Intuitive Writing

BOOKS ON LANGUAGE AND WRITING

• Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming by Richard Bandler, John Grinder

• Write. Publish. Market. 2nd Edition: From Idea to Published Book: The Entrepreneur's Blueprint by Jodi Brandon

• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

• The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life by Julia Cameron

• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

• The INFJ Writer: Cracking the Creative Genius of the World's Rarest Type by Lauren Sapala

• Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life by Dani Shapiro

• All the Words: A Year of Reading About Writing by Kristen Tate

BOOKS ON NATURE’S RHYTHMS

• Moonology: Working with the Magic of Lunar Cycles by Yasmin Boland

• Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christiane Northrup M.D

• WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source by Alisa Vitti

BOOKS ON SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND SPIRITUALITY 

• Elite Minds: Creating the Competitive Advantage by Stan Beecham

• Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business by Jenny Blake

• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

• Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte

• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

• The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice by Todd Henry

• The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

• Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day by Todd Henry

• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

• The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington

• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

• Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead by Tosha Silver

• The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection by Micahel Singer

• The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer

• Zero Limits: The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace, and More by Joe Vitale and Ihaleakala Hew Len

PROGRAMS FOR DEEP HEALING & TRANSFORMATION

• All the healing and business programs by Liana Shanti. The deep healing work you hear me refer to in the book — all came from Liana’s transformational programs. A quick rundown: I’ve been listening to the weekly Illuminations forecast since 2021, highly recommend LifePath Manifesting (I’ve been through it several times — it’s a layered, deep, unfolding), Awakening Ancient GIfts, Lemurian Mystery School, Mother Wound, and 12D BSchool — the best business school on the planet.

• Exposing Family Abuse. Not a program, but a shared resource website where victims of childhood sexual abuse, narcissistic abuse, domestic violence, emotional and other physical abuse have the space to speak publicly about their trauma.

SOME PLANT-FOCUSED COOKBOOKS TO FUEL YOUR WRITING SESSIONS

• PlantYou: 140+ Ridiculously Easy, Amazingly Delicious Plant-Based Oil-Free Recipes by Carleigh Bodrug

• Thrive Energy Cookbook: 150 Plant-Based Whole Food Recipes by Brendan Brazier

• Plant-Powered Families: Over 100 Kid-Tested, Whole-Foods Vegan Recipes by Dreena Burton

• The Whole Foods Diet for Longevity: A Whole Foods, Plant-Based Diet to Live Healthy, Long and Strong, and Maximize Time with Those You Love by Paul Griggs 

• Vegan Ramen: 50 Plant-Based Recipes for Ramen at Home by Zoe Lichlyter

• The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out by Angela Liddon

• Plant-Based Diet in 30 Days: A Cookbook and Meal Plan for an Easy Transition to the Plant Based Diet by Sara Tercero

• Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook: Eat Like You Give a F*ck by Thug Kitchen

FUN GIFTS & WRITERLY THINGS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER

• reMarkable tablet — all the powerful benefits of handwriting in a tablet. I take it everywhere! Save $40!

• One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book — I love writing down a single line right before bed that lets me quickly see my personal growth.

• Aqua Notes Waterproof Pad - for all those idea downloads in the shower

• Plum Paper (10% off) custom paper planners

• Graced Vibrations Candle Company - High-frequency crystal candles made from coconut and apricot wax. They smell divine and burn for hours.

• Divine Drip Jewelry — Magical jewelry for yourself or to gift. Use the code JACQ for 10% off.

• Wishbeads Bracelets — Beaded bracelets for manifesting your desires.

• “It’s a good day to write” T-shirts – The best words flow when you wear writing shirts. 

• Sharpie Gel Pens - For smooth pen-to-paper writing, journaling, and morning page writing

ONLINE WRITING & EDITING TOOLS

• Substack - I moved my blog (and weekly newsletter) here in 2023 after 10 years (find my articles here)

• Grammarly - Hands-down the writing and editing tool I use every day and recommend to my clients. I recommend the paid version for way more suggestions and functionality to make you a better writer. Turn OFF the AI function.

• Title Case Converter - when you’re never sure which words to capitalize

• Headline Analyzer - choosing the best headlines

• Phrase Thesaurus - search for a word and get a list of related phrases.

• Power Thesaurus - crowdsourced Thesaurus for great word options

• Marinara Pomodoro Assistant - Chrome plugin to support working in 25-minute focused sprints. 

• Podia - Where I host my writing community, courses, writing challenges, and online courses.

• Mailchimp - easy email campaigns — I’ve been using them since 2012.

• Missinglettr - You know I love stretching content as far as it can go. I love this tool for creating dozens of social media posts with a single click across platforms and scheduling for up to a year.

WRITING PLAYLISTS

• Intuitive Writing Music

• Writing With Nature’s Rhythms

FREE RESOURCES & CLASSES FROM JACQ

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• Announcing Your New Business Scripts – How to announce your new business, project, or pivot to your network without feeling gross (and steal my actual scripts I used to get my first few clients!)

• Design Your 12-Week Writing Plan — If you’re a creative who resists planning, you’ll love this process for working with nature's rhythms (like the moon or menstrual cycle) to get your writing & editing done.

• The Intuitive Way to Plan a Book Writing Project — Listen to this 50-minute class on planning your big writing project and also get my free book project plan template.

• Get Past Writing Resistance — A 60-minute audio with mindset strategies, simple habits, writing prompts, and practical tips to stop resisting the page and start writing.

• Intuitive Writing & Editing for Business 101 – In this 30-minute audio, you'll learn the important distinction between writing & editing, how to handle resistance, and get my best tips for writing and editing authentically.

• Out of the Office - Uncommon Auto Responders — If you hate auto-responders, you'll love this fresh take.

• The Intuitive Intro — Your clear and confident answer to, “So, what do you do?” Never ramble or stumble through your introduction ever again.

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