REFLECTIVE WRITING: A JOURNAL WORKSHOP FOR WRITERS
Looking forward to leading this month-long, self-paced online workshop for Hearts Through History Romance Writers. We’ll discover different styles of journaling and how published authors have relied on reflective writing to support their careers and so can you! Starts Sept. 6. Join us!
Go here to register.
I’m really looking forward to leading the online workshop “Mindset, Motivation, and Well-being A to Z for Writers” for ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA SAN DIEGO CHAPTER in September. As an author, educator, speaker, and dedicated journal keeper, the idea for this course came to me after reading Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. I was also inspired by The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works. Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal, Ph. D.
These topics readily apply to the writing life, and I’m always on the lookout for ways to keep myself and my clients motivated, healthy, positive, and forward moving. Both books mention the stick-to-ive-tive-ness of several famous authors, and I started to collect a list of all the modes and methods suggested by Duckworth and McGonigal. The list was long. To make it manageable, I alphabetized each idea and POOF! This workshop blossomed from there.
Here’s a look at the workshop schedule:
SCHEDULE: MINDSET, MOTIVATION, AND WELL-BEING A TO Z FOR WRITERS
WEEK ONE
Welcome, Introductions, and Schedule (F)
Lesson One (M)
Ability, Action, Anxiety
Badass, Boredom, Books
Lesson Two (W)
Change, Community, Character
Dualistic thinking
Lesson Three (F)
Experience Junkies, Exercise
Family, Finances, Fun/Future Me
WEEK TWO
Lesson Four (M)
Grit for Writers
Hyperopia, Hope
Lesson Five (W)
Incubation
Journal, Journal, Journal
Lesson Six (F)
KIPP
Love, Life, Lips
WEEK THREE
Lesson Seven (M)
Mindfulness, Meditation
Neglect, Novels
Lesson Eight (W)
Optimism, Observation
Perseverance
Lesson Nine (F)
Question Everything
Risk, Reward, Reading
WEEK FOUR
Lesson Ten (M)
Sleep
Time Mismanagement, Technology
Lesson Eleven (W)
Uncertainty-embrace it!
Values, Vice, Virtue
Lesson Twelve (F)
Willpower
X-factor?
Yoga for Writers
Zero-based thinking
Wrap-up
Resources
From action to zero-based thinking, I’m sure you’ll discover something new in this workshop that can be added to your personal tool kit to move you from confused to confident when it comes to your writing career. Writing is not just about arranging the twenty-six letters of the alphabet over and over. Writing success depends on the writer/operator maintaining a good attitude and making the best choices. Please join me in the workshop to learn how the right mindset, motivation, and well-being attitudes can support your health and career.
Register here: https://rwasd.com/classes/
All good things,
Joy
Women with clean houses do not have finished books. ~Joy E. Held
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