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The Center blog is teeming with tips and inspiration for starting and maintaining your writing practice.
Writing ‘well’ with new writing prompts
We wrote 52 new, wellness-themed writing prompts, one for every week of the year, to help you write well and be well.
Helena Writes #58: On literal and figurative blooms
In her 58th post, Helena marvels at her late summer garden and shares some of her students' publications.
Photo writing prompt contest: September '23
They say lightning rarely strikes twice...but that doesn't mean it never does.
Beyond a Book Review: Once Upon a Time in Dovelion
Read Shawna's review of a novel with a built-in writing prompt for you to try.
On Deck: Tarot reading for writers Aug ‘23
Teneice Durrant returns with another tarot reading and writing exercise to develop your narrative arc. August’s prompt concerns a story’s finale.
Nonfiction: Helena Writes #57--On deadlines, blues, and grace
In her 57th post, Helena grapples first with this column’s deadline, then with a transformative experience of both grief and love.
Photo writing prompt contest: August '23
What is the first story you remember reading that changed you?
Personal essays as the sum of their parts
For those interested in different ways to structure personal essays, try out segmentation with an exercise by Anne Panning.
On Deck: Tarot reading for writers July ‘23
This month's visual writing prompt concerns a story's falling action.
Nonfiction: Helena Writes #56_On characters and going home
In her 56th post, Helena shares an exercise on building characters, along with memories of her beloved sister.
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