The Goodjelly Blog
No. 116 | By Christine Carron
Here is the origin story of Goodjelly. I was at a Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators national conference in New York City and was sitting in the main ballroom between sessions, honoring my introvert soul by taking a decompression break. Most...
No. 115 | By Christine Carron
I have a theory. We all have a natural (but ever evolving) creative style and rhythm. Our personal creative code, so to speak. We also have the reality of the current context in which we create—for example a working parent will have a different context in which...
No. 114 | By Christine Carron
You have to get words down on the page to make progress as a writer. That said, words on a page do not guarantee you are making meaningful progress toward your ultimate writing goals. In short, activity does not necessarily equal productivity.
So how does a...
No. 113 | By Christine Carron
Getting your work critiqued is an important part of the writing adventure. It might also be a harrowing process. You have to navigate your own hopes and vulnerabilities, along with your critique givers’ opinions, feedback styles, and intentions. When,...
No. 112 | By Christine Carron
Writers want to make progress. I’d also like to believe that all writers would like to suffer less while achieving said progress, but I know that some writers believe that suffering during the making of the work somehow makes the work itself more legitimate....
No. 111 | By Christine Carron
This is the fifth and final post in the Goodjelly Moves series. Each of the five Moves represents a core quality or energy needed to ace the writing adventure. The Moves framework conveys the reality that productivity is, like the seasons, cyclical—requiring...
No. 110 | By Christine Carron
This is the fourth post in the Goodjelly Moves series. Each of the five Moves represents a core quality or energy needed to ace the writing adventure. The Moves framework conveys the reality that productivity is, like the seasons, cyclical—requiring both...
No. 109 | By Christine Carron
This is the third post in the Goodjelly Moves series. Each of the five Moves represents a core quality or energy needed to ace the writing adventure. The Moves framework conveys the reality that productivity is, like the seasons, cyclical—requiring both...
No. 108 | By Christine Carron
Editor's Note: This is the second post in the Goodjelly Moves series. Each of the five Moves represents a core quality or energy needed to ace the writing adventure. The Moves framework conveys the reality that productivity, like the seasons, is...
No. 107 | By Christine Carron
The core premise behind Goodjelly is my conviction that while the writing adventure is hard, there are countless ways to make it easier. One of those ways is to keep a healthy, balanced perspective about all aspects of the journey, from the way we manage our work, to...
No. 106 | By Christine Carron
In the first week of the Jam Experience—Goodjelly’s signature training program—writers create a 2-week plan for their writing work using the new tools and techniques that are introduced in the program’s early lessons. There’s so much...
No. 105 | By Christine Carron
Completing an annual celebration is a way to frame a year of writing in a positive, powerful way. According to Canadian-American psychologist Albert Bandura, the acknowledgement of past accomplishments is one source of self-efficacy. [1] Since self-efficacy...
