From Contemplative Journaling to Self Publishing

A three-hour workshop on writing as a contemplative practice—and turning that writing into newsletters, zines, and books.

💸 Class is $55

Taught by Cody Cook-Parrott

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closed captions provided + each session will be recorded and you will have lifetime access

🪞 What happens when your private pages want to move into the world? When your contemplative writing begins to reveal the shape of a newsletter, a zine, or even a book?

In this three-hour workshop, we will:

✏️Explore journaling as a practice of attention, clarity, and personal witnessing.

📚Discuss pathways from private writing to public sharing.

🖊️Learn practical approaches to editing your journal entries into publishable formats.

📬Consider newsletters as a form of light-touch publishing and community building.

🖨️Talk through the basics of zine-making and small-scale book projects.

🗃️Reflect on audience, privacy, and what you want your writing to do in the world.

THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU IF :

🌼 You are a writer, artist, and/or anyone who keeps a journal and is curious about what’s next.

🌼 You do not need to have a project in mind to attend.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your relationship with your journal, explore self-publishing, or build a regular writing practice that can grow into a newsletter or book, you’ll leave with new tools, clear next steps, and a sense of possibility for your writing life.

<aside> 🌸 Since 2013 I have been using the World Wide Web to share my ideas, art, and writing in newsletter format to thousands of readers. In 2017 I began doing this weekly and found that it transformed my writing, my connection to people, and my relationship to the world around me. I have created many different containers for my work that all integrate with my paths of research and exploration

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I have had podcasts, radio shows, advice columns, and more - a variety of containers to share my notes on listening, paying attention, and practice with the world

I find more CONSISTENCY, DISCIPLINE, DEVOTION, AND SATISFACTION when my art practice is deeply rooted in research and experimentation

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Class is $55