Welcome to the final episode of the Joyful Writing Goals series! In this episode, we’re bringing it ALL together! If you’ve struggled with consistently starting and finishing creative stories, showing up courageously for your work, using the ICPCS framework is a model you can put on repeat so creative writing feels joyful, automatic, and you eventually have a thick portfolio of finished stories you’re proud of. Putting this process on repeat keeps that wheel spinning, and what do we call a wheel that keeps spinning? A revolution. ICPCS is your key to creating a revolution in your creative writing life.

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For today’s episode, we’re diving in to the fifth and final section of the Wheel of Joyful Writing Goals framework: Sustenance. This part of the wheel is all about making your journey as smooth, joyful, and sustainable as possible. I like to think of it like this: if you were dropped into the middle of the woods with nothing but the clothes on your back, theoretically, with the right knowledge, you could survive. You could look for clean water, create a fire by rubbing together sticks or rocks, and build a rustic shelter. But unless you’re IN to that kinda extreme survival lifestyle like Bear Grylls or Survivor Man, you’re probably not gonna have a great time enjoying the wilderness or the journey to getting back home. Sustenance is all the tools in your backpack you use on your journey to make it ease-ful, joyful, and sustainable. Imagine getting dropped in the woods but now you have a compass, a satellite phone, a water purifier, fire starters, plenty of food, and an all-weather tent. That journey is going to be much more joyful, sustainable, and you’ll be able to focus on the process of getting home vs. survival. So when I talk about Sustenance in relation to your writing practice, I’m talking about any and all ways that can support you on your journey so it feels less like you’re running away from a hungry bear and more like you’re on a fun, exuberant hike.

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For today’s episode, we’re diving in to the fourth section of the Joyful Writing Goals framework: Compassion. This part of the wheel is arguably the most important. Honestly, if you went all in on Self-Compassion in your writing life, the other parts of the wheel would eventually follow and fall into place. Compassion reduces friction in the Wheel of Joyful Writing Goals so that cruel inner critic doesn’t throw off your writing momentum.

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For today’s episode, we’re diving in to the third section of the Joyful Writing Goals framework: Presence. This part of the Wheel will help you stop procrastinating from writing by making your goals “real,” which helps you become a more consistent and motivated writer. Presence is all about keeping your writing intentions front and center. Presence is about being grateful for the journey you’re on and noting how far you’ve come instead of getting deflated by how far you have to go.

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In this episode in the Joyful Writing Goals series, we’re diving in to the second section of the framework: Clear vision. This part of the Wheel will help you make bold and liberating decisions on what creative writing projects you’re going to work on. We’ll also talk about defining what “done” looks like so you don’t get stuck in a perfectionism cycle of editing and revising until you’ve been working on the story for 30+ years. 

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Welcome to Episode 2 in the Joyful Writing Goals Series! For today’s episode, we’re diving in to the first section of the framework: Identity. This part of the Wheel will help you redefine your definition of a “Real Writer” so it feels empowering instead of deflating. I’ll share how stepping into the identity of a “Real Writer” requires shifting from a viscous identity cycle into a vivacious identity cycle, so your belief in your creativity literally feeds off itself! We’ll also talk about how to integrate the identity of a creative writer into your daily life (and every part of your being) in just five minutes per day.

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Are you tired of constantly falling off the wagon with your writing routine? Are you ready for creative writing to feel more joyful, natural, and productive and less like a root canal? Here’s my proven system for setting writing goals with JOY so you can start and finish projects with ease.

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