Category: Article
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Feed Your Creativity with Writing Prompts
By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party Hungry for new story ideas? Feed your creativity with Writing Prompts. Savory, sweet, sour, or bitter, a prompt is meant to whet your appetite so you can create a feast. Writing is an art, a craft, and a skill. It takes practice. You may know exactly what you…
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Acrostic Poems: Playing with words
By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party My poem, “Look at Me,” expresses how writing, social media, and life make me feel at times. Acrostic poems are an effective way to play with words in order to express yourself. It has both structure and freedom. It defines itself like a sign post and challenges us…
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Yoga for the Mind Part 1: Exercising Your Creativity
By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party Last summer I joined a Yoga on the Beach group. I was inspired by the joy of being part of the early morning beach world. Warrior pose is even more stimulating when engulfed by cool sea breezes, seagull calls, and the sound of rhythmic waves slapping against the…
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Writing a Pre-Travel Journal
By: Mary Discenza, Director, The Writing Party A Pre-travel Journal It may seem counter-intuitive, but now may be the best time to plan that trip of a lifetime, your bucket-list journey that’s been relegated to the back of your mind for lo these many years or just sidetracked by the global pandemic. Writing a Pre-Travel…
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How to write a skit for and about your family
By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party Family Skits for Fun and Gifts A few weeks ago, I posted a suggestion on The Writing Party Facebook page to write a family skit for Father’s Day and someone asked where I got the idea. I explained that I had actually written two skits for my kids…
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Fun and Games: If, Then
By: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party The If, Then game is a fun way to stimulate creativity and tickle your funny bone. Below is an excerpt from the book Waiting Games and Amusements for Families which explains how to play. If, Then is also a great way to generate story prompts to inspire your…
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Excerpt: The Writing Party Inspirations
By: Anna Hallett and Mary Discenza, The Writing Party When you attend a Writing Party, you will explore your creative side, inspire each other, and have fun. Because we want to provide lots of time for inspiration, games, and writing, we try to keep the writing lessons to a minimum during Writing Party events. Hence our…
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