By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party (Keeping a Journal: Writing for Yourself in the New Year)
Part 2
Keeping a Journal
January is time for a fresh start and setting new go...
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The Holiday Season: Red, Green…And Blue?
By: Mary Discenza and Anna Hallett, The Writing Party (The Holiday Season: Red, Green...And Blue? Writing to Chase the Blues Away)
Writing to chase the blues away
Even before the added str...
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Writing Gifts for the Holidays
By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party (Writing Gifts for the Holidays)
Writing Gifts for the Holidays
This year use your writing gifts for the holidays to create something meaningf...
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Write That Recipe Down! Plus, Bonus Strawberry Parfait Pie Recipe
By Mary Discenza, Director, The Writing Party
The Mysterious Yam Recipe
My mother passed away many years ago, but I never miss her more than just before Thanksgiving, when I haul out the co...
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Writing Your Holiday Newsletter
By Mary Discenza, Director, The Writing Party
Writing Your Holiday Newsletter
There’s no getting around it; it’s time to start writing your holiday newsletter — the pandemic version, t...
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Yoga for the Mind Part 2: Building Characters
By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party
In this episode of Yoga for the Mind, we will focus on building characters. Inspiration for a story, book, or poem often stems from a real pe...
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Make Time For Mangled Mottos, Timeless Terms and Your Family’s Famous Phrases
By Mary Discenza, Director, The Writing Party (Make Time For Mangled Mottos, Timeless Terms and Your Family’s Famous Phrases)
My dad, whose pride in his ancestry seemed almost limitless, once ...
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Just Say It: Writing Tip
By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party
Sometimes it’s easier to say aloud what you mean than to write it. While I can get the words to flow from my mouth, they stubbornly refuse to orga...
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The “Write” to Heal
By: Julie Ayn Discenza, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Please note that this article was written by a licensed therapist and the therapeutic writing technique described for traumatic experi...
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Journaling: Why You Need to Journal
Part 1
By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party
When I was in junior high school, my English teacher required us to submit a Black Box every Friday. A Black Box was a journal entry...
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