Color Outside The Lines: A Mindset Shift For Authors

\\Please register for this event on our website here: https://www.phxoasispress.com/jan-2027-paint-workshop Color Outside The Lines: A January Mindset Shift For Authors First drafts are meant to be messy. But too often, writers aim for first draft perfection. We write and edit in the same breath, trying so hard to get it right on the first try. Ready to rewire your writing muscle? This fun paint night is also a mindset shift all about learning to let go of perfectionism and trust the process. At this in-person workshop, where a master painter teaches us to sketch, then paint, then detail an image you can proudly hang on your wall to inspire you through the rest of the year. WHAT’S INCLUDED FOR $50 All the supplies needed for your creation A fun three-hour event filled with other authors A new way to look at the power of drafting TICKETS TO THIS EVENT ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. While the majority of our programs are free, some require participants to pay for supplies. This is one of those cases. The cost of your ticket goes directly to the venue to cover supplies and art instruction. WHAT TO EXPECT AT THIS WORKSHOP: Check in starts at 6PM, with casual networking for the first half hour Painting class led from 6:30PM - 8:30PM Stay from 8:30PM - 9PM to chat with fellow authors You’ll take your painting home with you that night ABOUT YOUR HOSTS: Tracy Skochil is a fiction author and executive director of PHX Oasis Press. Last year at a painting event at The Art House something clicked and she finally understood the connection between pencil drafting and finished product. A perfectionist who used to write and edit in the same breath, she’s applying a mindset shift to her drafting approach in 2027. Artist Ginger Hamilton opened the Art House to be a creative hub in the east Valley. Her love for art began at a young age, coming from two parents that are both incredibly…