Say Hello To A New Story-Focused Subscription: Just Write
Today I'm excited to invite you to join a brand new writing-based monthly subscription called Just Write.
For $5 per month you'll receive 2 PDF prompts and two PNG files of each of the words/phases. This is a subscription that is totally and completely about the words. It literally supports my memory keeping philosophy of starting with story. If you are looking for a guided way to get more of the stories from your life told this may be just what you need to make that happen.
We've heard from many people over the years that they have too much product. While my goal is to create and offer products that intentionally support and create homes for our stories, I totally get it. I think this subscription is going to be an awesome opportunity for our community to focus on simply getting stories written down.
For those of you who've taken my 31 Things or 31 More Things workshops in the past you'll be familiar with the basic structure of this subscription. Each month on the 13th and the 1st you'll receive an email letting you know that a new PDF prompt is available for you to download. That prompt will include the topic, questions to think about related to the word/phrase, a writing tip or inspiration I've gathered, and then I'll share my story of how I responded to the prompt. The PDF's will be two pages with my personal writing on the second page in case you want to write first without being influenced by the direction I take with my story.
The writing prompts will come from basic, everyday life themes because I find so much value comes from writing about the basic stuff. I've also learned that often very basic words can lead us to meaningful stories that we might not first envision when we start writing.
My hope is that even people outside our memory keeping community will find value in this opportunity to write more of their own stories: memoir writers, art journalers, etc. Maybe you'll want to invite a friend or family member to write with you each month. This would be an awesome way to collect stories from others who are important to you as well.
I'm super excited about bringing the focus back again to one of the pieces of the memory keeping process that I feel is truly important and can actually make a difference in our lives: the words.
Learn more and subscribe here: Just Write
Let me know if you have any questions below. I'm so excited to start writing more with you!
this is incredible! I'm so excited about this!!!
Thank you! I'm so excited too!
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Super excited! Can't wait to start this.
Thank you so much!
Just got the prompt! Soooo many stories and ideas. I am going to tell a story that has been sitting in my mind and is only important to me, but I am excited to start it and flesh out my thoughts. This is giving me permission to do so! Yay!
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What an awesome idea! This is so what I’m all about. W
Agree!
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This is so awesome!! Thank you for offering something like this, what an amazing way to get my stories down and hopefully someday my kids will think it's pretty cool too!!
Yes!!!
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This is awesome. I loved 31 things and 31 more things. This will really help me get some stories written. Your awesome Ali. thanks for continuing to offer such diverse courses.
Yeah! So awesome! Thanks for your support.
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Yay!Just purchased. I find writing stories so important and fun! So excited!!
Thank you! Hope you enjoy it!
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I’ve been so looking forward to this.
After seeing where the word bicycle took me I can’t wait to see what other stories will be unlocked
I’ve thought about our Story Camp people so much while getting this ready.
Me too! That ‘bicycle’ story is one of my favourites!
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yesssss 😘
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SO excited about this! My 31 Things and 31 More Things are two of my all time favorite projects and I have been hoping for a "31 More More Things" project so this is perfect!
Awesome! Enjoy!
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What a wonderful idea! My boyfriend loves to write but never seems to find the time to sit down and do it. I can't wait to tell him all about this and share it with him...this will be great motivation for us to both write and share our stories together!
Love the idea of you both doing it!!!
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Can you describe a little more what yhe png files will be? This sounds like a great idea but I’m confused about that. Thanks!
The PNG file is simply the prompt word. Some people who scrapbook as the way to tell their stories like to add it to their writing. Just a little bonus addition to the folder.
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So excited for this!! I’ve already done my first page!! I hope this request doesn’t sound ungrateful as you always give us so many extra things but would it be possible to have the just write in a circle ⭕️ similar to week in the life and day in the life so it can be used as an album title - I have no idea how to undo the just write/welcome circle 😬 Thank you for unblocking my block that has been in situ for quite some time - love this community !
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I have the digital files, but where can I download the prompt? I am eager to get started.
It’s the solid black square - once you click on it you will see the prompt (I just figured that out 😃).
Go to you My Digitals and click on the black square with the word to download the folder that includes the PDF and a PNG of the word.
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I am really in! Just subscribed and already wrote it! I can't wait to share my page. I decided to go with an 6x8 album. I loved the first prompt and let myself free to do whatever I wanted. And I love it!
Thank you, Ali! Thank you for inspiring us to write more, I'm loving it!
So great!!! Love how people are finding ways to make it work for them!
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I'm in! I used to journal and write short stories before I had my son. Afterwards, my focus shifted so completely to him that I let a lot of things go. He's 14 now (as shocking as that sounds to me) and I'm in the process of figuring out who "I" am again. This will be a great project to hopefully kick my tushy back into "me" gear. Thanks so much! P. S. In case you're looking for suggestions on new things to stock lol I would love a pleather black 6x8 album (like the 9x12). I feel like you used to have one, but maybe it was somewhere else.
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Thank you so much for offering this class. I had so much fun writing about the first prompt. I really wanted to write more this year so I joined a writers site that costs way more than your class. It has excellent content but I found myself getting lost in all the stuff and reading about writing but not actually writing. I read your first prompt and within minutes I was writing, for $5 a month! Wow Ali your awesome thanks for all the ways you bring creativity to life.
Thanks so much!
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I have signed up! Very excited. Just wondering where I find the PDF files and does this show up under my classes. Currently not seeing it there. I have the digital word phng under my digitals but can't seem to find anything else
Hi! It's all contained in the digital package. Download that and you'll find the PDF :).
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I am super excited about this..I really need to get my stories down, and this will be my thing :) Thank you!
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I just finished writing my first story using the first prompt. The story of my daughter's sippy cups evolved into a story of transition and how those sippy cups symbolize the last remaining piece of being a toddler as she transitions into a little girl. I'm looking forward to the next prompt.
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Love the prompt, and totally understand, that there is no discussion board to take away the competitive pressure. However, I personally
would actually love to "learn" how others interprete the prompt word for them. Would you consider making a prompt sharing space optionally available for participants, who like to share?
Thanks,
Pia
Hi! People have been sharing within our Craft The Story Facebook Group.
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I am so very sad, I tried to sign up for this one but don't have a credit card :( sigh...this looks so fabulous!
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Is there a second word prompt for this month? I got the one for cup. Loving the word prompt Ali. Thank You
Hi! The second prompt will come out on the 1st (new ones will always come on the 13th and 1st).
Thank You Ali
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I think, it is what everyone need. Creativity depends on us! As thought the words about ourselves.
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