Write of Passage

Accelerate Your Career and Enrich Your Life

You’ve spent years building your unique perspective, whether you realize it or not. Ideas that feel obvious to you would be amazing to others, if you started speaking up.

Maybe you have. . .

Years of hard-won wisdom at work, but it’s trapped in your head
The perfect idea for a business or product, but no audience
A deep sense that you’re made for more than your current circumstances.

"I've never made a higher-ROI investment in my life. It's not even close."

Packy McCormick

Packy published his first online essay in Write of Passage, and everything changed.

From zero to 200,000+ email subscribers. From anonymous to cited by Ben Thompson and The New York Times.

His business-meets-tech newsletter, Not Boring, has given him an audience, connections, and the momentum to launch Not Boring Capital, a venture capital fund for seed to Series B investments. When launching his fund, he called his newsletter his “greatest competitive advantage.”

As one analyst put it, “Packy is a better investor because of his writing, and he’s a better writer because of his investing.”

"You'll become a magnet for life-changing opportunities."

Amanda Natividad

Amanda felt stuck in her marketing career. She spent her days building company brands, but after taking Write of Passage, she started building an audience of her own.

Before Amanda started writing online, she was paralyzed by self-doubt. But once she started sharing her ideas, she saw herself differently. Not only that — she built an audience of over 130,000, met her co-founder on Twitter, and now works her dream job as the VP of Marketing at SparkToro.

"Write of Passage made me realize there's an audience for what I write."

Ana Lorena Fabrega

Ana was a frustrated, underpaid elementary school teacher. She felt stuck in a backward system in desperate need of reform. But she had no way to make an impact until she joined Write of Passage and started writing online.

Ana wrote about childhood education and gained 165,000 followers, which helped her leap to a new career, as Chief Evangelist at the Elon Musk-backed Synthesis School. Her newfound audience helped her land a book deal with Penguin Random House. The Learning Game debuts in September.

Writing online gave Ana her voice. Now she’s one of the world’s leaders in education reform.

1.5 million followers in 15 months

The Cultural Tutor

Before he was The Cultural Tutor on Twitter, Sheehan worked at McDonald's.

But he knew in his gut that he was made for more. He started writing online about all his obsessions: art, architecture, literature, philosophy. His goal? One Twitter thread a day for one year. Fifteen months and 1.5 million followers later, Sheehan now writes full time, with financial support from Write of Passage, and he’s become one of the biggest names on Twitter.

Free Write of Passage Workshops

Our Commitments to You

Writing online is the path to better work, deeper meaning, and a richer life. We make these three commitments to you:

Publish Five Quality Articles

Publish the best writing of your life.

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Meet a Lifelong Friend

Connect with driven and curious people from 70+ countries.

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2x Your Potential

Use writing to double your income and do work that’s twice as meaningful.

Core Concepts You'll Learn

Is your writing boring? Make it POP.

What is obvious to you that would be amazing to others? How can you write what no one else can? You’ll learn to make your writing POP — to write pieces that are Personal, Observational, and Playful.

Paralyzed by Writer’s Block? Write from conversation.

Chris Rock doesn’t practice his jokes in front of the mirror. Instead, he hones his material with a live audience — and so will you. Focused conversations will pull your best ideas out of your head and into the world.

Stuck in your career? Build your Personal Monopoly.

Pssst...It’s not normal to hate your job. Learn how to carve out a space on the Internet where you can be who you truly are, sharing your unique ideas, skills, and expertise with different companies, CEOs, and investors. Who knows? Maybe you’re exactly who they’re looking for.

Can’t structure your ideas? Find your Shiny Dime.

No more word-vomits. Instead, learn to structure your ideas so they stick. By having one central idea — your Shiny Dime — you’ll communicate ideas clearly and concisely, doubling the amount of people who read your work online.

No one reads your work? Build an audience who can’t get enough.

By the final week of the course, you’ll have a published collection of the best writing you’ve ever done. You won’t sit back and cross your fingers. You’ll develop a distribution strategy unique to you. You’ll learn how to turn casual readers into raving fans, future co-founders, or high-ticket clients.

Write Your Future

In an exhilarating five weeks, you’ll publish quality ideas, find your people, and 2x your potential. Start sharing your ideas with the world, and become a magnet for new people and new opportunities.

Learn from David

Attend interactive Live Sessions led by David Perell, packed with writing concepts, exercises, and group discussions.

Hone Your Craft

Uplevel your writing skills in Deep Dives, our expert-led workshops that cover idea-generation, writing, editing, and distribution.

Impress Your Peers

You’ll receive feedback on everything you write and publish pieces that make you proud.

Keep Your Streak

Meet weekly with a small peer group — your cohort within a cohort — to help each other publish consistently.

Meet Like-Minded People

Make friends with creative people from all over the world through one-on-one conversations, group discussions, and written feedback.

Build an Audience

Create a website and launch a newsletter. Then, turn inspiration into action by capturing your ideas and publishing them online.

Join the Next Cohort

Enrollment opens on September 12.

