Author, RADICALS (Library Tales, Dec 26) & AT WORK (2027, Cornerstone Press - University of Wisconsin; Creativity & Mindset Coach; Founder, Unleash Creatives; dog mom; anti-extremist; a believer in the value of human stories. jenknox.com www.jenknox.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mz3n7nmzoc2fOn creative devotion https://www.jenknox.net/p/on-creative-devotion-revisited #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #5amwritersclub #writing #vibes30 Oct 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3n7nmzoc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3myv4jvytv22oShe's available for pre-order just about everywhere now, my friends! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Radicals/Jen-Knox/9798894410777 #Yaya #5amwritersclub #writesky #booksky27 Oct 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myv4jvytv22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3my32fj6b5s2mHave you ever sat with a decision for too long, working it over and over in your mind so many times that you can no longer determine what is instinct and what is fear? https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/decisions-decisions-and-the-spiral?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=64z3d #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writesky #novelsky #authorsky #booksky17 Oct 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3my32fj6b5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mxwr46d4k22dGrateful for a little spotlight (especially since they enjoyed it). https://www.silverpetticoatreview.com/radicals-jen-knox-book-spotlight/ #newrelease #historicalfiction #booksky #writesky15 Oct 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwr46d4k22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mxjcgfbz6k2tI believe that we have a lot to gain from exploring historical figures through the lens of fiction, especially those whose stories have been muddied by time and political motive. https://www.jenknox.net/p/the-heartbeat-and-honesty-of-historical #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writesky #novelsky #authorsky10 Oct 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxjcgfbz6k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mwst6hoyxk2o#5amwritersclub #writing #writesky #booksky https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/creative-attention-personal-attention?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=64z3d01 Oct 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwst6hoyxk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mwg3wir2n22pHow we shape reality as creatives https://www.jenknox.net/p/breaking-down-to-build-triggers-triggers?r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #5amwritersclub #writesky #booksky #creativereality26 Sep 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwg3wir2n22phttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mwbfpy75s227These are always a fun challenge. #50wordstories #5amwritersclub #amwriting fiftywordstories.com https://fiftywordstories.com/24 Sep 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbfpy75s227https://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3murbffdwe222You and your efforts are a gift in any room, never a burden. Remember this, and don’t sell yourself or your work short. https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/you-are-a-gift-in-any-room-never?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=64z3d #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writesky #novelsky #authorsky05 Sep 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3murbffdwe222https://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mtxqdeln3c2dCost rarely equals value. https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/on-scotland-and-the-reason-we-need?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=64z3d #5amwritersclub #writesky #booksky #scotland26 Aug 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxqdeln3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mtctfzynf22jRevisiting the day job narrative. What would your manuscript look like? https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/the-day-job-narrative-what-would?r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web17 Aug 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtctfzynf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mtbins6t7s25https://www.climate.us/news-features/blogs/enso/enso-blog-dead-long-live-enso-blog17 Aug 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbins6t7s25https://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3msvo3vilas2aWriting the dual narrative https://www.jenknox.net/p/the-joy-of-readingtorture-of-writing?r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #writesky #booksky #dualnarrative #5amwritersclub12 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvo3vilas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3msasgdw5uk23Alternate worlds for creative problem-solving https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/alternate-worlds-for-creative-resilience?r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web What Prince, a roofer, a scientist, or a chef might teach use about being creatively stuck... #5amwritersclub #writesky #amwriting #booksky04 Aug 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msasgdw5uk23https://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mpt6h7ervk2tDropping the artificial everything, getting back to the root https://substack.com/@jenknox/note/p-193700609?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=64z3d #5amwritersclub #writesky #writinginnotebooks04 Jul 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt6h7ervk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mokkzvvcxc2jHow to fail beautifully as a writer, as a person “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” —Samuel Beckett https://www.jenknox.net/p/how-to-fail-beautifully-as-a-writer?r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #5amwritersclub #writesky #booksky #writingwell #failingwell18 Jun 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokkzvvcxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mnu6utr3is2iWriting about place. https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/round-on-the-ends-how-place-shapes?