[Event Reminder] Writing Practice

Today at noon Eastern

At noon Eastern I will be hosting a one hour live Writing Practice on Zoom. If you haven’t started doing writing practice, you may want to come and check out this event.

What is Writing Practice?

We begin with a silent, sitting mediation to quiet our minds. We then proceed directly into two timed writing session (10 minutes each, writing on a topic). Finally, we conclude with a reading of what we wrote. There are some “rules,”

Rules for writing during Writing Practice

• hand writing is best

• keep you hand moving

• write without judgement

• do not worry about grammar, spelling, handwriting, or anything, just GO

• you are permitted to write the worst stuff ever written

• be specific (ie don’t say “car,” say “2003 Toyota Corolla”) , and

• “go for the jugular” (this does not mean that you must always be brutal in your writing, only that you should always push yourself to continue to write even the things you think you shouldn’t, couldn’t or wouldn’t)

Rules for reading during Writing Pracice

• everyone reads without comment or judgement, just read

• everyone listens without comment or judgement, or even praise, just listen

• when one person reads the group may pause for a moment then the next person reads

• if you do not feel comfortable reading you may pass

• everything is read and heard with the complete understanding that nothing heard or read leaves the group

Here’s the Link to Join!

It was brought to my attention yesterday that the only way you could find the Zoom link to this month’s events was by accessing the Google Calendar. That was not my intention. I fixed that in the post of this month’s events, but here is the link for your convenience as well:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85684520298?pwd=a21XbExZOXZNTUFuN0prdVFQUm84QT09

Meeting ID: 856 8452 0298
Passcode: JAN23WRITE

Bring a Friend!

If you know a writer who may be looking for an event just like this, be sure to share this post to give them the information!