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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 fulfilment?

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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador
Sandra New Assignment: Number One Song http://tinyurl.com/y8o6px9 (5 days ago)
Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador
Sandra New Assignment: Robert Graves prompt http://tinyurl.com/ybvm6or (1 month ago)
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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...
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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Please read the newsletters to catch up on developments; Short announcements are made here by the moderators.  Go ▸
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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador Sandra said: Dear Friends and Diving Deeper members, After a very slow beginning to the summer here on Diving Deeper, things have considerably heated up....
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: I've just written a bit about something Brenda recommends in a comment to Andy's wonderful "Faster than you can think" assignment. It's about...
Treehouse_small
A safe place to hang out, introduce yourself & talk about anything at all.  Go ▸
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jenni : hello jenni said: ollyyooha. a new word. gotta get up and go. saying hello and see you later. happy day to everyone. I was going to...
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: p.s you can also use the name of the band  / singer as part of the prompt if you want.
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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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Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador Sandra said: Indeed, *very* compelling voice this. It has the flavour of an Elmore Leonard to me. If I just read this out of the...
Tbw
If you have 'writer's block' or are just feeling glum or stuck about your writing, this assignment and the posts in response will inspire you!  Go ▸
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heartspeake : Illuminated Heart heartspeake said: Things were better left unsaid, except it was important to tell the story no one would believe, no matter how hard they tried,...
Typewriter1
Creative prose writing: fiction, non-fiction, memoir, etc, -- anything that is 'prose' but isn't a response to one of the assignments  Go ▸
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jenni : hello jenni said: Thanks Ramsses. I love the names.
Quill2
Poetry in all forms: sonnet, haiku, cinquain, free verse, experimental etc. Put poetry responses to assignments in the Responses to Assignments board.  Go ▸
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Nono : whatever Nono said: Thank you GG, Free Spirit and Sandra :) You gals are right, this poem was my warm up, a throw in a haste....
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The art & 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 & a place to post creative work that fits...   Go ▸
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rudyan : quasar rudyan said: Oh! still trying to calm my racing heart. I thought for a dark moment that Mandi had had it, that Martin and his...
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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jenni : hello jenni said: quiet walking snow grey clouds layer on soft blue white lower against the trees bare grey also  wood furrowed smooth cracking sounds ice...
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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:     -We're pretty high, he said patting her head as she lumbered slowly up to his level. The pat didn't feel comforting or...
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: I found this blog interesting.. and a bit weird too, thinking that surely a novel is as long as it needs to be?...
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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quietlaughter : . quietlaughter said: This little note arrived in my inbox today from WEbook and I wanted to share it (especially the NaNo part.) Sandra asked earlier...
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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Kundan : The Golden One Kundan said: I am glad! :) May you prosper! :)
Quotes2
Please post your favorite quotes about writing: practical, inspirational, funny...  Go ▸
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jenni : hello jenni said: how so true this is. 
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Welcome, Grasshopper...do you want to know what your 'Hai' Is? Come in....  Go ▸
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Gilly : One in a million  ;) Gilly said: Tom.  The poem as you say it,  a poem that needs  space to breathe.  air and light.   brings its own light, just needs air and...
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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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maryw : ponderer maryw said: Sandra! . . . .  Half a moon later, my response to your question is: My writing (of the novel, at least) has...
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...