📅 Sunday, July 12th–Saturday, July 25th, 2026
Are you ready to revitalize your writing practice and land those dream bylines? Say goodbye to writer's block and submitting anxiety, and hello to two weeks of motivation, accountability, and growth with Courtney's Midsummer Pitch Party! By the end of the sprint, you'll have written 10,500+ words, generated new ideas, completed drafts, polished pitches, and built momentum you can carry forward long after the course ends.
💡 What to Expect:
Daily Zoom Sessions: Participate in a one-hour Zoom session every day, where you'll receive inspiration, assignments, and dedicated writing time. Students will be polled on their availability, and Zooms will be recorded for anyone unable to attend live.
Daily Prompts & Publication Targets: Get ready to unleash your creativity with daily prompts and publication targets designed to help you generate ideas, draft essays, and develop pitches that align with what editors are looking for.
Real-Life Examples: Learn from real-life success stories throughout the sprint. Discover what strategies have worked for Courtney, previous students, and other writers, and how you can apply them to your own writing journey.
Live Pitch Feedback: Receive and watch live feedback on pitches during class so you can strengthen your ideas and improve your chances of landing bylines.
Q&A Opportunities: Have burning questions about the writing process, pitching, or finding the right publications? Get answers during our daily Q&A sessions.
Personalized Feedback: Receive personalized feedback from Courtney on two assignments—one flash essay and one full-length essay—to help you refine your work and move it closer to publication.
Classmate Feedback Swaps: For additional feedback, there will be opportunities to engage in two feedback swaps with peers so you can exchange insights, offer constructive criticism, and support one another.
💸 Investment: $250
🤓 About the Instructor: Courtney Kocak is a writer, podcaster, and comedian who splits her time between Austin and Los Angeles. She has written for Amazon’s Emmy-winning animated series Danger & Eggs, Netflix’s Know It All, and outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Slate, The Sun, HuffPost, and a viral essay for Cosmopolitan. Her debut memoir, Girl Gone Wild, is out now!
Ready to level up your writing game and make those dream bylines a reality? Join us for Midsummer Pitch Party and kickstart your next phase of writing success! 🚀
Limited spots available. Reserve yours today!
(No refunds.)
Build your platform in 20 minutes a day—without the cringe or burnout
A step-by-step system to grow your audience, polish your presence, and create real momentum in 60 days.
What it is:
A guided 60-day sprint. Each day: one clear, 20-minute task that stacks into visible progress—no perfection required.
Miss a day? Start fresh the next day and save the missed task for the end of the challenge.
Who it’s for:
Debut & emerging authors building from zero or rebooting
Writers with big dreams who want a sharp online presence to build from
Busy, ambitious creatives who need sustainable structure
How it works:
One task/day (~20 min). Progress > perfection.
Catch-up days built in. No guilt, just momentum.
Start within 48 hours. Buy today, you’ll be on your way in two days or less.
Writer-centric. Everything serves your writing—building an audience of readers while protecting your writing time.
Testimonial:
“This program was exactly what I needed to get out of my head and start taking action in building my writer's platform. There are so many "experts" out there telling us all the things we should be doing to build a platform—Twitter/X, Threads, IG, Facebook groups, Substack Notes, podcast pitching, newsletter sending, ugh! It’s completely overwhelming. The genius of Courtney’s program was its simplicity—one small daily action, every day. It never felt hard because she told us exactly what to focus on every day—no more decision fatigue. And all we had to do was that one assigned thing and keep chipping away, 1% at a time. But 60 days later, looking back, all those tiny daily actions together really moved the needle! Without Courtney’s program and coaching, I would've for sure stayed stuck and paralyzed by overwhelm from all the things I “should” be doing. But now I know that platform-building doesn’t need to be soul-crushing and can absolutely be done in a sustainable way. Thanks, Courtney!”
(No refunds.)
OTHER CLASSES
Start a Newsletter to Supercharge Your Platform, Network & Business Seminar
Kick your newsletter strategy into high grade in the new year! Join Courtney for her one-day newsletter seminar with Writing Workshops on June 14th. In this workshop, she shares all her hard-earned wisdom for developing a newsletter that can be a foundation for your career or business.
Land Big Bylines by Writing for Columns Seminar
On June 28th, Courtney will deconstruct how to land bylines at top publications by writing for columns. She’ll explain the crux of popular columns. You'll do a brainstorming exercise for each, and there will be an opportunity to workshop your ideas and ask questions. You'll receive a list of potential columns and editor contact information for each. By the end, you'll have a game plan for landing your best bylines yet!
So You Want to Start a Podcast? Seminar
Thinking about starting a podcast but not sure where to begin? Or maybe you want the big-picture blueprint before diving in? This one-day intensive will give you everything you need to understand the essentials—without the overwhelm. You’ll get a high-level overview of the process plus practical tips that can save you time, money, and headaches. Plus, because podcasting doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing, you’ll learn easy ways to dip your toe in and test out podcasting on Substack—so you can see if it’s the right fit before committing fully.
Edit & Elevate: Revision Intensive Seminar
Bring up to three essays or your memoir manuscript-in-progress. Girl Gone Wild author Courtney Kocak will lead a focused, hands-on revision session drawing on lessons she learned while revising her debut memoir. Through guided exercises, you’ll refine your structure, deepen your context, strengthen your dialogue, heighten emotional resonance, and polish everything from sentence rhythm to grammar.
The Multi-Passionate Writer's Life Seminar
Are you allergic to the “pick a lane” advice? This workshop offers you a blueprint for developing and adapting a story or concept across multiple mediums. Learn Courtney’s tips and tricks for iterating across passions and formats for a sustainable, multi-platform writing career.
12 Months to a Full Memoir in Essays Incubator: Write Your Memoir in a Year
Are you ready to stop dabbling and start (and finish!) your book? This yearlong incubator gives you the structure, accountability, and guidance to generate 52,000+ words and shape them into a cohesive memoir. Learn Courtney’s MFA-level blueprint for turning your life into a memoir-in-essays that’s compelling, artful, and ready for publication.
How to Build a “Platform” for Writers Who Shudder at the Thought Seminar
Sign up for Courtney’s writing platform seminar—back by popular demand on October 4th—a one-day intensive through Writing Workshops on building your writer platform by leaning into your joys and strengths (and no, you don’t need to start your own podcast).
How to Make 2027 Your Best Writing Year Yet: Manifest Your Writing Goals Seminar
2027 is just around the corner, and writer/instructor Courtney Kocak wants to help you get intentional about your writing goals for the new year. If you’ve got a million ideas swirling around in your head but aren’t sure how to focus, or if you just need a jolt of inspiration to kick yourself into gear, this 90-minute workshop will set you up for success. Courtney will guide you through a reflective process to review 2026, clarify your priorities for the year ahead, and translate your creative dreams into an actionable plan so you can have your most intentional and productive writing year yet.
CONSULTING
Courtney is not currently taking on consulting clients.