Jen Knox

Those who did it anyway & how we shape our reality for times when we are told we cannot

“We understand reality in terms of interaction … how we interact with one another.” —Carlo Rovelli

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Perhaps instead of taking a break or hiding out, we can recommit. on unease and fortitude

Perhaps instead of taking a break or hiding out, we can recommit.
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#compassionfatigue #writingprompt #5amwritersclub #meditation #miniworkshop

What is performance art, and why should it matter to writers? Where sentences move us, and where we need to move to find meaning

What is performance art, and why should it matter to writers?
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#5amwritersclub #writesky #resilientcreative

Thanks! I am hopeful most creative humans will eventually rebel against the absurdity of it all.

On the myriad ways we are asked to disappear and an argument for getting back to our humanness We are not here to master nature, we are nature; an easy week 6 challenge to remind us creativity is about harmony and not competition

On the myriad ways we are asked to disappear and an argument for getting back to our humanness
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#5amwritersclub #writesky #humannature

Writing about real people: what gets lost and what can be held When writing about real people who came before, how do we honor, how do we offer something true while maintaining our own creative voices? Week 5 - get out your journals & explore

We need stories of powerful people to believe in ourselves today. But how to share them in fiction? And why?

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Your exhibition, all the selves; what would they tell you? a simple exploration and prompt

Your exhibition, all the selves; what would they tell you?
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#5amwritersclub #imactuallyup #writesky #novelsky #cnfprompt #writingprompt

Who and what inspires you? It's still a new(ish) year. Let's feed the creative good by initiating change. a little experiment in questions, a little writing, a simple post to kick off week 3 in a creative new way

Get to the question behind the question, get to the heart of the thing
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#5amwritersclub #octaviabutler #inspiration

Happy Friday!

Designing a new way to see, for writers and artists Creative Resilience Week 2: What are your possibilities? Curiosity is the practice and a week-long prompt

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A new year, a new opportunity to fail well as artists and writers Let's go for it! 52 weeks of creative momentum, starting now

A new year, a new opportunity to fail well as artists and writers.

“It’s the most awkward and uncomfortable space, which is why it’s the most instructional ...”

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#letsdothis #writesky #5amwritersclub

Thanks!! ☺️

On being (or feeling) alone a short bonus offering for those who need this message

On being (or feeling) alone - a short holiday offering
Love to all today #writesky #holidays #connection open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/...

Im a minimalist on social media these days. lol.

Hello! A little of many ... short fiction, historical, essays, and the occassional poem.

Why patience is the often the most important creative practice Patience = Confidence in 2026

We can’t force the flower to bloom. We can’t make water boil. We can’t [insert your cliche]. We can, however, get good at the art of patience.

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The frequency of you and your creative works finding the rhythm to our writing (and lives)

The frequency of you and your creative works
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I mean 29th. Lol.

Agreed. Join us on the 28th on Zoom if you have the time.

No need to wait for the right time. You can make your own time, space, and community. the willingness to keep going

No need to wait for the right time. You can make your own time, space, and community. #5amwritersclub #writesky #residencies open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/...

Get messy with it, writers let your process be what it is

Get messy with it, writers
#nonadvice #5amwritersclub #at9am #writesky #booksky

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We quit what we're supposed to quit. Let's quit something, so we can refocus. “If you surrender to the air, you can ride it.” - Toni Morrison

We quit what we're supposed to quit. Let's quit something, so we can refocus.
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Let's see what happens if we try to give a little more as writers, people a gratitude post: to offer flowers to those we've learned from, gained from, and never overtly recognized

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Just a light prompt and meditation on weather

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Allowing moments of pleasure and pause to reset your creative energy because we have enough pain and pressure

Allowing moments of pleasure and pause to reset your creative energy #meditation #writesky #creativevisualization www.jenknox.net/p/allowing-m...

I reflect on this weekly at my blog. Reflection being my answer. 😊

“The creative adult is the child who has survived.” —Ursula K. Le Guin

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VICTORIA C. WOODHULL gave me a novel. & I'm grateful for it

VICTORIA C. WOODHULL gave me a novel (or two) worth of inspiration #grateful #novelnews #5amwritersclub #writesky www.jenknox.net/p/victoria-c...

On pain points and the clarity we gain when we find the right release when the points dissolve and we find all that we're looking for and more

Pushing past the pain doesn’t work. Ignoring it doesn’t work.

So what do we do when we’re in considerable pain? Blinding pain? Pain that distracts us from living our lives? How do we balance the healing journey with equal parts strength and grace?

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Yay! I miss my bearded dragon. Have a lovely day.