Do you remember your original inspiration for writing or journaling?

You are a creative being, and you paint with words, but even the most dedicated writer can run out of that paint, lose that spark, or lose the joy and pleasure that comes from creating with words, from writing.

We sometimes forget that childhood ease and ability to create through play and fun and laughter, and as adults, we can’t always see the creative spark in our everyday world – from cooking to gardening to, yes, being able to add a column of ten numbers in our heads (seriously, that takes a certain creativity!).

It’s time to recapture that writing spark.

I can help.

**I have a few current offerings with more planned for 2026.

Journaling Workshops

Upcoming and Other Stuff

New website featuring all journaling endeavors, including courses, prompts, and groups: Journaling with Melody

Journaling for the Hot, Bothered, and Unfiltered!

• A 90-minute workshop for women who are sweating through perimenopause and menopause – Thursday, June 4, 2026, from 5-7 p.m. at Carboy Winery in Palisade

Night sweats. Brain fog. Mood swings outta nowhere. And the nagging feeling that you don’t recognize yourself anymore.

Something IS happening. And Melody Jones gets it – because she’s right there with you.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use journaling as your go-to tool for emotional processing, clarity, and self-trust during perimenopause and menopause. Real prompts. Real laughs. Zero judgment. Because journal pages don’t get offended.

Cheaper than therapy. More effective than rage-texting your ex. And significantly less expensive than bail. 🔥

Pages before punching — let’s go.

This workshop is $25, payable directly to Melody, cash or Venmo preferred. Bring a notebook and your favorite writing tool.

You can also sign up through Eventbrite.

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Be Social & Local

Grand Junction, Colorado

Writer Chicks Coffee Club*

Want a chance to connect with fellow writers? Join this drop-in group Wednesday mornings from 9:00 am to 10:30 am in the Vault Room at Main Street Bagels in downtown Grand Junction. Coffee, community, and camaraderie! We talk about everything – we talk about writing – we read our written pieces. Ladies only. *Note: this is primarily a social group for connection, and we also read our writings most weeks.

“Melody Jones started the Writer Chicks Coffee Club in September of 2021 when there was a dearth of opportunities for writers to gather. I started attending in October, and I never miss a weekly meetup, if I can help it. Melody has created such a warm and inviting place for women to share their love of writing…” Read more here.

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Connect & Refresh

Writing Retreats – currently planning for 2026

Retreat from daily life and focus on YOU and your writing. Discover how to tap more deeply into your creative center at one of my Creativity Retreats for Writers. Finetune that creativity and then paint it into your writing life, one word at a time.

Connect with others. Put words on paper. Leave refreshed and with a writing plan.

“Writers should practice creativity the way concert pianists practice their scales. In June, 2022 I participated in a 2-day writer’s retreat in Palisade, Colorado led by Melody. I was not entirely sure what to expect, but left feeling inspired, renewed, and refocused.” Read more here…

Ready to go?

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Who is Melody Jones? Author, poet, speaker, creator, crafter, coffee enthusiast, lover of beagles, Colorado native, President of the Western Colorado Writers’ Forum, and more… click here. Find out what others say about her on her Testimonials page.