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Jen Knox
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Author, AT WORK (forthcoming, Cornerstone Press - University of Wisconsin) & CHAOS MAGIC; Creativity & Mindset Coach; Founder, Unleash Creatives; dog mom; anti-extremist; a believer in the value of human stories.
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On the myriad ways we are asked to disappear and an argument for getting back to our humanness
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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
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February 5, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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We need stories of powerful people to believe in ourselves today. But how to share them in fiction? And why?

#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writesky #novelsky

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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
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January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Your exhibition, all the selves; what would they tell you?
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Your exhibition, all the selves; what would they tell you?
a simple exploration and prompt
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January 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Get to the question behind the question, get to the heart of the thing
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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
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January 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Designing a new way to see, for writers and artists open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/... #5amwritersclub #writingprompt #letsgo #walkforpeace #designthinkingforpeoplewhoarealreadycreative
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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January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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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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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
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January 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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On being (or feeling) alone - a short holiday offering
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On being (or feeling) alone
a short bonus offering for those who need this message
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December 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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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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Why patience is the often the most important creative practice
Patience = Confidence in 2026
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December 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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The frequency of you and your creative works
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The frequency of you and your creative works
finding the rhythm to our writing (and lives)
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December 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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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/...
No need to wait for the right time. You can make your own time, space, and community.
the willingness to keep going
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December 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Get messy with it, writers
#nonadvice #5amwritersclub #at9am #writesky #booksky

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Get messy with it, writers
let your process be what it is
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December 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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We quit what we're supposed to quit. Let's quit something, so we can refocus.
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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
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November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Let's see what happens if we try to give a little more as writers, as people #5amwriterclub #writesky #gratitude open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/...
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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November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Just a light prompt www.jenknox.net/p/just-a-lig... #5amwritersclub #writesky #writeskyprompts
Just a light prompt
and meditation on weather
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November 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Allowing moments of pleasure and pause to reset your creative energy #meditation #writesky #creativevisualization www.jenknox.net/p/allowing-m...
Allowing moments of pleasure and pause to reset your creative energy
because we have enough pain and pressure
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November 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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“The creative adult is the child who has survived.” —Ursula K. Le Guin

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October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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VICTORIA C. WOODHULL gave me a novel (or two) worth of inspiration #grateful #novelnews #5amwritersclub #writesky www.jenknox.net/p/victoria-c...
VICTORIA C. WOODHULL gave me a novel.
& I'm grateful for it
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October 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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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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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
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October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Breathing deep as we run; as artists we reclaim hope by offering it
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Breathing deep as we run; as artists we reclaim hope by offering it
Let’s talk about it … Life can seem hard, even impossible at times.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Last #Monday we had an appt in #Buffalo, and afterward M said y'know, it's not far to #NiagaraFalls, you guys wanna go? Happily I'd brought my little #NikonCoolpix. Busy week since, first look this morning, here's one #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotoOfTheDay #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin #waterfall
September 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Don’t forget how much impact you can have simply by believing in another’s potential. Your belief just might lead to their belief in yet another. #5amwritersclub #writesky
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Teaching as a creative act and trusting as a creative offering
a short personal story and an invitation
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September 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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The art of sharing just enough (in writing, in conversation, in life)

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The art of sharing just enough
avoiding overwriting while still building rich scenes
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September 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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I learned this exercise from a fellow teacher at Insight Timer, and I’ve since shared it with wayward writers, leadership students who are trying to figure out what they want to do in the world, and friends who are decent people at a loss.
#5amwritersclub #wriesky

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A portrait of everyday resilience for those who feel unsure what to do or say next
& a simple exercise
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August 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Thank you @www.jenknox.net and ‪Unleash Creatives for choosing CARSON McCLINTOCK IS NOT DEAD YET as the spring/summer Work-In-Progress Prize winner from among all the wonderful finalists. It's a big honor and a shot in the arm for this new novel about end-of-life care for the indigent elderly.
Woohoo! Love that my manuscript was chosen.
August 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Grateful for this insightful review.
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Chaos Magic -by Jen Knox
Reviewed by Mary Cash
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August 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM