For Writers, Word-Witches, Poets, & Wolf-Women

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To write is to be haunted well by the ghosts who know us best. Here, we walk the otherworldly road beyond our place of comfort and head for the hidden house where the old stories are kept, where the moss is thick with folklore, righteous rage, and ancestral secrets. We listen. We howl. We scry a vision from the soft glow of a vacant page, witching whole worlds into being while our civilized self sleeps, stitching poetry from forgotten threads of our most lawless memories, and welcoming the spirits of our feral foremothers who tucked spells inside stories just for us, who wore their wild skins in secret and gathered ‘round the hearth to speak of the forbidden ways.

The Book of the Howling Woman course is a 13-week intensive journey into book-writing, storytelling, and personal myth-work. We begin under the Harvest Moon in September and “witch the book” into being as the autumn ghosts come creeping, as the old ones speak to us and through us while the hours of the night grow longer and longer still.

Program Structure

Our journey begins just before the equinox, when the old story takes its last breaths, when the bones of the new tale begin to stir underfoot. In the months leading up to the program’s beginning, participants will begin slow-brewing their book, familiarizing themselves with the old stories, tracking their personal myth, working on introductory writing exercises and gathering bones. Immediately upon registration, participants have access to the course portal and can begin the foundational work, explore more than 100 hours of prerecorded writing and storytelling classes with Danielle, and begin sensing “the word that wants to be written.” The course portal is very loosely facilitated until we begin on September 18th, just before that fateful equinox that stretches the hours of the night.

Good stories want the dark, after all.

Beyond our beginning, participants will dive into the weekly work which includes seeing their personal story through the lens of 13 “old stories,” structuring a book- be it a memoir, grimoire, story collection, or another work of non-fiction- that reflects their own personal myth back to them, coming together in small-group sharing circles and full-group immersions, and (optionally) creating an oracle deck rooted in their personal lore. “Lore” means knowledge. Each writer’s book will be uniquely sourced from their gathered wisdoms, from the story they are living. Optionally, participants may also choose whether or not to pursue traditional publication and script proposals for their books. This course is versatile in that our work can be applied to various forms of writing and a range of genres, with the “old stories” serving as an author’s lantern.

Key Live Immersion Dates

September 18th, 2026, 11am-1pm ET ~ Our Once-Upon-A-Harvest Immersion

October 23rd, 2026, 11am-1pm ET ~ Our Ancestral Lore Immersion

November 20th, 2026, 11am-1pm ET ~ Our Darkest Night Immersion

December 4th, 2026, 11am-1pm ET ~ Our Ever-After Immersion

Live Immersions: The live, virtual immersions are largely presentational and experiential. Participants will be invited to move through various writing exercises and rituals sourced from the old stories. All four live immersions are recorded for those who are unable to join live.

Small Group Sharing Circles: During Weeks 4, 7, and 11 of the course, Danielle will hold small-group sharing circles. These are optional and only recorded for those who are present live. During the weeks when these small-group meetings are held, there will be two meeting options for participants to choose from; the exact times are TBA, but they will always be during the week, Monday through Friday, between 10am and 2pm ET. The small group meetings are typically 60-minutes long. The participant will sign up for the weekly small group meeting that works best for their schedule.

Weekly Work: Beyond the live meetings, there is weekly work that includes writing prompts, book mapping, rituals, pathworking ceremonies, building the personal oracle deck, fairy tale exploration and inspiration, and more.

Registration Details

This is a small-group program, and there are 19 spaces available. This page will be marked “sold out” once all 19 spaces have been filled. Please note that the payment plan option is only available for a limited time.

Tuition Options 

Pay-In-Full (Saves $200)

Click Here to Register with a One-Time Payment of $1800

The payment plan option ended on July 13th. All remaining spots are pay-in-full only.

Please note that all fees are non-refundable and read our complete policies here.

Upon Registration

After the first payment or full tuition is received, you will receive an invitation via email from “Basecamp” that will take you to the program’s platform. Please note these invitations are sent manually and may take a few hours to arrive. Once you accept the invitation, you will have immediate access to introductory work, writing prompts, publication resources, and these writing and storytelling workshops (pre-recorded. Over 100 hours of video instruction and writing practices):

~ Tongue of the Heathen Poet: A Personal Mythwork, Non-Traditional Business Writing, and Dreamspeak Workshop for Visionaries, Word-Witches, and Storytellers (3 Hours)

~ Our Heathen House of Becoming: Word-Witchery, Envisioning, and Personal Mythwork (3 Hours)

~ Mythic Writing with Macha and Maeve: Co-Creating with the Archetypes of Embodied Sovereignty, Sacred Appetite, Divine Rage, and Heathen Belonging (3 Hours)

~ Heathen Yule: A One-Day Writing Workshop in the Bone-Hut (3.5 Hours)

