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Tune-Up Your Soul With a “Small Pleasures” List

Lists shouldn’t be reserved just for work; making lists about life’s small pleasures is the closest thing to a soul tune-up I can find. Small pleasures…getting lost in a book, buying a new book, getting back in the car from wherever and listening to the next part of an audio book, Facetiming with my granddaughter, […]

Fast-write Exercise, Writing Exercises, Writing Tips

Prime Your Writing Muscle With Fast-Writes

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When you exercise your writing muscle daily, it’s ready to flex whenever you need it—or it needs you. But, you say, “I can’t get started. I’m stuck. I don’t have time. I over think it. I have writer’s block.” Let me tell you what happens when you stretch and challenge your writing muscle, whether you […]

I’m a Teaching Writer. And, if you’ve hung around me for more than a few minutes, you’ve heard me chant: “Read, then write! Read, then write! Read, then write!” All I’m doing is repeating and passing one of the best pieces of mentor advice I’ve ever gotten (thank you, Dr. Philip F. Deaver and Spalding Low-Residency MFA). That writing pedagogy is what’s taking shape here at the Read Then Write Workshop. Confession: I’m a “pantser” (writing by the seat of my pants) who’s learning to plot. I’m also a writing coach who’s giving this new endeavor room to organically and freely take shape. I hope you’ll join me!

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