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The Shapes

November 11, 2019 By Nancy Casey

Situate yourself in front of some kind of scene, indoors or out.

Concentrate on the shapes that you see in front of you. Rather than naming the things that you see, name their shapes: triangle, rectangle, circle, square, oval, blob.

Begin drawing the shapes as you see them. Spread them out on the page in the same way they are spread out in front of you.

Write some words somewhere on the page.

Return to the shapes and add more details.

Alternate between working on the shapes and writing words until the page is completely full.

Give the page a title and write the date on it, too.

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


Writing classes and workshops

We had a successful summer season of Write-For-You workshops at the Latah Recovery Community Center.  Congratulations to the students earning certificates in Fiction Writing, Project Management and Grant Writing. Applause and thanks to those who dropped by the classes just for fun. For information about ongoing writing coaching or future classes, contact Nancy.


Let’s Talk About It

A program that supports reading and discussion in libraries throughout the state of Idaho. Free and open to all. Nancy will serve as the scholar for the following sessions in 2020:

  • January 23: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold. East Bonner County Library, Sandpoint, Idaho.
  • February 26: Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas. Coeur d’Alene Public Library, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
  • February 27: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. Grangeville Centennial Library, Grangeville, Idaho.
  • March 10: Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich. Lewiston Library, Lewiston, Idaho.
  • March 27: The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan. East Bonner County Library, Sandpoint, Idaho.

 


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