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Using Writing Prompts

November 10, 2017 By Nancy Casey

Imagine a ball sitting still on top of a hill.  With a simple nudge it will begin to roll.  Or maybe, if it sits there long enough, a breeze will get it moving before it goes flat and turns into litter.  Your mind can be like that ball when you are trying to decide what to write about.  You sit up there with a tremendous view–your experience, your ideas, the truths, the falsehoods, the people, the stories.  Thinking about all the things you could write about is enough to keep you from writing anything at all.

A writing prompt is the nudge that gets you going.  In one direction or another.  Continue…

Here is an example of what a person could write in response to a writing prompt.

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Nancy blogs weekly for the Latah Recovery Community Center, sharing writing ideas that support self-awareness and self-esteem.


Looking for an art project that is secretly full of math? Or a math project that results in interesting art? Equilateral Triangle is an Inquiry Pack full of project ideas that will keep you thinking for a long time.


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In-person Write-For-You workshops at the Latah Recovery Center have been suspended for a bit, but you can still do the writing prompts on your own. For more information, about the Write for You program, or if you are in recovery and interested in writing coaching, contact Nancy.


 

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This is a program that supports reading and discussion in libraries throughout the state of Idaho.

Working with the Program Committee, I updated the theme The Humanity of Science and Technology.


Schedule of 2023-24 Let’s Talk About It sessions coming soon!


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