by jlouden | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
These days, many of us write as part of our daily life or to build our business and some of you amazing humans want to write to fulfill a dream — the dream of claiming your ideas and stories and sharing them. You’re so lucky to be drawn (or forced) into writing...
by jlouden | May 25, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I’ve been leading retreats including writing retreats for nearly 30 years. I even wrote a book about how to create your own retreats, The Woman’s Retreat Book–in fact, that was the book that got me on Oprah.😏 Why do I believe in retreats so much? Because the...
by jlouden | May 18, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I promised you another fantabulous resource round-up post — this time it’s books and TV shows I’ve loved recently. Hopefully something new to feed your brain. (Amazon links are offered for ease of research as well as Bookshop.) BOOKS Deborah Levy’s Real...
by jlouden | May 4, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
You’ve no doubt read the quip for the late novelist, Howard Fast: “Plumbers don’t have plumber’s block. A page a day is a book a year.” With all respect to the dead, that quote makes me furious. It’s utterly useless advice for writer’s block. Plumbing and writing both...
by jlouden | May 4, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I haven’t done a resource roundup in forever so here you go. The theme of this round up are products and apps and newsletters that make my life easier or my business better. Next week: books and TV shows I’ve been loving. Tell me which ones you end up using that work...
by jlouden | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
After 22 years of coaching women who have always wanted to write but are afraid to start, I distilled what I’ve seen helps into 6 permissions that I hereby grant you with a flourish and a one-of-kind T-shirt that says, “I’m a writer and I’m...
