I’m seeing it across all my clients and feeling it myself. People who have been stuck; feeling like they couldn’t accomplish anything, are now able to act. It’s not through force, or effort, or self-shame–it’s a very strong, loud compulsion to sit down and act.
This is showing up as working on projects they thought they would never work on. For some it has also meant pivoting to a new genre, or taking their work to a new emotional depth. For example one of my comedy writing friend has pivoted to writing about his war experiences in Vietnam, and it is absolutely fascinating to witness the transition. (Check out Dane Zeller’s latest work here.)
I have been working on a secret project that has told me I’m only supposed to handwrite it until the composition book is filled. Once that is done I will be allowed to transcribe it and cobble it together into a long form piece. It’s work I’ve wanted to do my entire life, but I’ve been too scared to until now. I’m still scared, but I trust my intuition and write in a different colored pen during each writing session and am curious what comes out of it.
I’m also experimenting with releasing abridged versions of the 7 cards a few weeks after the Patreon version is available on Youtube. If you’re curious, you can check them out at https://www.youtube.com/@jessicaconoley
Have a good week.