~ Wolf Moon Rites: A One-Day Writing Workshop (3.5 Hours)

~ The Selkie’s Homecoming: A One-Day Writing Intensive (3.5 Hours)

~ Honey-Tongue of the Bone Hag: The Lost Art of Ceremonial Storytelling (7 Hours)

~ The Oracle of Ghosts: Divination in Darkness for Witches and Dreamers (6.5 Hours)

~ The Oracle of Bones: Initiation and Divination in Wild Times (5 Hours)

~ Witching the Word: Where Writing Meets Witchcraft (6.5 Hours)

~ The Honeyed Quest: Charms and Oracular Writing for First Harvest (3 Hours)

~ Scripting the Wyrd: Book-Writing as Initiation and the Word-Witch’s Wildest Voice (9 Hours)

~ The Witching Hearth: Storytelling for Wildlings (15 Hours)

~ The Bone-Keeper’s Stories: Creating a Storyteller’s Bundle (15 Hours)

FAQs

Q. I have never written a thing for anyone but me. Can I take this course?

A. Absolutely. There is never any pressure to share your writing if you’re not comfortable doing so. Our small-group writing programs always have a wide range of folks in them, from published authors to night-time scribblers and everyone in between.

Q. I primarily write fiction/non-fiction/poetry/fill in the blank. Can I take this course?

A. Yes. If you want to email Danielle and see if this course would fit your writing style, feel free, but her answer is almost always yes.

Q. I’m not very techie. How techie do I need to be?

A. Not very. All live virtual meetings are held through zoom, and you just need to click a link. The platform used for the rest of the course is “Basecamp” which is very accessible.

Q. I have a work-in-progress I’ve been writing for 10,000 years. Can I apply this offering to this book?

A. Yes, and there usually quite a few people in this boat.

Q. Can this course help me get published?

A. This course is not a promise to get published, but Danielle does teach quite a bit about traditional publication, book proposals for non-fiction works, query letters, and more, so, yes, it helps.

Q. My question isn’t here. How do I ask it?

A. For any questions about the course’s curriculum or to see if it’s a good fit, reach out to Danielle at [email protected]. For any tech-related questions or problems setting up your payment plan, reach out to The Hag School’s creative director and tech-witch, Lynae, and [email protected].

Testimonials

“Danielle’s memoir writing offering is a sacred gift for wild creatures with a story to tell. Danielle holds a safe, succulent container for untamed witches to find their voices, mine their truths, and write the long kept stories of their wild souls by way of guided visualization, spirit pathworking prompts, and communal witnessing. Memoir writing in this way is delicious, deep, and satisfying work held by Danielle’s exceptional witchy word magic and expertise.” ~ Heather D.

“I haven’t yet found my voice and I am not a writer…. at least that’s what I used to believe. Those were skills belonging to other gifted souls, not ones I yet possessed….or so I thought. Working with Danielle (who I believe is the greatest word witch of my time) and her methodology, I was able to find my voice, bring words to paper and tap into ideas/energies that begged to be shared. Writing for manifestation, gratitude, spellwork and creativity were brought forth from deep within and almost unrecognizable as my own. Her trust, guidance, generosity and acceptance (of you where you are on your journey), made this apprenticeship a bright light in a dark winter, and one my shadow crone will revisit often.”  – Amy A.

“I highly recommend any and all of Danielle Dulsky’s writing programs. She is a highly skilled, dedicated and magickal teacher. Her genius process draws out the richest depths of one’s memories, archetypal life patterns, and wild soul, to then be poured and shaped into a book. There is no other writing program like it. If you have a book burning in your heart seeking to be writ and a commitment to do so for your revolution, future generations, for yourself, investing in this work will not only move you towards actualizing that desire, it will transform you in remarkable ways you could never have imagined.”-Kathleen P.

“Danielle’s writing mentorship has been such a gentle and supportive push in the right direction. Her writing prompts and invitations to ritual have helped me to see/feel writing as a process of bringing in Spirit/Inspiration from the beyond and from deep inside myself. They have pushed me deeper and helped be more honest in my writing. The meetings with her are always fun and her incites always surprise and delight me. She meets me right where I am and I so appreciate that. I am excited about my future writing journey and her support and enthusiasm are a big part of that! Also, now I feel writing is part of my own creative ritual, and that feels holy. I strongly recommend her mentorship!”  – Ruchi J.

“Having Danielle as a mentor for the writing apprenticeship has been unparalleled to any other creative experience. Her guidance in the ritual and craft of writing has helped to hone in my voice, give inspiration for discipline rather than an ordinary day to day routine and allowed an authenticity to spark. Danielle has a gift as a teacher and the way she so humbly offers herself as a guide on this path.”  – Megan L.