People who attend Writing Table mini retreats work on many different kinds of projects: sermons, books, vlogs, academic articles, teaching plans and evaluations, difficult emails, and personal journals among other things. One of the beauties of the Writing Table is you are never required to share what you are writing, unless you desire to share it. Instead, we create a carefully tended circle of protection for your writing. And if people desire to share what they're working on, it's always welcome! Never required.

, remember that your calling and your words matter.

In a recent article in the Nashville paper, I read yet another story about the banning of books in my home state of Tennessee. We also know that far too many banned books are authored by women of color. Thus, not only is it hard to get published, books by women of color are disproportionately among the 4000 books banned in counties across the US in the last five years. A recent study of banned books, "revealed a stark racial disparity in book bans. Authors of color were 4.5 times more likely to be banned than white authors, particularly women of color. This is largely because women of color were more likely to write children’s books featuring diverse characters." 

We also know that beloved Black authors of adult fiction like Toni Morrison, and non-fiction like Isabel Wilkerson, and many other Black women are also among the politically motivated book bans of recent years.

We want to be part of changing these statistics and making a new reality! 

We want to make space for you to write your stories and support you when you are ready to publish. As Dr. Charisse Gillett said in my recent interview with her, if Black women don't take time to tell their stories in their own voices, in a century we won't know they existed. 

There is no better time than now to commit to your writing. Through planning, focused writing time, and supportive coaching, all alongside other women writing, you can get on the pathway to strengthening your writing habits and getting your ideas and stories published. 

Here's a glimpse at what you'll receive upon signing up: 

• A date and time to write: 
  December 5, 2025 (11:30a–4:00p ET | 10:30a–3:00p CT)
• A fillable planning document
• A list of encouragements
• Reminders of "rules for writing" to help you stay on track 
• A video with guidance for setting up writing tasks
• A meaningful and humane schedule for the retreat using POMs, so you finish feeling confident, refreshed, and accomplished
• Friendly and supportive coaching 
• A place on Zoom for the retreat