Write a different story, in a different way
Women’s self-expression within dominant narrative codes is often “more linear, less liberating”—constrained by forms not made for us.
Learn to write from a different center entirely—one that honors the emotional and symbolic truths of women’s inner worlds... so you can finally build a freer writing life, on your own terms.
When you feel blocked or repress your texts
When you try to write by following rules and recipes drawn from a male-dominated literary world—whether it’s signing up for writing classes that promise a structure but still leave you blocked after a while, or stopping altogether because the forms you’ve been taught feel like a straitjacket—it’s easy to give up, or keep searching for the “right” form while your real material remains out of reach.
The self-censorship. The fear of exposure. The anxiety about rejection.
It can feel a lot like standing outside the house of fiction, unsure how to enter—or if you're even allowed in.
I get it. I’ve been there. And I’m here to tell you, there is a way out.
As an instructor in women’s innovative fiction and feminist literary researcher, I help female fiction writers who feel blocked through a liberating, research-based approach that reconnects them with their own creative authority—and with the alternative traditions that have always existed.
Writers like H.D., who said, “I agree it blocks one not to have things published,” and described how her unpublished manuscripts left her feeling “tangled or confused.” Or Jane Bowles, who told her husband, “That is your way. I have to write my way. I can’t write, but I must write.”
It might feel unfamiliar—or even wrong—to let go of what you’ve been taught to imitate.
But this is where you find the lineage of women’s writing.
This is where you begin to trust your own creative instincts.
Who's behind this?
Hi, I’m Madeleine Ferre.
I’m an instructor in women’s innovative writing, trained through e.g. Forfatterstudiet, a Creative Writing Studies program in Norway, which is a collaborative effort between The University of South-Eastern Norway and the Norwegian Author’s Union (a program known for their rigorous admission). With a background in journalism and formal studies in creative writing, I bring a grounded, no-nonsense approach to helping women reconnect with their creative instincts.
Both as an instructor and second-hand bookseller deeply rooted in feminist literary research, I guide women fiction writers toward forms that feel true to them—beyond plots or “well-motivated” characters. Drawing from the innovations of writers like Virginia Woolf, Anaïs Nin, and Kathy Acker, I offer a path away from patriarchal literary models and toward writing that honors inner rhythm, fragmentation, and emotion.
My work helps women trust their own material and reshape what they’ve been told stories should be. The result? A writing practice that feels sustainable, self-directed, and fully theirs.
How We Can Work Together
Whether you're just beginning to search for your material or you're ready to master it, I offer feminist writing programs that guide you toward clarity, confidence, and creative freedom.
You wonder, "Can this really work for me?"
Maybe you’ve been silent for years. Maybe your writing feels too fragmented, too personal, or simply not “good enough.” You’re not alone.
The women in my courses once felt the same. But by studying a different tradition—nonlinear, emotionally honest, and shaped by women’s real lives—they began writing again. Some filled notebooks. Some wrote stories. Most said they felt seen as women and as writers—for the first time.
My approach is grounded in feminist narratology and decades of teaching how women writers from H.D. to Woolf dismantled the rules that never served them. I teach what’s often left out of creative writing programs: how to write when you don’t fit the mold.
Explore the courses or join the membership—your writing doesn’t have to wait.
Testimonial
"I am in awe and wonder with all these amazing doors that Madeleine Ferre is opening in such a non-linear, but very, very relating way to each other. My mind is going so many places with every new thread that unravels of this great tapestry that is women's writing world. Thank you all also for sharing your insights and adding value to this amazing non-linear trajectory that we are walking together here!"
- Rita Ruivo, participant in the courses Find your Female Tools of Expression and Find your Female Narrative Tools
Testimonial
"I am 46 years old and for the first time in my life I felt validated as a woman writer and not just validated but celebrated. I had never seen those aspects of myself as I did doing this course. It helped me uncover me, myself, my hidden self, my blind side. I am much more alive, excited, empowered and enthusiastic about the future and I am ready to embrace it all without apology. This course was like therapy and wisdom, and coaching and teaching all in one! Do it!"
- Michelle Foulia, participant in the course Find your Female Tools of Expression
Testimonial
"I was taken on a journey of discovery, an adventure into the labyrinth of my mind. It began with me tentatively creeping round corners of creativity to find what may be lurking there. There were twists and turns, moments of uncertainty that ultimately led me to personal awakening. I now have a clearer understanding of myself both as a writer and as a woman. I have learned to embrace both!” – Linda Coventry"
- Linda Coventry, participant in the courses Find your Female Tools of Expression and Find your Female Narrative Tools
Ready for a freer writing life?
Ready for a freer writing life—where you stop censoring yourself and begin to trust the shape your material takes? You don’t need to master the form or have it all figured out. You just need to begin.
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