the week of october 20, 2024
with a new discord invite link
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This week, my first book Heretic: A Memoir turns two! Time has flown. I’ve already written about major lessons I learned in my first year as a published author, so I won’t repeat myself here. If you have disposable income, I heartily endorse buying a copy at your local indie bookstore, but if you’re really pinching pennies, I will say that the hardcover of Heretic is almost 50% off at Amazon. Do with that what you will.
Also! The next session of Showing Up to the Work: 4 Weeks to a Viable Draft begins November 1st. If you need an injection of creative energy, are doing NaNoWriMo, or simply want to work on building a dedicated writing practice, I’d love to invite you to join! We write three days a week (M, W, F) for two hours a day (1-3pm Eastern). These are things past participants have said about their Showing Up experience:
“It was magic to join this group of writers. I came away from these six weeks with exactly what the session's full title named: a viable draft.”
“This container created a generative space that spilled out into every part of my life.”
“I was able to finish a complete outline and initial synopsis for my entire book over a month before I thought I'd have it done. I'm in such better shape preparing for the next stage of this project because I participated in this container.”
“Jeanna's magic lies in offering a practice of accountability that feels generative, rather than punitive. Downright lovely; what a gift.”
all times are eastern
Tuesday, October 22nd
2:34am: Mercury in Scorpio trine Saturn Rx in Pisces (13*)
Your ideas, writing projects, and general IP benefit from a dose of structure. Reality sinks in, and today, with communicative Mercury and responsible Saturn having a generative conversation about how to blend the best of both worlds, the balancing act between creativity and work doesn’t feel heavy so much as supportive.
Given that the energy in question is decidedly water and somatic, you may most easily find expression in non-linear, poetic, musical forms.