been waiting for a sign that this is the year to finally write your book—here you go! You just spent a season making magic for everyone else. What would it look like to make some for yourself?
Final Week to Register: The Winter Intensive
This is the last week to join The Fountain's 100-Day Winter Intensive, running January 11th through April 20th.
We are nearly at capacity, and the group coming together is genuinely exciting—writers with a wide range of backgrounds, experience levels, and creative visions. (Seriously, we keep looking at the roster and getting giddy.) One of the things we love most about this program is watching the unexpected connections that form between people who might never have crossed paths otherwise.
One of our new registrants recently mentioned how much the welcome letter resonated with her and suggested we share it more widely. So here it is—a glimpse into what this container holds:
Dear Writers,
This is the beginning of something remarkable—your committed decision to bring your book into the world. We're genuinely thrilled to welcome you to The Fountain's 100-Day Winter Intensive, where over the next fourteen weeks, you'll transform your creative vision into a completed manuscript.
What you've chosen to do matters profoundly. In a world that rarely values the quiet work of creation, you've carved out this container—this dedicated space and time—for your artistic voice to emerge. When we create boundaries around our creative practice, our brains respond by strengthening the neural pathways that support focus, imagination, and productivity. This container isn't just a schedule or commitment; it's a cognitive framework that allows your creativity to flow with greater ease.
Each day of this journey, you'll be building not just your manuscript, but also reinforcing the neural networks that support creative confidence. The consistency of showing up daily within this structured container helps quiet the brain's default mode network—the source of self-doubt and inner criticism—while activating the areas associated with flow states and artistic expression.
You're not alone in this process. The community you've joined provides both accountability and understanding—fellow travelers who recognize both the challenges and the profound joy of bringing new work into existence. This shared energy creates a powerful group dynamic that enhances individual creative output and resilience.
Your story deserves to be told, and you've taken the brave step of committing to tell it. Over these next 100 days, there will be moments of breakthrough and moments of struggle—both are valuable parts of the creative process. Trust that the container we've built together will support you through all of it.
We honor your courage in beginning this journey and look forward to witnessing your story unfold, one day at a time.
With anticipation and support,
Chelsea & Kim
The above is a screenshot of our welcome materials, but there is SO much more to the program. You'll receive:
✨ Complete 100-Day Curriculum moving you to your full draft
🎧 14 Custom Craft Clearings—specialized audio experiences for navigating creative resistance and developing your craft
📹 14 Weekly Live Coaching/Craft Sessions with Chelsea and Kim (all recorded for your convenience—that's 28 hours of instruction!)
đź’¬ Lifetime Access to a Private Online Community
đź‘Ż Small Accountability Groups so you never feel alone in the deep work
đź“– Complete Course Curriculum PDF at completion for future projects
Whether you're starting from a blank page or you've been working for years; whether you're writing a novel or a memoir (or if you're not even sure WHAT it is yet): this intensive will get you to the end of your draft in 2026.
Tomorrow: The Story of Your Year đź“ť
For our current Fountain members—we're hosting a special New Year's visioning class tomorrow and we'd love to see you there.
Monday, January 5th | 10 AM PT (Recorded for replay)
Instead of resolutions we forget by February (no shade to resolutions, but... you know), what if we authored the year ahead?
This live session is a guided group visioning experience where we'll move beyond traditional goal-setting and step directly into the felt sense of who we are becoming. Through visualization and reflective writing, we'll craft a living narrative of 2026—not just what we hope to accomplish, but the version of ourselves who will do it.
You'll leave with language to return to all year long: anchor, compass, story.
Bring your notebook, your hope, your curiosity about the year you're stepping into. ✨
Not a member yet? Join the Fountain: our monthly membership ($33/month) gives you access to live classes like tomorrow's visioning session, our full Clearings library, an invaluable curriculum for breaking blocks and immediately entering the flowstate, a dedicated community space, and ongoing support for your creative practice.
We also offer self-paced courses if you'd like to dive into specific craft elements on your own timeline—including Supercharge Your First 30 Pages and 10 Steps to Your Dream Agent.
January energy is real, and we don't want you to waste it. Whatever path feels right for you this year, we're grateful you're here—and we're rooting for your work.
Happy creating,
Kim & Chelsea đź’™
