![]() ![]() ![]() We now know that Goodjelly originated at an SCBWI conference, which is a fun note, but how do the Goodjelly concepts play into attending a conference?Ĭhristine: Yes, regarding the fun SCBWI connection with Goodjelly’s origin story, which also makes this interview a lovely full circle moment as well.Īs to conferences, those are actually a hotbed of possibilities for applying Goodjelly principles. Rona: Your April webinar focuses on the conference experience. They work for anyone on any kind of creative adventure. Do your concepts apply to illustrators too?Ĭhristine: Absolutely. Did I get too carried away there? I’m a bit passionate about all this stuff. That’s when writers really start creating adventures that they love being on no matter what. We end up doing things that we don’t want to do, such as staying in a critique group that is no longer serving us, and not doing things that we want to do, like a writer who doesn’t write the vampire book that they’ve wanted to write since forever because an article in Publisher’s Weekly said that vampire stories are so yesterday.įrom a Goodjelly perspective, Power is both the inner knowing that you actually matter on your writing adventure, and the inner oomph to take the actions needed to align with that truth. This isn’t. Yet that can be challenging (and scary at times) for many writers, including me, to do.īut when we don’t do that-when we don’t trust what is right for us (which will be completely different than what is right for another writer)-that makes the adventure harder. It’s a powerful thing to stand in the clarity of This is right for me. In everything Goodjelly does, the goal is to return writers to themselves, to their inherent power and trust in themselves. Rona: Ah, so that’s why both of your upcoming webinars have a thread related to POWER.Ĭhristine: Yes. Will you still experience challenges, disappointments, and frustrations? Sure, but any challenge is more easily met when you are rocking your perfect mix of Process, Power, and Perspective. Those are big concepts, but at the simplest level, I think of them like this: When a writer, or any creative, has a set of practices (Process) that aligns with how they like to work (Power) and is in charge of the tone (Perspective) of their creative adventure, everything gets easier. ![]() Rona: Congratulations on the anniversary! What are the Goodjelly principles, and what results can we expect when we apply them?Ĭhristine: Thank you! I would say at the highest level that Goodjelly is about helping writers take charge of their Process, their Power, and their Perspective. That notion eventually became the driving premise behind Goodjelly, and this month marks our two-year anniversary of helping writers create more ease, confidence, and consistent progress, i.e., get their writing done, using project management fabulosity. That with a little process- and project-management know-how, writers could make their writing adventures so much easier. The thought that popped into my head was: the writing adventure doesn’t have to be so hard. Instead, they were experiencing what I would call project management issues: managing work, managing mindset, managing time, etc. What struck me was that none of their struggles had anything to do with their writing or their craft. I’ve been a process improvement consultant and project manager for over twenty-five years, so whenever I hear anyone experiencing frustration about how something is working (or not), my ears perk up. A group of writers sitting nearby on a break were discussing challenges they were experiencing on the writing adventure. It all got started at my first SCBWI conference in New York many years ago. ![]()
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