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Concord-Carlisle Community and Adult Education to register for my class
Next class will be held Fall 2017
What is Writing Practice?
My teaching is rooted in ten years of study with my teacher, Natalie Goldberg, both in Taos, New Mexico and Limoges, France. Her method of "writing practice", is described in her books, Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind. I have been leading writing groups for twelve years now and have been a teacher in various capacities for more than thirty years. It is my great pleasure to inspire writers to follow their passion for writing, to break through any blocks they might have and to get to the deep well of material that is available to all of us, if we just pay attention.
With practice you actually do get better. You learn to trust your voice and not be put off by the inner critic. Since we are "just practicing," we can welcome what ever comes onto the page. We take risks. Go deep. Timed writing creates pressure. Inspired by a prompt, you may be guided to write for three minutes, ten minutes, a half hour. It is very dynamic.
There are simple rules:
Trust first thoughts, keep your hand moving, lose control, accept your curious mind, go for the heat of the material.
This is not a critique group in which we polish finished pieces. Rather, we use class time to create new material. We alternate periods of writing with deep listening to ourselves and each other in small and large groups. Writers are our teachers. We learn from each other, giving feedback in the form of recall. We will read the work of published writers to study their craft.
Class Introduction:
Do you love to write but don’t make time for it?
Have you started a memoir and find it is more about the facts of your life
and less about the soul of your life, the things that really matter?
Join me on a journey into writing practice.
We will leave the inner critic at the door and keep our hands moving across the pages of our notebooks.
Students will write and read work aloud in a supportive environment.
My classes are suitable for all levels, for new students and those who have worked with me before.
Concord-Carlisle Community and Adult Education to register for my class
Next class will be held Fall 2017
What is Writing Practice?
My teaching is rooted in ten years of study with my teacher, Natalie Goldberg, both in Taos, New Mexico and Limoges, France. Her method of "writing practice", is described in her books, Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind. I have been leading writing groups for twelve years now and have been a teacher in various capacities for more than thirty years. It is my great pleasure to inspire writers to follow their passion for writing, to break through any blocks they might have and to get to the deep well of material that is available to all of us, if we just pay attention.
With practice you actually do get better. You learn to trust your voice and not be put off by the inner critic. Since we are "just practicing," we can welcome what ever comes onto the page. We take risks. Go deep. Timed writing creates pressure. Inspired by a prompt, you may be guided to write for three minutes, ten minutes, a half hour. It is very dynamic.
There are simple rules:
Trust first thoughts, keep your hand moving, lose control, accept your curious mind, go for the heat of the material.
This is not a critique group in which we polish finished pieces. Rather, we use class time to create new material. We alternate periods of writing with deep listening to ourselves and each other in small and large groups. Writers are our teachers. We learn from each other, giving feedback in the form of recall. We will read the work of published writers to study their craft.
Class Introduction:
Do you love to write but don’t make time for it?
Have you started a memoir and find it is more about the facts of your life
and less about the soul of your life, the things that really matter?
Join me on a journey into writing practice.
We will leave the inner critic at the door and keep our hands moving across the pages of our notebooks.
Students will write and read work aloud in a supportive environment.
My classes are suitable for all levels, for new students and those who have worked with me before.
