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Happy Saturday, creator! Welcome to the debut edition of Joyful Creators Club’s weekly newsletter.
Each week, we’ll share:
a recap of last week’s prompts
a sneak peek at the prompts for the upcoming week
a creativity affirmation to reflect on this weekend
resources to strengthen your creative practice
We’re ringing in October with prompts ranging in spookiness from nostalgic Halloween cartoons right up to the origins of horror.
Content warning & disclaimer: Some of the prompts featured this month may include content that is distressing. Such content is marked with a content warning.
🗓️ Coming right up! A peek at this week’s prompts
🎧 Soundful Sunday (September 28) — We’re doing “The Monster Mash”!
🎨 Maker Monday (September 29) — [⚠️ CW: violence] Dangerous Victorian fashion trends
🖼️ Artistic Tuesday (September 30) — The first artistic rendition of a witch on a broomstick
🌿 Worldly Wednesday (October 1) — An inside look at one of the world’s most haunted natural sites: Hoia-Baciu Forest in Romania
📘 Lit Thursday (October 2) — Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee”, covered & remixed
🕌 Framework Friday (October 3) — The legends and lore of Loftus Hall, haunted mansion house in Ireland
🎭 Spectacle Saturday (October 4) — The surprisingly scary origins of Scooby Doo
Creativity prompts go live every morning, Dublin time.
❤ Your creativity affirmation for the weekend
Every step I take, no matter how small, moves me closer to my creative goals.
Just acknowledging that you have the strength and power to support yourself in those moments will do more for your creativity than you might think.
Try to remember this one first when you’re feeling blocked or frustrated.
Because affirmations can be super effective — if you’re able to recognize when you need one.
Self-awareness is the first step to self-support. Practice noticing your thoughts and emotions this weekend, without judgment or criticism attached.
🎁 Goodies for club members
🤲 What I’m creating this week
Hey! I’m Mel, founder here at Joyful Creators Club. This week, I’ve been super busy sourcing, drafting, and designing creativity prompts for October and November.
I already had a full month’s worth of prompts ready to go when I tried (and failed…) to launch this time last year.
I’m also relaunching Mellifera Muses, my dedicated solo creative writing website. To go along with new poetry, short stories, and other creative bits, I’m launching a newsletter that’s kinda similar to this one.
Thanks so much for being one of the very first subscribers to the Joyful newsletter! We’re so excited you’re here, and we encourage you to reach out with your thoughts and ideas anytime.
Until next weekend — stay crafty!
Mel
Founder, Joyful Creators Club
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