Jody Ulate

A writer on creativity and leadership. Putting creativity to use for the greater good.

[Lisa Cooper Ellison @LisaEllisonsPen]

“Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things–childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves–that go on slipping, like sand, through our fingers.”― Salman Rushdie

[San Jose Museum of Art @sjmusart]

"I think a #bannedbook is a battlefield, a site of power struggle; a banned book is where society, politics, art, and literature converge."—#XiaozeXie

Image: 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 #16. Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky, in honor of Hung Liu and Jeff Kelly. 2014.01.

[SJSU English Department @sjsu_english]

Come learn about SJSU's dual-genre MFA program, offering degrees in Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Scriptwriting. Prospective MFA applicants urged to attend Creative Writing Week, October 25 - 29, 2021

#creativewriting #sjsu #english #mfa

[Lisa Cooper Ellison @LisaEllisonsPen]

My friend/colleague Susan is hosting this free online event on fiction and social change, Oct. 5–8. I'm a huge fan of the writers she's interviewing. Don't miss out! https://t.co/DcAZ8jME7m

#binders #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #fiction @manzanitafire

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

@clsmith321 @ABRAMSbooks So great to see this!

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

@SJSUEngineering Congratulations, Lisa!

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

Great advice for creating and an important part of the creative process: patience. #amwriting

[Frog and Toad Bot @FrogandToadbot]

Leave them alone for a few days. Let the sun shine on them, let the rain fall on them. Then your seeds will start to grow.

[SJSU Alumni @SJSUalumni]

Friday! Black Creativity & Mentorship: A Conversation between @SJSU Alumni, Diana Pumpelly Bates & Titus Kaphar - Explore Black creativity, artistic inspiration & the importance of mentorship.
Presented by the @PaloAltoArt & @Moadsf. Register for free: https://t.co/4W2yC4WLXs

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

Looking forward to attending The Nonprofit Marketing Summit in August! #philanthropy #storytelling

https://t.co/TmngOe8IdE

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

On #creative teams, this is especially true. Expressing emotion is required for authentic communication and creative work.
#creativity #leadership

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Pressuring people to be positive turns emotional intelligence into emotional labor.

Toxic workplaces police people’s emotions. Healthy workplaces offer freedom of emotional expression.

Showing stress or sadness isn't unprofessional. It's human.
https://t.co/GLDvTsDGOm @mervatim

[MidwestWriters @MidwestWriters]

"Your book has a birthday. You don't know what it is yet."
--Cheryl Strayed

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writinginspiration

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The most direct way to figure out what's valued in a culture isn’t to listen to what people say is important.

It's to pay attention to who gets rewarded and promoted into leadership roles.

Groups elevate people who represent their principles and advance their goals.

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

Happy Pub Day, @clsmith321! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous writing with the world! Crossing the River is a beautiful book. @ABRAMSbooks

[Dinty W. Moore @brevitymag]

"I write to save someone’s life, probably my own." ~ Clarice Lispector

[Lisa Cooper Ellison @LisaEllisonsPen]

Creative work needs solitude. It needs concentration, without interruptions. It needs the whole sky to fly in, and no eye watching until it comes to that certainty which it aspires to, but does not necessarily have at once.

MARY OLIVER

#amwriting #writingcommunity

[Keidi Keating @Keidi_Keating]

We all have a story to share and writing is the time-honored tradition that connects us through our written experiences. Creating our narratives brings perspectives to the world and in turn, understanding of one another.
#amwriting #writingcommunity

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

@Juliahj Aww!

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

@JenniSapio Fingers crossed for you!

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

@LisaEllisonsPen So excited for you, Lisa!

[Jody Ulate @jodyulate]

"The great irony of winter is that the moment darkness is greatest is also the moment light is about to return. Each year the winter solstice comes with the promise that the next day will be brighter."

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