February 17, 2024
1:30 pm
Program: Writing Glitter: How Art Gets Into Everything
Presented by Christine Benner Dixon
Covering: Craft (skills and techiniques), Writing
This presentation is for writers at any level who are struggling to make room for their writing practice in everyday life.
Program Location: Zoom (Members will receive this link by email, and can also use the button below to find the link on our website, sign-in required.)
1:30 pm
Program: Writing Glitter: How Art Gets Into Everything
Presented by Christine Benner Dixon
Covering: Craft (skills and techiniques), Writing
This presentation is for writers at any level who are struggling to make room for their writing practice in everyday life.
Program Location: Zoom (Members will receive this link by email, and can also use the button below to find the link on our website, sign-in required.)
Even with limited time to dedicate to their craft, writers can enhance their everyday writing practice by nurturing an artistic mindset. Let your art get into everything: from cooking to watching TV to sitting through meetings. Develop habits of mind that keep your writing alive between writing sessions. Setting aside dedicated writing time is key to being a writer—but you can make the most of your writing time by keeping the creative pump primed. Join M. C. Benner Dixon, co-author of Millions of Suns (2023) named one of Poets & Writers "Best Books for Writers," for a conversation on the writing life. This presentation, which includes practical exercises as well as a philosophical framework, encourages writers to let their art expand into every part of their life.
Christine Benner Dixon (M.C. Benner Dixon) is a teacher, poet, editor, and award-winning novelist living in Pittsburgh, PA, where she serves as the interim executive director of Write Pittsburgh. Christine’s writing has appeared in outlets such as Literary Hub, Reckoning, Flash Fiction Online, Appalachian Review, and elsewhere. Along with poet Sharon Fagan McDermott, Christine is the co-author of Millions of Suns: On Writing and Life, a collection of hybrid craft-of-writing and personal essays about navigating life as a creative person. Millions of Suns is out now from the University of Michigan Press as part of their Writers on Writing series. Christine’s debut novel, The Height of Land, is scheduled for release in late 2024 from Orison Books. You can find Christine online at bennerdixon.com.
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