Here's a recap of what we posted to our Substack publication, Center Your Writing, in March.
March talking point
Each month, we pose a question or present a craft technique or writing life consideration and invite comments that become a kind of month-long conversation. We learn from each other and share some of our own tips and advice for getting to the page and sticking to it. Our March talking point was about our various motivations as writers. Check out our readers’ responses in our wrap-up post, where we’ve also introduced April’s talking point on favorite poems, in honor of National Poetry Month.
More March posts by Center Mentors
Each month, Teneice Durrant, creator of Tarot with Ten, uses various tarot and oracle decks to provide monthly readings for writers, with exercises on using imagery and intuition as prompts. March’s prompt was about using the Temperance card to develop an opportunity for your main character to use creativity to overcome heartbreak. With each month's post, you can read a transcript of her reading and watch/listen as she pulls cards and shares her insights.
Helena Clare Pittman, one of the Center’s most dedicated teachers, has written, painted, and taught her entire life. In her monthly Helena Writes series, she shares a lifetime of wisdom, one pearl at a time. In her 88th post, Helena reflected on the cats in her life and what they, and those who both hurt and helped them, have taught her about humanity.
In another monthly series, Shawna Ayoub moves “beyond a book review” by not only recommending great books by diverse writers but highlighting a technique to apply to your own writing practice. For March’s review, Shawna encouraged us to read Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon, which depicts layers of generational trauma, and presented an expressive writing exercise to help us identify and explore our emotional roots.
Thanks for reading and being part of our writing community!
Until next month,
Stacia
