For the past several days, I have been talking about how some of the ancient civilizations celebrated the New Year on November 1: I have decided to start my new year today, too. As of today, November 1, I have officially left the skeletons of my old self behind me, and I have resolved to…
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Jacki Kellum Free Study of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way Day 7
Artistic Date And Weekly Evaluation “An artist date is a block of time, perhaps two hours weekly, especially set aside and committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. …You may not take anyone on this artic date but you and your inner artist, a. k. a. your creative child.” Cameron, pg. 18. “A…
A Free 8.5 x 11 Journal, Planner, & Reading Log for You to Download & Print for 2023
I am spending the days between Christmas and New Year’s Day planning for the year ahead. This year, I am launching several free challenge events, and all of the events involve reading and/or doing something each day for a period of time. In this post, I am sharing with you a free Journal, Planner, and…
Read to Write – A Challenge for 2023
This time of year, I always reflect on what I do and do not want to do in the coming year, and then I name my goals and resolutions for the New Year. Perhaps more than any other year before this one, I plan to Reach for the Stars in 2023. You see, in 2022,…
How to Create A Journal and Goal-Setting Book for Students & Writers
I am teaching Writing about Literature to College Freshmen This Year, and I Love My Job! But yesterday was the final date for 2 assignments to be submitted, and — you guessed it, I was forced to give some students the grade of zero. Keep guessing — Yes! Today, some of those students were begging…
Women Who Run with the Wolves Quotes
Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly “Folklore, fairy tales and dream symbols are called on to help restore women’s neglected intuitive and instinctive abilities in this earthy first book by a Jungian analyst. According to Estes, wolves and women share a psychic bond in their fierceness, grace and devotion to mate and community. This comparison defines…
#28Days Journal Challenge Prompt: Mindfulness
Yesterday I bought an Apple Watch, and I am already in love with 3 of its features that I didn’t know I’d get, along with my watch. First and very nice: All of my spam calls [and the less numerous valid calls] show up on my Apple Watch. Within seconds, I can dismiss or accept…
14 Day Picture Book Challenge Day 1 – Plan and Write Your First Draft
“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. “Were do you want to go?’ was his response. ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.’ “ When I am writing creatively, I prefer an…
A Free Chart to Track Your Progress for #21DaysPB – A Picture Book Writing Challenge
On January 31, 2022, I launched a new Picture Book Writing Challenge #21DaysPB. I want to start this post by sharing my first writing tip: Create Lots of Lists. Picture Book Writing Tip #1: Create Lots of Lists I create lists for everything — 1 Lists of Books that I have submitted for publication 2….
Achieving My Goals by Beginning New Habits
Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. – Mark Twain – https://x55.68c.myftpupload.com/making-my-lists-checking-them-twice-setting-goals-for-the-new-year/ 2021 has begun, and I’ve hit the ground running. First, I established my goals, and today, I’ve started working towards those goals by deliberately establishing new habits. I’ve read that…