You've invested so much in your craft, and you want to make a real impact on the world with your work. Now find out how to get your heart-centered, future-building creative projects finished, and ready for their close up.

Harness the power of your Creative Engine and get on the path to finishing with...
The Creative Engine Intensive:
A 4-hour hands-on workshop for optimizing
your creative production and overcoming
the resistance that causes you to stall out.
Stop spinning your wheels and get into gear
In this 4-hour workshop, you’ll…


  • Learn how to power your work with
    the four phases of the Creation Engine 


...and how to answer that paralyzing
"now what?!" feeling in the middle of a project!


  • Learn why, when you skip a phase,
    you find yourself stuck 

...once you see how this super-common breakdown occurs, you never have
to get stuck here again!


  • Diagnose the triggers for Shoulds, perfectionism, impostor syndrome,
    distraction, procrastination, and scarcity 

...so you can predict, and AVOID the pitfalls
that derail you time and time again.


  • Gain command over your creative process

...that will give you a sense of proportion and control, keep you moving—even when things
get really challenging—with the clarity
that comes from seeing the big picture.


  • Discover the secret to leveling-up
    your creative life!

(Hint: you had it all along!)

Figuring out where I'm stuck is oddly exciting!
Recognizing my stuck-ness is not unique or indicative of my failure as an artist is such a relief. Getting stuck between phases is normal! Best of all I have "stuck-ness patterns" I can see now—so
I can plan ahead for those. Thanks so much!

Dorothea Deley
Writer
What's included?

After I introduced the Creative Engine framework at a high level, participants were so excited about it, they demanded that I run a full, deep-dive intensive version so that they could learn to apply the principles to their own lives and work.

This on-demand recorded class is the result.
You get:

A one-hour+ interactive workshop with multiple journaling prompts

The comprehensive Creative Engine Worksheet

Two hours+ of recorded case study hotseats, where I work through individual questions and challenges with live participants 

The Creative Engine framework, used as a lens, offers an
enormous degree of insight and control over your creative
life—and perhaps the rest of your life as well.

The power of a framework is that
it's NOT a formula.

A formula dictates: a teaspoon of this, a cup of that.


A framework says: you're going to need some leavening and
a liquid in your bread. And then you have the tools to figure out
how to create the texture and flavor you're reaching for.

 A framework gives you the scaffolding to find
the right answers...for yourself.

It's scalable, customizable, adaptable 

It's a guide: What do I do next? 

It's a lens: how does What I'm doing fit into the whole? 

It's a diagnostic tool: What am I missing? 

Tap into the power of YOUR Creative Engine!


Hi, I'm Jessica Abel! 

I'm an award-winning, published cartoonist and creative business coach, as well as the founder of The Creative Focus Workshop, Authentic Visibility, The Autonomous Creative Incubator, and the Autonomous Creative Collective. 

I'm here to help committed creatives build sustainable, joyful creative careers and businesses.

I've been a working professional cartoonist and author for over 25 years, and I help serious creatives get their most important work off the back burner and out into the real world.


My simple, achievable, down-to-earth approach has helped thousands of creative people stop letting other people hijack their priorities, and start finishing and launching the work they know matters most.


No matter how long you've been trying—and failing—to take control of your focus and productivity, you can do this!

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This workshop hit my brain in the best way.


I got so many insights, and there were so many places I will go back to in search of more insights. Thank you so much for everything you put into this. All the thumbs up to Jessica.
This framework is fabulous, and has already helped me.

Susan Marks
Sequential Artist
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I think this iteration is brilliant. 


When I'm "stuck" on some aspect—I rerun the "engine" and figure out what the "stall" is, break it down and get it back on track.

Jennie Spotila
Writer
Got questions? I've got answers.
  • How long will this class take to complete?
    The recordings come in at around 3.75 hours, but the expectation is that you'll pause and journal during the class, so I'd give it 4 hours.
  • How is this different from the Creative Engine Masterclass?
    The Masterclass version (which is available as a recording) is a high-level overview of the Creative Engine. It lacks case study hotseats, does not go into detail about each of the phases and resistors, and does not have the detailed worksheet that comes with this class. If you have seen the Masterclass version and it got you curious, this intensive is a perfect next step.
  • How is this different from the Creative Focus Workshop?
    The Creative Focus Workshop is an 11-lesson, 6-month course + group coaching program. This is a single (though deep!) lesson. The two are designed to dovetail perfectly.

    The Creative Engine framework is a way of pulling together the elements of the Creative Focus Workshop to understand how they all fit together into a cohesive whole, so you can implement them with clarity and wisdom.

    If you're a current member of the CFW, this is a perfect complement.
    If you're thinking about joining the CFW, good news! You'll get access to a special offer for new members as soon as you join the Creative Engine intensive.
    If you're not sure the CFW is for you...the Creative Engine is a great way to find out!
    If you're not up for the Creative Focus Workshop, the Creative Engine Intensive will still serve you exceptionally well as a stand-alone lesson.
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