This morning in my writing workshop at the Wellness Community we began, as we always do, writing a list of pains and pleasures: the most hurtful things that had happened in the past month and then the things that had brought pleasure and happiness. Everyone wrote for five minutes. The five minute time limit for writing is crucial and the whole workshop is set up around it – three hours of five minute writing exercises about different topics and then reading the exercises aloud…..
teaching writing
making a muse
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 0 Comments
Since it’s highly unlikely that a kindly muse will announce from above that you should start writing immediately, and equally improbable that the people you love are encouraging you to write about all the deep personal aspects of your life, and since you might just possibly have this little voice in your head humming about…
teaching writing
everything you need to know about writing on 1 page
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 2 Comments
1. Here’s how you learn to write: Read. You need to be inspired and you need the best teachers in the world. You find this by reading. Write. Writing is like running a marathon or playing the clarinet or laying bricks or becoming a basketball player. You need to practice. 2. There’s nothing until there’s…
