MONDAY– 1:00pm – Front Room in the Lodge
The Practice of Presence Nelle Stanton
It’s a given that writers need time management skills to get their
sizzling ideas out of their imaginations and into the hands (and imaginations)
of grateful readers. But is there a way to get more from the time that we’re
managing? Many physicians, psychologists and neuroscientists say yes. Short
daily practices of mindfulness increase our ability to remain present
with our lives and our creative work. Driving home on a familiar road may be
done on auto-pilot, but describing a pivotal moment for your memoir, short
story, or poem may require you to “inhabit” that moment or memory before you
can bring it fully to life. We’ll explore 10 mindfulness meditations and
techniques that will help you connect more fully to the moments you are given and
the moments you are creating.
Nelle Stanton is a
poet, voice actor, and retired healthcare chaplain trained in various forms of
meditation, energy healing, and spiritual expression.
TUESDAY– 1:00pm –
Front Room in the Lodge
How Writing
Haiku Can Benefit All Your Other Writing Cynthia Brackett-Vincent
Most of us
remember having to write haiku in elementary or middle school. Learn how this
ancient Japanese practice can help you hone down (edit) all your other
writing—whether poetry or prose. Modern haiku in English does not have to be 3
lines of 5-7-5 syllables. What’s more important is what elements we include in
(and leave out of) our haiku.
Cynthia
Brackett-Vincent is a Pushcart Prize nominated poet whose haiku
have appeared in Frogpond (the journal of the American Haiku Society)
and many others.
WEDNESDAY– 1:00pm –
Front Room in the Lodge
Easing into
the Sea: Basic Steps for Writers Who Want to Invent a Metaphor Therese
Broderick
In this
interactive talk, poet Therese L. Broderick will provide some straightforward
methods for crafting a metaphor useful in any genre, helpful to writers
beginning or advanced. She will lead a group activity of inventing a metaphor
for “The Moon,” then allow time for individual practice. Everyone who attends
will receive a 23-page handout.
Therese L. Broderick, MFA, MLS, has lived the sweet life of a poet for more than two
decades. Her poems have been published widely in several formats and have won
awards both locally and beyond. She lives in Albany, New York with her
optimistic husband, two fat cats, and a disheveled garden. She can be found on
Facebook, Goodreads, Wordpress, and at brdrck@gmail.com.
THURSDAY– 1:00pm –
Front Room in the Lodge
Serious Fun Jeff Campbell
Writing
should be fun, and this seminar is all about playing with words and finding joy
in creativity. We’ll respond to a bunch of silly prompts, goof around, and
write off the top of our heads. Sometimes the best writing happens when we let
go and see where the next word leads.
Jeff
Campbell is a freelance
book editor, author, and writing teacher. As an editor for nearly 30 years, he
helps authors tell their stories and shape their manuscripts in a wide variety
of genres.
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