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Critique Groups: What to Expect

May 30, 2018
Staff Writer
Giving and Receiving Critique, The Writing Life, Workshops, Writing Tips and Tools
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An interview by Tineke Bryson One of the most exciting aspects of the Summer Workshop is also—for some!—the most intimidating: critique groups. Every afternoon, students spend several hours in a small group setting where they give and receive input on…

Free Gifts of the Writing Life

May 16, 2018
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Push Your Imagination, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life
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By Collin Suttle, Student Contributor Have I been grateful for writing enough? Not for the things I write, but for the gifts that writing gives me even before I open a notebook? The answer is, of course, “Not at all.” So, in the interest of mindfulness, the cultivation of a thankful spirit, and list-making, here is my Top Five Gifts That Writing Gives Me, with some significant help from Anne Lamott and Bird By Bird.

Blogs Are Always Right (And Other Misconceptions)

May 7, 2018
Tineke
Push Your Imagination, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Lydia DeGisi, Student Contributor When I was probably around eleven years old, I read a nonfiction book called Plot by a woman named Ansen Dibell. It was published in 1988, is considered a writing craft cornerstone by no one, and is criticized on Amazon for covering little original ground. I loved it, reading and rereading Plot in the same manner I read novels.

Angel in the Details: How to Excel at Appreciating

By Tineke Bryson, Staff Writer I bet lots of you share my desire to enjoy language more. A love of words is how many of us got started writing! But how do we become the kind of people who value words over our own ability with them? How do we become excellent “noticers,” appreciators?

Turn Your Gift with Words Inside Out

April 30, 2018
Staff Writer
Culture, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Tineke Bryson, Staff Writer I don’t know about you, but when I first learned I had an ability with words, I immediately assumed it could only be for one reason: I was destined to publish books!