Forwarding a message I received en masse:
"Make a resolution to honor your creativity in 2008!
Let Yourself Write
Writing groups in 2008
Writing together allows us to discover and celebrate our creativity,
unshackles us from the isolation that keeps us from picking up a pen, and
adds new voices to our internal dialogue. The acknowledgment, appreciation,
and respect of others for our fledgling words replaces (or at least
counters) the carping, mean English teachers of the past.
Writing emerges from--and carries us into--so much more than just our small
selves. When you take seriously your desire to write, you are met with a
host of jostling images, ideas, characters, all longing to be heard and
written down.
I am offering two writing groups in 2008: a weekly writing group in Redmond
and a monthly writing group in Seattle.
Which one should you do?
Join the weekly group if you want to make a regular, frequent commitment to
writing. We will meet Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at my cozy
office, conveniently located in downtown Redmond. The first meeting will be
Thursday, January 17, 2008.
Join the monthly group if your schedule is better suited to weekend writing,
if you want to have a more intense dive into writing with a group. We will
meet the third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m in Seattle:
January 19, February 16, March 15 and so on.
Both groups will offer an array of writing prompts, reading aloud (always
optional), and feedback from me and the other members (if you desire).
Feedback is always constructive, designed to give you a place to go next
with your work.
I'm a published writer with many years of writing and teaching experience
and a Master's in counseling.
Call me, Heidi Stahl, MA, at 425-882-0569 to discuss how these groups might
help you meet your writing goals in the new year."
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