Back in April, I volunteered as a studio monitor during the Southeast Regional Ballet Association’s festival here in Jackson, where some 800 ballet students and teachers gathered for three days of dance classes and evening performances. My sixteen-year-old granddaughter’s local dance company, Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet, hosted SERBA—a huge undertaking—and I wanted to help out. I … Continue reading Own the Emotion, Then Give It Away
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Character Misbehavior: What to Do?
What do you do with someone who just won't behave? I'm talking secretive, aloof, moody . . . She wants something, I know, but she won't tell me what. She's keeping me up nights and interfering with my WIP's progress, for sure. I'm not talking about a daughter or a friend or a sister, although … Continue reading Character Misbehavior: What to Do?
“Small Stones”: Meditative Writing to Start the New Year
A New Year discovery this morning—and yes, I know it's not Monday Discovery day, and it's already the tenth of January: Kaspa & Fiona at Writing Our Way Home have launched their third Mindful Writing Challenge (previously known as the River of Stones) during January 2013. It seems a fine opportunity to quiet the mind at the … Continue reading “Small Stones”: Meditative Writing to Start the New Year
Gerry Wilson 