AK Notes Day 1- August 6, 2025

What we did... got to know the writing self. Became poets. Laughed. Created some beautiful art. Reviewed journals, journal types, and editorial process. Deep dives and rabbit holes on plagiarism, AI, public health, and ego. 

What I felt... wild, a bit like a kid in a candy store... How can we download decades of writing into just three days? What do people want and need?

What I noticed... some hesitancy in the beginning, is this lady real... some positive energy and laughs at the end. "I've never been to a workshop like this, there is no structure."  Writing is a messy process. It's creative and ugly and embarrassing and empowering and invigorating and all-consuming if you do it right. 

What I hope... I hope authors feel good about themselves and their ability to write and publish. I hope they feel supported, connected, inspired, and informed. 

Sticky note scores, scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is the worst and 10 is the best.

• Confidence in writing publication = Average 3.3 (range 1 to 6)

• Confidence as an author = Average 3 (range 1 to 4)

• How well you manage your ego... pending, it's still in the jar.