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Writing Workshop: Writing the Journey

Choose the exotic. Or choose the everyday. Either way, take a journey with us, in this special “Writing the Journey” workshop, and step into discovery!

Writing Prompt: Speckled Scenes

By Callie Feyen 22 Comments

What is mysterious and magnificent about speckles? What excites us about small patches of color on a summer’s evening? Join us as for a speckled writing prompt.

Writing Workshop! Place Yourself—With Courage and Imagination

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

So many writers are inextricably tied to places they’ve written about. And so many places are waiting for their writers. Where is your place? In this workshop, through readings, activities and writings, you’ll explore where you’ve been and where you are, in ways that might help you to see where you’re going.

Through the Looking Glass: Creative Writing Workshop

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

Children’s stories lead us into our most imaginative selves. Come kindle your curiosity, encourage your whimsy, spark your creativity, and find new ways to think and be, in this inspiring writing workshop that uses children’s stories, as well as grownup’s stories, to take you through the looking glass.

Writing Workshop: Words You Can Taste!

By T.S. Poetry

In this delicious food-writing workshop, you’ll have a chance to look at popular favorites (potatoes, bread, cakes, anyone?) and a rainbow of foods you may or may not have ever developed a love for (eggplant, olives, sugar-coated rose petals?). Come write words you can taste!

Play It Forward: Writing Workshop

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

Have you ever wished that whimsy and fun—that play itself—could be the beginning of serious work? Enrich your writing through play—in this special workshop with authors Laura Boggess and Laura Lynn Brown.

Tea Time: Writing Our Leaves & Our Lives Workshop

By T.S. Poetry 13 Comments

Explore the tasty partnership of tea, story, poetry and writing—in this special writing workshop with author Megan Willome.

Poetry Prompt: 6 Steps to Writing the Polished Acrostic

By Heather Eure 14 Comments

One way to pay tribute to someone special in your life is by writing a poem with their name all over it. This week we learn six steps to writing the polished acrostic poem.

Poetry for Life: Mind’s Eye Poetry – Rewriting Dementia

By Ann Kroeker 53 Comments

Mind’s Eye Poetry connects with dementia patients, engaging their minds and memories to create poems on the spot.

12 Days of Form Poetry, Prompts, and Playlists

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

The Tweetspeak Team has bundled up our sugar plums and mistletoe, readying ourselves for that snowy trip over the river and through the woods to whomever’s house we are thinking to go. Enjoy the 12 Days of Form Poetry, Poetry Prompts and Playlists while we’re away.

Writing Poetry: Books & Free Articles

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Writing poetry can be a great way to improve your prose writing and your basic ability with images and words. Of course, writing poetry can be a wonderful past-time for its own sake. Either way, here are some wonderful resources that will help you out.

How to Start, Join & Make the Most of a Writing Group

By Charity Singleton Craig 16 Comments

Want to get involved in a writing group, or get more out of one you’re in? Charity Singleton Craig has ideas to help you start, join and make the most of a writing group.

10 Great Mother’s Day Gifts—for the Writing Mom

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Looking for last-minute great Mother’s Day Gifts? If your mom is a writer (or you think she could be), these titles are for her.

More Than 30 Awesome Writing Playlists

Writing playlists, just for you. Or, forget about writing and just listen for inspiration and enjoyment. Air, Breath, Wind Playlist Baby, Baby Playlist Bread, Pastries, Pies Ballad Playlist Bottles & Cans Playlist Cat’s Meow Playlist Circus and Carnival Coffee and Tea Playlist Dog Songs Playlist Doors and Passageways Playlist Dragons and Creatures Playlist Fairy Tale […]