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The Center blog is teeming with tips and inspiration for starting and maintaining your writing practice.

We wrote 52 new, wellness-themed writing prompts, one for every week of the year, to help you write well and be well.
In her 58th post, Helena marvels at her late summer garden and shares some of her students' publications.
They say lightning rarely strikes twice...but that doesn't mean it never does.
Read Shawna's review of a novel with a built-in writing prompt for you to try.
Teneice Durrant returns with another tarot reading and writing exercise to develop your narrative arc. August’s prompt concerns a story’s finale.
In her 57th post, Helena grapples first with this column’s deadline, then with a transformative experience of both grief and love.
What is the first story you remember reading that changed you?
For those interested in different ways to structure personal essays, try out segmentation with an exercise by Anne Panning.
This month's visual writing prompt concerns a story's falling action.
In her 56th post, Helena shares an exercise on building characters, along with memories of her beloved sister.