the writer's week ahead: 3.17.24-3.23.24
SPRING IS HERE // + a new showing up to the work sprint
It’s a busy week ahead, not the least of which reason is because the spring equinox arrives, and with it, Aries season and the official new zodiacal year. We’ve got a new season, as well as Mars changing signs and some big planetary aspects that spell Inspiration and Getting Shit Done for us as artists.
But before we get into this week’s astrology! The next Showing Up to the Work sprint is now open for registration. This West Coast-friendly session will be 6 weeks long, from April 29th through June 3rd, during which we will meet Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 1-3pm Eastern.
Here’s what long-time cohort members have to say about their experience Showing Up:
I jumped to sign up for Showing Up for the Work as soon as I saw Jeanna's first post about it: it came just when I needed a container in which I could focus on trying to bring my work in progress to a new stage. And 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. A viable draft of my book project! I am so grateful and so excited for the spring. - Sarah J. Heidt
Such a great group! Fulfills what my old and now inaccessible mornings-writing-at-the-cafe practice used to. Showing Up is an excellently supportive space to battle writer-isolation life without forcing an expectation to socialize, as the point is to actually write. And we do it! - Pallas Augustine
This container created a generative space that spilled out into every part of my life. With this group and space for accountability, I worked through giant structural changes in my project and I was suddenly prioritizing my writing by setting those often elusive boundaries on my time in order to work. It's always true that to write, you have to just sit down and do it, but this container made it easier to come to the page day after day. - Laura Guidry
I'm someone who works best with community accountability. Jeanna offered Showing Up to the Work at exactly the moment I needed it, and 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, and I can't wait for us to have another round! - Shelly Jay Shore
Showing Up for the Work was just the right container I needed to support me through a particularly challenging time in my work. Non-judgmental, supportive, creative, and kind, Jeanna is a highly capable steward and keeper of the flame for the writing process. Being in community with other writers and being able to have a laugh or receive some gentle encouragement to go easy on the days that just weren't going well has been wonderful medicine. - Elizabeth Cuccaro
Showing Up is a practice. Jeanna creates a gentle container of intention & community, a space to show up to the solitary work of writing. As someone who periodically struggles with maintaining a regular writing practice (or any regular practice tbh), Jeanna's magic lies in offering a practice of accountability that feels generative, rather than punitive. Downright lovely; what a gift. - Ames Wilder
There are limited seats for this next round so as to preserve the intimacy of a smaller group. I hope to see y’all there!
all times are eastern
Sunday, March 17
7:22am: Sun in Pisces conjunct Neptune in Pisces (27*)
“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have,” Maya Angelou wrote. This is how the sun meeting the boundless opportunities of Neptune feels: like the concept of enough or lack does not exist. Concrete details may feel fuzzy and hard to pin down, but wonder is readily available.