Happy New Year – 2010

I rang in the new year, 2010, with a great sense of relief. While I feel blessed in so many ways in my life, not the least of which is the gift of writing and teaching, the past year has been fraught with challenges, or as I remind myself–full of MATERIAL. And I know that I am not alone. The relief is coupled with a new energy and excitement for this momentous new beginning, a new year, a new decade. All of which have me very thoughtful about my own writing goals and process and I will be focusing on this in discussion and writing exercises in the first weeks of the Winter Workshops.

Thanks to those of you who have responded to my survey. If you haven’t had a chance to share your ideas and thoughts, there’s still time! Follow the link below. I appreciate and value your input.

Working with Lakeshore Writers continues to be an inspiration and a joy in my writing life. It has grown and is evolving as new writers join the workshops and as I add new classes in an effort to better support your process and goals.  I’ve added an e-zine to my Lakeshore Writers website. I’m looking for a cool name, so send me your suggestions! The e-zine will provide an opportunity for writers to publish work written in my workshops in a professional on-line journal! More about this soon!

I look forward to continuing my work with writers in one-on-one sessions and in the next craft class. For me, the process of reading another person’s work, searching out the strengths, understanding what is working, what isn’t and why, and articulating this in a clear and constructive way is always illuminating. In the craft class, we’ll also be reading stories by master storytellers to underscore our study of craft; I look forward to hunting out new gems in my favorite tales with you!

May this new year of this new decade find you well, creating time and space for yourself to write and move closer to your original voice and the story you most want to tell. Happy New Year!

Onward!

Teresa

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