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Write Now: Writing Techniques May Help

When an athlete performs at the highest level, some would say he is in the zone or experiencing a flow state. Writers, too, can experience a flow state, but in a somewhat different form. There are some techniques, stream of consciousness, free write, mashup, and brainstorming where writers just write. The techniques may be a form of prewriting trying to get the writer to get ideas and words on the page. While these techniques may work for some, they may not work for all. When writing, I have explored brainstorming, and stream of consciousness, and have observed a variation of a ...

Author Releases New Edition Of Book

ASHVILLE — Family inspires her to write. For Mary Carlson, her experiences as a child, as a parent and as a grandparent are often used to inspire her in her writing. Carlson said she is not short of ideas when writing a story. As an author, the Ashville native has had the opportunity to ...

Unique Experience

For Todd Wagner, it was love at first direction. “About 12 years ago is when I dabbled into it (directing). Somebody said ‘Hey, you’ve been on stage a long time. You know what actors like, and what they need to get from you.’ So, I was a little nervous, but I did a small production ...

Write Now: A Shared Vocabulary Is Best When Words Have Multiple Meanings

Different subjects have different vocabularies and affect how readers and writers cycle through different vocabularies. So, I pondered a bit more and realized that students probably have to cycle through different vocabularies as well. This is why developing one’s vocabulary is essential. With different vocabularies, one can glide through different subjects because knowing a subject’s vocabulary is 50% of the battle. SLOPE Mathematics is full of vocabulary. In high school there are different vocabularies for algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. And one will find that some of ...

Light And Air Fills Dance Studio

Step into the Studio Dance Conservatory and you’re in a space filled with light and air. There’s a golden wood floor, multiple windows, a wall of mirrors, beams and walls painted white, and, above the rafters, yards and yards of pleated white muslin cover the ceiling. It’s here ...

New Instructors Are Welcomed At Infinity Arts

Infinity Visual and Performing Arts welcomes two new instructors. Marie Stewart and Joanna Roberts have joined the Infinity Team. Stewart is currently offering private and group instruction in various art mediums, including painting, abstract paint, and functional artwork, and Roberts is ...