Words that Sing I August 20, 2015 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Words that Sing I writing workshop participants, 2015 Religious professionals seeking to write more powerful, lyrical prose met at the Collegeville Institute last week for the writing workshop, Words that Sing I: A Week with Mary Nilsen. Writing workshop facilitator Mary Nilsen commented, “This group was filled with mature writers, people who were willing to share their astute comments on the work of others compassionately.” One participant shared the following insight from the week: “The building blocks of writing are: a) balanced sentences, b) effective series, c) metaphors that are freighted with meaning and logic. I’ll never write without these tools at my fingertips again!” Like this post? Subscribe to have new posts sent to you by email the same day they are posted.
