Wednesday's workshop began with a visualization journey to Italy where I received a letter from my father as a 16-year-old. The catch was that I had to write from the point of view of my father and write the letter. Sigh....The emotions have been running high this week! Very unexpectedly. This magic, "What If..." writing exercise was done to show us that creativity doesn't always have to come from a happy place, in certain instances, deep pain can fuel creativity. I felt lucky enough to be able to write a very positive, warm, and loving letter. Still, I lost my composure and shed some tears. Though creativity is flowing through the room, a lot of pain is as well. The exercises are triggering so many memories and feelings and leading to pretty powerful creation.
Later on this day we were given a license to steal. I read a previously written automatic writing piece to a partner and she did the same. While listening, I jotted key words or phrases that struck a particular chord with me. Then, I used those phrases in my own writing. I was highly impressed with the woman I worked with who is a writing professor and an exceptionally eloquent writer herself. Snatching her goods helped to really enhance my writing and she got me thinking about two things: creative writing and the value of figurative language. Most of my writing is personal and in the form of a journal, but turns out, I really enjoy writing fictional stories as well. "Stealing" the language of another writer really helped to get my creative wheels turning and inspired me to consider writing more than just personal pieces. This "license to steal" is something I hope to encourage teachers to do for generating ideas in writing workshop. So often, students are stumped and claim to not know what to write about, but now, I can encourage them to legally steal! They'll love it!
Later on this day we were given a license to steal. I read a previously written automatic writing piece to a partner and she did the same. While listening, I jotted key words or phrases that struck a particular chord with me. Then, I used those phrases in my own writing. I was highly impressed with the woman I worked with who is a writing professor and an exceptionally eloquent writer herself. Snatching her goods helped to really enhance my writing and she got me thinking about two things: creative writing and the value of figurative language. Most of my writing is personal and in the form of a journal, but turns out, I really enjoy writing fictional stories as well. "Stealing" the language of another writer really helped to get my creative wheels turning and inspired me to consider writing more than just personal pieces. This "license to steal" is something I hope to encourage teachers to do for generating ideas in writing workshop. So often, students are stumped and claim to not know what to write about, but now, I can encourage them to legally steal! They'll love it!
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