I’m doing a drawing per day for January to rediscover my creativity but also… It just makes me feel more calm. A breath of peace in chaotic days. Today’s challenge: Drop perfectionism Doodle blindly. Eyes closed. 1 minute per sketch. 🤣who else wants to show me blind sketches? #sketchbook #drawing

This all started with just 5 wet-pastel splatters on paper, and when I looked for the faces in this daily #drawing challenge, I saw dragons, so I sketched a family of them within 10 minutes. How’s that for #fantasy novel inspiration ? #traditionalart

today’s daily sketch challenge was to do 10 minutes of a silly self portrait, but I had to add fantasy #folklore into it & made it me shifting into an eagle form. #drawing #art

My daily challenge, sketching 10 circles, 1 minute each maximum! I scrolled through my Pinterest board of novel inspiration and picked random objects 🤣 #art #fantasy

today’s drawing challenge was sketching while staring at my subject WITHOUT looking down at my hand (blind contouring) 😳 But it’s easier when I relax 🤣 This is me doing a woman silhouette merging with a dragon #art #drawing

Day 3 of my drawing challenge for January: Constellations… I picked Draco, visible from Scotland where my novel is set #traditionalart It looks like a dipper with a wing & tail in the sky, so I played with the position of where the mouth might be

For my #BlueSkyArtShow this #NewYear, enjoy the dragon’s eye concept I did with pastels that was inspired by fireworks, plus my resolutions illustration! It’s a year of wild experimentation for me as I prepare to make my own Tarot deck based on my novel 😊

January 2nd drawing of the day: A sketch on aspirations for the New year (& there will always be a bit of dragon because I’m revising a novel with 🐉) #traditionalart #drawing

Started the 1st of the year with learning to draw again by practicing tracing with my new art supplies! Drawing every day of January in wild experiments. GOAL: make my own Tarot deck based on the novel I’m revising that includes dragons #traditionalart

I ordered a pair of writing gloves from storiarts.com and I am ridiculously excited about receiving them to kick off my novel revisions for the new year!

I was feeling nostalgic this year, so my Happy Holidays to everyone post includes a long list of must-read books and films, shows to delight … open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh... 💙📚#booksky

It still feels surreal that people connected with the first book, and I'd love to give something back. If this post hits 500 shares, I'll make the Beyond The Mark eBook free for all of December. No catch, just a thank you for the support and a push to keep me writing. #Booksky #Author

What are you lovely people reading and watching this month? #amreading #booksky💙📚 Here are my Nov. picks: open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

These little moments make my heart so full 💗

#writer friends & #writingcommunity: Query season is coming back! 🎉🥳🎊

Fun summer reads for #booksky 💙📚 open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

Dear #writingcommunity: If I can’t see character goals in the first 3 pages, I’m 99% likely to put the book down. I can forgive nearly anything else…here’s why:

If you’re neurodivergent & struggling with #revisions, this post is for you: open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

This guy is honestly one of the best things on instagram 🏳️‍🌈 @dnlfoxx

I know l'm not the only one asking "how can I make a book revision system that works with my brain that thinks in spirals instead of straight lines?" So I studied a ton of craft until I finally made a new flexible system that I can easily tweak for any book. open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

Pretty sure I found the secret to Douglas Adams’ writing technique buried inside this book 😂 open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

Happy International Towel Day! We miss you, Douglas Adams #hhgttg open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

Seriously, this was the funniest & most intriguing history lesson on the “real Josephine” that I have ever read 😂 Queens of Infamy: Josephine Bonaparte, from Malmaison to More-Than-Monarch longreads.com/2019/04/04/q...

