… If you get stuck, we will help you figure out why and help you move past that block.  If you accomplish your goals, we will congratulate you and egg you on to keep going!  You will also have the opportunity to train and host your own monthly accountability meetings. Our original 8-week creative writing workshops are not lectures, they are hands-on workshops with creative writing prompts and the opportunity to bring your creative writing projects in for constructive, positive, and helpful critiqu …

The Artist Way started out as a collaboration of tips and hints from various artists and authors. It is a 12 week program designed to help people open up creatively, also helps creative people who are feeling blocked or uninspired, it also helps people who aren't sure what they want to do creatively they just want to do SOMETHING. I started working with the artist way several years ago when I was feeling empty of any sort of creativity. It has helped me and countless others. I tried doing it by …

How often do you allow yourself to spend time reflecting, writing, doing artwork, and connecting with yourself and others? Reenter and rediscover the times in your life that you are most deeply connected to; those that have defined who you are and how you live. Identify the stories that only you can tell, and in telling them, begin to transform your present and future. We are looking for co-organizers to arrange no-cost Signs of Grace Writing Meetups in convenient locations, especially in Lon …

If you are a working professional and a beginning writer who has only dabbled in writing but has always wanted to write on a consistent basis, this may be the group for you. The purpose of this small group of 6-8 writers is to encourage you to write through meeting twice a month. We would share our work and provide constructive feedback to help each other improve. Any writing project you have in mind would work, whether it be non-fiction, fiction, or poetry.

This group is for moms who want to be a part of a community of writers. Join us if you are looking for encouragement and support from fellow writers. We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday mornings of the month (1st for Writing Together, and 3rd for Sharing Together). All levels from beginners to veterans welcome. Bring your ideas or your work, or simply come for inspiration. Children are welcome.   Our Writers: maunderingminds.blogspot.com sandyhowlett.blogspot.com wabisabimami.blogspot.com …

…   *    Cajita   *    Cajón (box drums)   *    Carillon   *    Castanets   *    Celesta   *    Chácaras   *    Chalice drum   *    Chekere/Shekere   *    Chenda   *    Chimes (a.k.a. tubular bells)   *    Chipaya box   *    Cimbalom   *    Clave/Wood block   *    Claves   *    Cocktail drum   *    Conga   *    Cowbell (cencerro)   *    Crotales   *    Cuíca   *    Cymbal   *    Daf (a.k.a. duff, daff)   *    Damphu   *    Darbuka   *    Davul (a.k.a.Nagara, Dhol, Dohol)   *    Dayereh (a.k.a. doy …

… Kelley, Sarah Finn, April Webster, Greg Berlanti, Anthony Zuiker, Kevin Hooks, Ron Schwary, Ashok Amritraj, Garry Marshall, Henry Winkler, Marty Katz, James Burrows, Peter Block, Jeremy Zimmer, Wes Craven, Simon Kinberg, George Tillman & Bob Teitel, John Sacret Young, Mario Van Peebles, among many, many others. This is a FUN, inspiring event where our guest speakers always have a great time – so much that some have spoken more than once! WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Our breakfast attract a diverse g …

ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOPS facilitated by Chantel Zimmerman. Increase your artistic confidence, blast through inhibiting blocks and behaviors like self-criticism, self-sabotage and guilt, use new tools to increase your creative flow. During our 12-week workshop based on the international best seller "The Artist's Way", by Julia Cameron, we'll use empowering activities that spur the imagination and inspire us to create. For aspiring and working writers, painters, dancers, musicians, and creative peop …