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=64z3d #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writesky09 Jun 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnu6utr3is2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mnoui263qs2v"Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience." — Ralph Waldo Emerson This beautiful little fawn was curled up next to my neighbor’s house this morning. #5amwritersclub #writesky07 Jun 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoui263qs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mmyenmhkak2kSometimes the inner critic is right, but that doesn't mean I have to listen to her. https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/sometimes-the-inner-critic-was-right?r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #5amwritersclub #writesky #booksky #WritingAsSelfCare #WomenWriters #VictoriaWoodhull #InnerCritic #AuthorLife #BookMarketing #WritingCommunity #HistoricalFiction29 May 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyenmhkak2khttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mmjm5mpmus2uHave you ever come across your own words from the past, which you may or may not have fully understood, realizing they are exactly what you needed today? Republishing "Time Away" on my blog today https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/time-away?r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #flashfiction #5amwritersclub #writesky #unplannedpost #arcticocean23 May 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjm5mpmus2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mm75jldnj22uCreative portals that lead to endless inspiration https://www.jenknox.net/p/how-writing-research-can-lead-to?r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Cheers to finding your creative portals, #5amwritersclub #writesky #letswrite #theresilientcreative19 May 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm75jldnj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mll4j7ukmk24Hello, #5amwritersclub! I was actually up at 4 this a.m. and wrote! Read up. #writesky https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/when-navigating-ambiguity-storytelling?r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web11 May 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll4j7ukmk24https://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mkrx3r3bzk2pWhen I was growing up, I realized most of the authors I read were no longer living. Their characters and ideas, however, were very much alive inside me and other readers. And, to my young mind, I believed this to be magic. https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/when-writing-outlives-not-only-the?utm_source=direct&r=64z3d&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #5amwritersclub ##writesky01 May 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrx3r3bzk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mjyn677bi22qWhy radical voices are necessary: a nod to those who are "before their time" https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/before-the-world-catches-up-why-radical?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer I’ve always been fascinated by people who sacrifice convention and its de facto safety in exchange for an unrelenting devotion #5amwritersclub #writesky #booksky #yokoono21 Apr 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyn677bi22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mjc4vxpyxs2lHow birds dream and the myth of the ideal author platform https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/the-creative-coherence-problem?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer #5amwritersclub #freemeditation #scatteredenergy #writesky12 Apr 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjc4vxpyxs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mj4xzvgmks2uIt's actually #5am, #5amwritersclub! I made it. “Music is a torch with which to see where beauty lies.” — Atahualpa Yupanqui In our creative resilience circle yesterday, we started to make a playlist. What music is keeping you going right now? https://www.jenknox.net/p/the-frequency-of-you-and-your-creative?utm_source=publication-search #writesky10 Apr 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4xzvgmks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3minyytm2o22kWater is always heading toward its source. Whatever the pace and barriers, it gets there, eventually, even if it has to freeze or find itself surrounded by earth; even if it has to evaporate and rain down again, it is always moving, always.04 Apr 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3minyytm2o22khttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3milggltqpk2o“The practice of Zen is forgetting the self in the act of uniting with something.” —Koun Yamada https://www.jenknox.net/p/finding-creative-clarity-at-the-start I have been doing all the things... #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #writesky03 Apr 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3milggltqpk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mhfycanet22jCreative energy is everywhere at all times. https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/creative-energy-is-everywhere-lets?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=64z3d #5amwritersclub #writesky #booksky19 Mar 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfycanet22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.jenknox.net/post/3mgcs2bnqas2y“We understand reality in terms of interaction … how we interact with one another.” —Carlo Rovelli #5amwritersclub #writesky #radicals https://open.substack.com/pub/jenknox/p/those-who-did-it-anyway-and-how-we?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=64z3d05 Mar 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:vg4tfh4g4leplxo7knzz3vvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcs2bnqas2y