Forged in Fire: Writing Fiction to Heal
It's time to reclaim, retell, and rewrite your story, your way.
We are all creative creatures who make sense of our experiences, feelings, and the world through creation. But what happens when what we’ve experienced or gone through is much too difficult to put down on the page?
In 2017, trauma survivor, storytelling coach, and author Jade Eby set out to combine her two passions: trauma recovery and fiction writing. The result was a method of approaching the writing process and an incredibly powerful way to promote the healing of trauma.
In Forged in Fire: Writing Fiction to Heal, Jade Eby takes you through, step by step, the process of mining your own painful traumas and emotional upheavals in order to write a fictionalized narrative for your healing journey.
We all have a story to tell and it’s time to reclaim and rewrite it your way.
“Jade expertly gives us a permission slip and a roadmap to explore our personal stories through writing. This powerful guide will become your sage companion if you take these exercises to heart. At the very least you'll find sweet catharsis, and at the deepest levels, you'll find a special kind of healing that you can only get through writing with Jade's technique.”
— Alisha Wielfaert, Author of Little Failures, Life Coach, and Founder of Yoke and Abundance
“An invaluable guide for writers, trauma survivors, and anyone interested in what makes humans tick. A wealth of exercises, each built on sound and battle-tested principles, separates it from other books on writing and trauma. I don't see how anyone could take advantage of this workshop in print and not emerge a better writer, more perceptive person, and big fan of Jade Eby.”
— Ti Stoneman, Poet
“After weeks of not being able to put pen to paper a miracle happened and I was given a copy of Forged in Fire. I was intrigued, to say the least. I was curious at the thought of healing through writing my story. After reading the first two chapters I quickly picked up my journal and pen. The drought broke. I wrote 11 pages that first day. And it felt soooo freeing. It was like looking at my life through a window where I was finally safe from my past yet able to see it clearly.
I sat there and cried. It felt like a weight had started to leave my body. I’m 54 and finally I was getting some peace.
Thank you Jade! I can’t wait for my next chapter.”
— Debbie Pfingst
