Day 3 Recap and Notes

Day 3 Poem

Ready to write and head home

We focus and draw lines and circles

Then, choose just one word

To explore why we write and what we know

Time is fluid in this space

Confidence to publish

Wisdom to know when

"Not what I expected, even better"

Neurographic Drawing

Focus on your writing and how you feel

Draw a line on paper

Connect the lines, soften the connections, color the connections

Share with others.

Writing is like...

Water, it has to flow, Messy, Thinking, A journey, Relaxing, A ride, A symphony or painting, or a rollercoaster.. I am not sure, Thinking, Brining something into the world that will have an impact.

I write because...

I have knowledge to share, I want to share something of value, I need to get thoughts out, It is part of the process of work, I have to, It gets my thoughts out, I enjoy it, I write because I am, therefore I am, To share my thoughts with others.

I know...

Where to start and who to ask, More about how to decide on paper formats, The publishing process, I can write, More about publishing, Predatory journals, That I am an author, I bring my creative self to writing even when it's academic.

AK Notes Day 3- August 8, 2025

What we did... told stories about ourselves and time in Montana and beyond, our childhood, writing, medicine making, journal requirements, and more. We started with a neurographic drawing exercise, focusing on our writing and academic writing. We used a black sharpie to create a line on paper. Lines represented our thoughts and feelings, from straight to squiglly, interconnected to looking like a map, even a figure 8 and a crown. The next part of this process was rounding the edges of where lines intersected on the drawing to connect them in some way- this is the soothing, meditative part of the drawing exercise.

What I felt... inspired, content, appreciated.

What I noticed... confidence, connections, caring, and conversations that will extend beyond this week and workshop.

What I hope... we stay connected, we remember, we publish what is calling us and leave behind publicaitons that are not.

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

Confidence in writing publication = Before Average 3.3 (range 1 to 6), After 5.75 (range 3 to 8)

Confidence as an author = Before Average 3 (range 1 to 4), After 4.75 (range 2 to 7)

How well you manage your ego = Before Average, UNK, After 6.67 (range 2 to 8)

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