It’s free laughs. For you. Right now. My quirky Sci-Fi can be read online right now with no downloads required. Bastard aliens hiding in plain sight…as CATS? Oh yeah 👀 #read

It’s coming tomorrow! The grand finale of my comedy season 2 will be up on my substack and available to read for free 🥳👽 link in the bio or get ready to hit up jwellenhallnovelist.substack.com #aliencat #scificomics

You may think you picked the cat…but what if it picked you? Meet my alien cats in the Comedy “The Intergalacticizen’s Guide to Taming Earthlings” - free to read this Friday! at jwellenhallnovelist.substack.com check it out @rhi.bsky.social @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social @inkandmagic.bsky.social 😁

If you love #DouglasAdams, or #terrypratchett, or any silly witted story that explores the utter ridiculousness of the human race, then join me for a special launch of my series conclusion this Friday! You can read the whole thing for free on SubStack on that day. Link in bio 💙📚BookSky

To celebrate the release of my season 2 finale of this Sci-Fi Comedy, I’m dropping the paywall for 24 hours on Friday! Everyone can read up to 21 episodes of the whole story for free. If you love #hhgttg or #residentaliensyfy then please come and check it out at jwellenhallnovelist.substack.com

Hi #writers struggling with burnout: This post is for you: open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

I want to see more writers embracing the series format again, & SubStack is actually a fantastic place to publish them & read them! Check out all these great #reads: open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

New episode of my Sci-Fi Comedy is now live — the big fight! 💙📚bookSky open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

Now’s a great time to read my last Sci-Fi Comedy episode because a new one comes out this weekend! open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

My plans for this spring…and open for requests on book reviews! open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

Love these! What a great idea. Too bad my favorite sweaty mug is sold out 😢 (see snapshot)

After attacking my writer’s block by baking 2 loaves of bread, making multiple library trips, & blasting Tinzo mixes (on YouTube)…this episode finally manifested! Getting close to S2 finale of this sci-fi comedy 😀 open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

How the #writing is going>> A snapshot of my Freeform board where the sticky notes have multiplied & seem to be intent on mutiny…

This makes me so happy for all the writers out there & the readers who love stories written … by humans for humans 💙📚

To all new #writers: Please remember that quality matters. I don’t care how many people push for more posts, more books published, or more anything. There are a lot of readers who want to read great things, & yes, we can tell when you’ve spent a long time writing a thing… & we ❤️you for it.

This book “The Other Bennet Sister” was an ode to wallflowers & I loved it! #booksky 💙📚 open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

So far I’ve considered variations of: Flocks = Flock ‘o wiz Gaggles + Wizard = Waggle Throngs + Wiz = Wizong Crowd + Wiz = Crowiz & I like… It’s a wiz-swarm. That probably sounds more like a wiz-plosion 🔥☄️🪄

Love this show so much— this is the moment when she proves… Sometimes you don’t have to actually know a thing (Italian) as long as your boss knows less about it than you do 😂 Inspiration for my next comedy series episode!

So I am loving “The Other Bennet Sister” so much…when Mary finally has a good comeback vs. Lydia:

So glad my favorite online #writing contest is back!

Hey #bookSky 💙📚 I know there are authors out there who need free reviews... so let's chat. I can help. jwellenhallnovelist.substack.com/p/so-you-wro...

Please tell me which book you think is most worth reading: @anniethebook.bsky.social @bookaneer808.bsky.social @velshibbc.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @georgepenney.bsky.social (you can actually vote on them on my SubStack post if you like:) open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

This is a great writing contest that pays well! I got an honorable mention here once before, and the community around the contest is very inviting as well. It’s over here gutsygreatnovelist.com/chapter-one-... #writingcontest

Now I’m torn between these 3 books on my TBR (you can actually vote on them on my SubStack post if you like:) which one should I read??? #booksky 📚💙 open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh....

Meet my toddling facilitator of fatalities: Season 2 Episode 9 open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...

My thought process for the next sci-fi comedy episode of I.G.T.T.E. — coming this weekend on jwellenhallnovelist.substack.com so stay tuned!

So this episode explains why W.I.T.C.H. hats are pointy…😂 Season 2 Episode 8 open.substack.com/pub/jwellenh...