You want to write better — you need to write better — especially as writing has become such an integral part of our everyday lives, whether it’s text messages, email, social, school, work, or your own creative writing.

But, you still struggle — we all do! — and that’s because each and every one of us suffers from self-doubt, anxiety, and fear that blocks us from writing. You can call it writer’s block but it’s just your own brain getting in the way of your words. You’re overthinking it, you always are!

Learn how to overcome your obstacles, avoid writer’s block, and stop overthinking the whole writing process by joining the Digital Surgeons team of writers & content creators as they take you through the writer’s journey from idea to finished work.

Together we’ll explore tips & tricks for unlocking the written word and you’ll discover that writing is far easier than you realize. The secret: You just gotta be a bit dumber in your writing process.

Whether you’re a student, an aspiring writer, or just someone who wants to get ahead at work, by learning to be a bit dumber in your work, you can immediately begin writing better.

The Event: December 18th

Join for one or both working sessions and hang out in between for a networking happy hour complete with complimentary beer, wine, and pizza. Each session will offer unique methods for leveling up as a writer, so joining both sessions is recommended.

Session 1: Your Draft - 3:30 - 5:00

Networking Happy Hour - 5:00 - 6:00

Session 2: Your Edit - 6:00 - 7:30

*** Pro Tip: Get your company to pay for it as “Professional Development” ***

Your Dumb Writing Team:

James Dowd is a sometimes-award-winning Writer and Creative Director with nearly two decades of experience (no, you're old!) spanning TV & film production and advertising, with global clients that include Budweiser, Kellogg's, Ford, Mercedes, Capital One, M&M's, (is anyone still reading these?) and the NHL. Before getting into advertising, he was a Writer of quickly-cancelled TV shows at MTV and now he’s the Head of Content & Story at Digital Surgeons, a New Haven-based design consultancy, where he teaches brands to use words and stories to grow their business in the digital era. Learn more about James and his recently published book at WriteDumb.com.

Jimmy Burt loves words. Hip-hop made him fall in love with them and advertising made him believe he could actually get paid for using them. A senior copywriter at Digital Surgeons, Jimmy now gets to use words to help brands shape and share their stories online and beyond. Outside of work, his favorite people and things he doesn’t say "I love you" to are the New York Rangers, Frank Ocean, and Quentin Tarantino (though Jimmy very much loves all three of these things).

Zac Zuber-Zander lives in Connecticut with his husband and his two dogs, Kaki, who is named after the musician, not the pants, and Mingo, who is not named Mango. He holds an MFA from Fairfield University in Nonfiction and is writing a collection of essays. His work has appeared in Now What?, The Arts Paper, Spry Lit, and the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. He has nightmares when he eats too much candy before bed.

Writing Dumb : Writer’s Workshop Helping You Write Better by Thinking Less