Joanne Fedler
author & writing mentor

Joanne is an internationally bestselling author who encourages people to write as a way to live wholeheartedly.

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‘If you are 'waiting' to know where your story is taking you before you commit words to the page, please stop waiting. Just Start Writing. The act of writing engenders the story. The more we write, the more we can write.’

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After a successful career as an internationally bestselling author, Joanne turned her attention to helping others write and publish their stories.

 

In the past 15 years, she has facilitated writing retreats all over the world, mentored hundreds of writers (both face to face and in her online writing courses), set up her own publishing company Joanne Fedler Media and published many debut authors.

 

‘I’m passionate about helping women writers find their voice and succeed in reaching their goal to become a published author.’

 

‘I’ve developed my own creative process for mentoring writers and aspiring authors which I teach in my workshops, retreats and online writing courses. We can only ever take a reader as far as we have gone. So how we think matters. Who we are – our values and beliefs – informs the vision of life our writing is in service to. If we get clear on that, the craft gets easier.’
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Joanne says, ‘As we work into the craft of writing, we deepen our capacity for truth-telling, taking personal responsibility for our lives, reframing past events (especially the hard ones), being curious, courageous, finding what’s funny, staying self-compassionate and developing self-trust.’

​In 2026 JOANNE will hold two writing retreats: with anna Kwiecinska:

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HYDRA  Ring The Bells That Still Can Ring - be inspired by the lyrics and poetry of Leonard Cohen

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PORTUGAL  Coming to Age  Memoir Writing for women​

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