I used to find writing prompts annoying. I mean, they didn’t add up to anything. They just sat there in a notebook. Magnificent or pointless, they were words that would never be published or publishable, that would probably never be read again. But lately I’ve been giving prompts in most of my classes. I’m doing [...]
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A Writer’s Discipline
Posted in Creative Writing, tagged ballet, Creative Writing, dancing, discipline on February 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I began my professional life not as a writer, but as a dancer. From a very young age, I learned to forgo my favorite Saturday morning cartoons (the only time they aired when I was young); and whether I was tired or not, whether the day was scented with spring or a brewing snowstorm, I [...]