Essential

Access to one five-week cohort, starting October 2

12 Live Sessions with David
12 Deep Dives — skill sessions led by top alumni
Weekly Essays + feedback from trained Editors
100+ writing, feedback, and idea Gyms (all time zones)
Weekly Peer Group meetings, led by a Mentor

$3995

Standard

Essential plus access to a second cohort

2x your published articles (with trained Editor feedback)
12 months of writing accountability + community support
2x Live Sessions with David (new content each cohort)
2x Deep Dive skill sessions (new skills each cohort)

$5995

Premium

Lifetime access to all future cohorts

Make Write of Passage your Internet home – for life
Come back for every cohort — for life
Enjoy support, feedback, and accountability from the Write of Passage community — for life

$8995

Our Alumni Can’t Stay Away

Over 40% of students have taken the course more than once

I've written, taught writing, and studied the history of writing, for about 20 years. This was the single best learning experience I've had.

Alex Petkas

I have found lifelong friends who helped me break free of the beliefs that constricted me. Write of Passage changed my life by changing my perception of myself and the power of online community.

Haley Brengartner

Write of Passage sparked the start of my online writing journey after a twenty-year dry spell. I'm now publishing weekly, and I’m just getting started.

Rik van den Berge

You Were Made for More Than This

Writing online is your ticket to the 21st century.

Are you professionally mismatched? Stuck in a job you hate? Most people are. The problem is that you’re living a 20th century life in a 21st century world. Everything around you is changing — except for you.

When you write online, you can find better work, deeper meaning, and a richer life. And Write of Passage will show you how.

Your Week in the Cohort

Solitary writing is out. Social writing is in.

Receive a Prompt

Once a week, during a Live Session, everybody in the cohort will receive the same writing prompt. On the call, you will immediately jump into breakout rooms to discuss the prompt and your ideas with your peers.

Write from Conversation

Brainstorm in Idea Gyms. You’ll pitch your idea to your peers, refine it through one-on-one conversations, and leave with a concrete plan for your next piece.

Draft

Start writing! You’ll have the most productive writing sessions of your life in Writing Gyms — silent group writing sessions that help you sink into an uninterrupted flow. Or, attend Deep Dives for writing exercises that will get you unstuck.

Revise

Submit your draft and exchange feedback with your peers. Through insights from trained Editors, you will identify which ideas are surprising and memorable. With every edit you make, you’ll become a better writer.

Publish!

Publish your work on your website or as the latest issue of your newsletter. Then, post about it in the community forum, and celebrate your peers’ wins.

Distribute

Your readers haven’t memorized the URL of your website, and new readers won’t find you unless you distribute your work across multiple platforms. The last step of the writing process isn’t hitting “Publish.” It’s distribution.

Find Your People

Meet co-founders. Sign clients. Make friends.

The Internet makes impossible relationships possible. New York, Melbourne, or Singapore — it doesn’t matter where you are. Students in Write of Passage form exceptional bonds they would have never made otherwise.

Jonathan Hills and Zakk Fleischman launched Creator Cabins, the largest DAO in the world.
Hannah Frankman met her investor in a Live Session breakout room.
Ivy Xu sold her company to someone she met in the community forum.

Many writing programs promise to make you a better writer. Write of passage goes beyond to make you a better human. It didn't just unlock my pen, it changed my heart.

Ayomide Ofulue

Write of Passage is a life-changing course. There are very few communities that have this energy and vibe.

John Nicholas

Write of Passage has made me significantly more confident in sharing my ideas with the world and has helped make me a better writer. It's an intense course, but I feel transformed by it in the best way.

Justin Frank

I got me over my biggest hurdle: fear of publishing. In week one, I was scared to hit publish. By week five, it felt natural. I would not have gotten there without this program.

Rick McClelland

Write of Passage gave me a structure and a community to support my creative process. And because of the friends I've made, I feel more intellectually and creatively stimulated than I have since grad school.

Chris Cordry

Write of Passage helped me connect the dots with my writing. I had an inconsistent practice and was unsure on how to move past certain blocks. I'm now exploring my voice and feel confident expressing it.

Eviana Vergara

Write of Passage cured my intellectual loneliness and reminded me that the Internet isn't just bots and trolls and algorithms. There are real humans out there, full of curiosity and warmth and passion.

Alan Hibbard

Write of Passage helped me face my fear of publishing ideas online. I left the quicksand of analysis paralysis and found a child-like freedom of expression.

Saalik Lokhandwala

Write of Passage has opened doors for me that otherwise wouldn't be possible to even knock on. It will forever be my favorite place on the Internet.

Danny Oak

Write of Passage has taught me more useful skills than I could have ever dreamt! The camaraderie, the small groups, the feedback are all outstanding.

Rick Planos

The value and impact Write of Passage had on me is immeasurable. The things that felt like blockers to consistently writing or writing with clarity slowly eroded over my cohort. Write of Passage is certainly the opening pages of a new chapter in my life.

Sean Murphy

Write of Passage has been an absolute game-changer for me. With a supportive community and invaluable guidance, I've been able to overcome self-doubt and embrace vulnerability in my writing journey. Now, I'm fearlessly sharing my words with the world.

Catalina Munoz

I've never met a group of more encouraging people. This is a truly special community.

Rychelle Moses

I can't believe an online course that actually under promises and over delivers. I literally "found my people."

Chao Lam

The genuine enthusiasm and support of Write of Passage has been a gift to my writing. I didn't think it possible to write what I did, but there it was on the page.

Alissa Mears

Write of Passage shows you how to be prolific in writing, thoughts, and publishing. It's changed my life.

Andrew Mares