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DIVING DEEPER: A Writing Workshop

Do you feel compelled to write,  but something is stopping you from getting on with it?

Do you feel you have a story to tell, or simply something ‘to say’ but don’t know how to start, or how to continue?

Are you looking for a deeper connection to your self, or a sense of fulfillment?

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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador
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ayla : Illuminated Skye
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drechanteuse : pompateur of love
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rudyan : quasar
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ClevelandX : Journeyman
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Tom : Mesocosmic Traveller
Tom
Mesocosmic Traveller
Ramsses : Pharaoh
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Ramsses : Pharaoh
Ramsses posted a reply to the conversation "Starlets" in Diving Deeper: POETRY ()
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michaelsits posted a reply to the conversation "Help! Scholarship Essay!" in Diving Deeper: PROSE ()
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michaelsits posted a reply to the conversation "Anonymous Assignment - speaking out 9" in Responses to Assignments ()
michaelsits : in spite of myself
michaelsits posted a reply to the conversation "Clueless in Korea" in Diving Deeper: PROSE ()
michaelsits : in spite of myself
michaelsits posted a reply to the conversation "Clueless in Korea" in Diving Deeper: PROSE ()
Nishtha : Imaginative Mellifluous Philosopher
Nishtha posted a reply to the conversation "Clueless in Korea" in Diving Deeper: PROSE ()
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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador
Sandra New Assignment: Speaking Out http://tinyurl.com/mtmwa3 (11 days ago)
Gabriele : Intuitive Writer
Gabriele Group Activities and some other features are not working due to a server change. Have a look at my post on the Tree House, anybody, for more details. Love, Gabriele (1 month ago)
Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador
Sandra New Assignment: Climbing Inside http://tinyurl.com/owbp7t (2 months ago)
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Maze1
Want to join our workshop? Find out here...  Go ▸
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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador Sandra said: This is a request-in Group. Anyone can read here, but only Members can post their work or comment on the work. To join,...
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quietlaughter : . quietlaughter said: We have a number of boards here on Diving Deeper - here are a few tips and tricks to help you along the...
Waving
Please read the newsletters to catch up on developments; Short announcements are made here by the moderators.  Go ▸
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Centria : Full Moon Centria said: Enjoy yourself, Sandra!  Don't be worrying about us... :)
Sandrajensen100
Here are Sandra's Notes Along the Way on the Diving Deeper process and how to support each other through our commenting (NOTE: commenting and constructive criticism guidelines live in this room! ).  Go ▸
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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador Sandra said: What is the process that takes us from 'knowing' something to being altered by what we know?
Treehouse_small
A safe place to hang out, introduce yourself & talk about anything at all.  Go ▸
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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador Sandra said: Our 'stuff' is arriving from Toronto tomorrow morning,- an apartment's worth of things/furniture that has been in storage for over 7 years - ...
Assignments
Library of Assignments gathered into one place for easy access and inspiration for writing. Please do not post anything in this board. Read the thread inside called: 'How this Assignment Archive Works' if you are confused :-)  Go ▸
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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador Sandra said: Those who have already responded once, why not do it again, after reading the comments from the 'outside' world to the piece? Send...
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Post responses to the assignments from the Assignment Archive room here; if it is a response to a screenwriting/playwrighting assignment, post in the screenwriting/playwrighting room.  Go ▸
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michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits said: Strong immediate voice, very close to the surface and easy to engage and relate to. I liked this. I felt the i character...
Tbw
If you have 'writer's block' or are feeling glum about your writing, this assignment and the posts  Go ▸
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Maria : in fair verona Maria said: thanks. when i reread this i felt like i sounded like i was about thirteen, but we all have to regress every once...
Typewriter1
Creative prose writing:  Go ▸
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michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits said: Maria, I fee; the need to comment as much on the direction as the writing even though that is nto what we typically...
Quill2
Poetry in all forms: sonnet, haiku, cinquain, free verse, experimental etc.  Go ▸
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Ramsses : Pharaoh Ramsses said: I have to say that as bad as it is, My karma really is fascinating, Allowing for the possibility, Unlikely perhaps, that I...
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The art and craft of writing scripts for film & television; writing for the theatre: dramatic literature or drama. This board serves both as a specific 'craft room' for these forms and a place to post creative work that fits...   Go ▸
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Mikey_Dee : A hoot and The frumious Bandersnatc Mikey_Dee said: Harold Pinter speaks about playwriting/truth/character development & first lines and much more  in 2005 ACCEPTANCE speech for Nobel prize- fascinating stuff
Butterfly
Explore how writing can enhance and enrich your spiritual practice. Assignments, including quotations, meditations, prayers, loving kindness awareness, stream of consciousness and other assignments will challenge and aid you in the Diving Deeper process.  Go ▸
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quietlaughter : . quietlaughter said: About a year ago, I posted a link on the Resources for Writing Board for a website called Emotional Fractals. I have used...
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Writing from the Diving Deeper moderator team. (Sometimes a moderator will post their response to an assignment in the 'Responses to Assignments' board).  Go ▸
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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador Sandra said: I stopped outside the cave to let Anna and Michaelis catch up. There was a ruined church there. There are lots of ruins...
Knittingturkey
Questions and reflections from you on the 'craft' of writing in all its forms; e.g. rules (?) of grammar and punctuation; What is a short story? A prose poem? Feel free to be opinionated and share your personal experience. This...   Go ▸
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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador Sandra said: Today I had to refuse an acceptance to a story (by Memoir (and)   - nice print magazine). This is the third acceptance...
Globebooks
Listings of print and online magazines looking for poetry, short-stories and non-fiction; competitions; publishers looking for manuscripts.  Go ▸
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HummingBird : Joy HummingBird said: I have written, Walking the Labyrinth , a self help workbook. I have actually designed the book already, as I am also a...
Library-books
Resources (online and offline) to support your writing. e.g: books on writng, advice publishing & agents, writing workshops and conferences, how-to websites. We are especially looking for resources that come personally recommended!  Go ▸
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rudyan : quasar rudyan said: J.C. Hewitt just reposted his 1993 list of tips and techniques for writing poetry here . Not surprisingly, the list includes many tips...
Quotes2
Please post your favorite quotes about writing: practical, inspirational, funny...  Go ▸
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quietlaughter : . quietlaughter said: There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you ~Maya Angelou
Haicon
Welcome, Grasshopper...do you want to know what your 'Hai' Is? Come in....  Go ▸
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Riddie : Shadowed Shakespeare Riddie said: Tom, of course I only just realised you knew even before I did. "It's hard for me to figure out exactly why I...
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November is National Novel Writing Month ... 50,000 words of Truly Bad Writing in a month! Find out how to join, who is diving in.... and as a support during November... even if you are not doing it, come and...   Go ▸
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quietlaughter : . quietlaughter said: hmmm... well, yeah - July. thanks for the link to the forecase for July Sandra. Weatherwise - we are having the opposite of...
Script_frenzy
join us in the Frenzy... 100 pages, 30 days, April... find out how to join the madness and write a screenplay, comic book, play etc.  Go ▸
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quietlaughter : . quietlaughter said: Unfortunately we had a lot of ideas, none of which actually made it to paper….actually none of them made it beyond the afternoon...