Category Archives: Writing exercises

Holding Space for Yourself

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Nancy

In teaching, one of the things I try to do is hold space. In my private prompts classes, we close our eyes and take some deep breaths and get quiet, letting the workweek fall away, the effort that went into … Continue reading →

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Lather, Rinse, Repeat

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Nancy

Nine times a month I teach classes devoted only to writing from prompts. The prompts can range anywhere from a line of poetry, to a picture, to an object, to writing a story that places an object within a picture, … Continue reading →