A Free Writing Challenge to Inspire Your New Year

Want to close out the year mindfully and creatively? Welcome the new one with hope and groundedness?

I have a FREE (and very gentle) writing and creativity challenge to help you do just that.

Introducing the…

Reflect & Renew Writing Challenge

What it’s all about:

Writing. We love it. We need it. We don’t always have time for it. Especially during the winter holidays.

Here’s how it works: I’ve provided nine intriguing prompts to spark your poetry/fiction/journaling/pick-your-favorite-writing-flavor.

And you write (or otherwise creative) on those, one at a time, over the course of December and January, as you are able, with zero guilt if we can’t quite swing all of it.

Are you in? Let’s do this thing:

1. First, enter your email to receive the nine prompts delivered to your inbox daily, starting immediately upon subscription (don’t worry, it’s free!):

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You have successfully joined the writing challenge! Your first prompt will hit your inbox immediately, and every twenty-four hours after that until you've received all the prompts from this challenge.

Happy creating! Remember, you can use these prompts to write, paint, cook, dance -- whatever format is calling you!

If you'd like to connect with other folks participating in the challenge, use and follow the tag #sheofthewildwrites on social media.

Thanks for being here. I can't wait to see what you create!

With gratitude,

Elizabeth Wilder

www.sheofthewild.com

2. Write (or create in your preferred format) to one prompt at a time, in your own timeframe, through December and January.

3. OPTIONAL - Share on social media using the #sheofthewildwrites hashtag so you can connect with fellow She of the Wild challenge participants.

4. OPTIONAL - And! If you want some more fun and support, come join our free She of the Wild creativity circle on ye olde Facebookes. We have a great introverted time not talking to each other very much.

We start as soon as it strikes your fancy! Enter your info above to receive your first prompt in your inbox right away.

Meaningful Art Gifts for the Holidays

The most fun — and most difficult — part of gift-giving, especially around the holidays, is finding unique, one-of-a-kind gifts with meaning. Gifts with heart and soul. Gifts that, in spite of the cliche, really do keep on giving.

That’s partly why I do what I do. Why I create art. Because artwork and all things handmade are instant keepsakes, unique and irreplaceable, and is imbued with deeply personal and specific meaning.

And! I just did a mega art shop update, adding a ton of new offerings to my Etsy shop! Keep reading to find out what’s new, and to be inspired with unique gift-giving ideas…

If you’ve been following along with my Etsy shop, you may have noticed lots of activity I’ve been busily adding a TON of new items, most notably blank greeting cards, new fabric art hoops, and even some stickers!

The addition I’m most excited about are the blank notecards.

I’ve been wanting to offer blank greeting cards featuring my art for a while — years! —  but wasn’t sure how to get it done affordably. But recently I worked it out! I ordered archival quality photographic prints of my pieces from a print shop, then used glue dots to affix them to sturdy white cardstock. Each card comes paired with an envelope in a cello sleeve.

The best part? The prints are removable — which means that after you use the card, the recipient can remove the print and frame it.

Not only are the cards utilitarian, but each card is a little gift in itself!

This pleases me greatly. :)

I’ve also been hard at work stitching more fabric landscapes and cute little holiday hoops. I have two adorable 3” Santa hoops that can be hung on the wall or displayed on an easel on a table — or I can add a ribbon and turn them into an ornament for you!

My favorite of the hoops is this shimmery, sparkly, elegant winter scene. Looking at this, I can practically hear the snow falling in that muted way it does on quiet nights. Those pearls were a bit of a beast to stitch on, but it was well-worth it. I love how they turned out. 

An extra fun new addition to the shop is this pack of stickers! Each sticker is a reproduction of one of my tiny art magnets (coming soon unless I sell out of them at local markets!). They each feature an encouraging — and potentially sassy AF — saying. 

And! All domestic US orders now come with complimentary free shipping! You can optionally upgrade to Priority Shipping if you desire to have some cool art in your hands faster. :) 

Want me to ship an order to a loved one? I can do that too, and include a little gift note with it.

Just send me a message with what you’re looking for along with your order. Unfortunately, I cannot offer gift wrapping at this time…but if you’ve ever ordered from me before, you know my packages are always fun to open. :)

Okay! I think that’s about it from me! Get thee to the art shop to see all the new things waiting there for you and your gift-giving needs (or hey, treat yourself, it’s all good!):

Get 25% off any one art shop order by subscribing to the She of the Wild newsletter list HERE.

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The Half-Assed Holiday Writing Challenge 2020

The holiday season has arrived once again, and sure, that can be all-consuming. And yeah, it’s 2020, which has been a shit show of epic proportions.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t spend a little time writing.

And by a little, I mean a very little.

Because we can’t do all the things all the time, but we CAN do some of the things some of the time. Which brings us to . . .

The Second Annual(ish) Half-Assed Holiday Writing Challenge!

Yes, you read that right. This challenge is one part writing, one part community, and two (or more) (perhaps many more) (oh god is it January yet?!) parts vodka-spiked eggnog and matzah crackers for breakfast.

What it’s all about:

Writing. We love it. We need it. We don’t always have time for it. Especially during the winter holidays.

But the Half-Assed Holiday Writing Challenge? We can manage that (probably) (maybe) (more vodka-spiked eggnog, please).

Here’s how it works: I’ve provided twenty six intriguing prompts to spark your poetry/fiction/journaling/pick-your-favorite-writing-flavor.

You pick ten of those.

Yep. Just ten.

And you write on those, one at a time, over the course of December, as you are able.

Because we can’t do all the things all the time, but we can do some of the things some of the time, and maybe some of those things can involve a smidge of writing.

Are you in? Let’s do this thing:

1. First, enter your email for some friendly reminders and only slightly sarcastic encouragement:

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Join the half-assed holiday writers

2. Then post this graphic with the hashtag #sheofthewildwrites on your favorite social media platform:

3. Write! Share (don’t forget the #sheofthewildwrites hashtag so you can connect with fellow Half-Assed Holiday Challengers)! Don’t write, guilt-free! Have fun! Take naps!

4. And! If you want some more fun and support, come join our free She of the Wild creativity circle on ye olde Facebookes. We have a great introverted time not talking to each other very much.

We start today!

Best of luck, and don’t forget to go easy on yourself. Embrace the half-assery!