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7027 Hickory St

Frisco, TX 75034

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Creative Writing Lets Imagination Roam Free at Write On! Frisco

Writing is part choice, part calling. And while you don’t have to do it particularly well to enjoy it, honing the craft can definitely make it more fun.

Dawn Rice has taught elementary classes, college courses, home school lessons, and writing workshops. So this educator and creative spirit is well-versed in myriad ways to draw creativity out of writers.

Secondly, she added workshops and camps. Write On! hosted its first camps in 2014 and they were an instant hit. Clearly the engaging prompts and focused lessons in a welcoming environment met a need in the community. However, the intimate setting also limited the number of attendees Dawn could welcome.

It was time to go “big time” and move into a retail space. Here’s some foreshadowing: this move coincided with the arrival of a global pandemic.

An Interesting Plot Twist

Write On! Creative Writing Center  opened to the public in mid-February. During the week of March 3, they hosted their first workshop. Next comes the conflict in this story — COVID-19.  Dawn had to close the doors almost immediately after her downtown Frisco storefront opened.

So, Dawn, like the hero in a story, improvised, innovated and overcame. But rather than wielding a sword or time traveling, she chose technology as her powerful ally. You guessed it.

Write On! went virtual, leading weekly creative writing workshops on Zoom. Additionally, there are two online series: “ Writing with the Moon ” and “ Nature Journaling .” In addition to continuing Zoom workshops and series, Dawn is gearing up for summer camps.

What’s Your Story?

You have a story, or ten, in you. Admit it. Also, you’ve likely toyed with the idea of putting them on paper. It’s in our DNA. Since ancient times, we’ve had a need to share our thoughts, hopes, and dreams. Not only can you have a great time improving your writing in Write On! workshops and summer camps, but Lifestyle Frisco readers can even get discounts. Here’s the lineup:

Zoom Workshops (free with the code WOScribe)

5/26 ~ Tuesday Getting Started with Journaling 3:30 – 4:30 pm

5/27 ~ Wednesday Word Art 3:30 – 4:30 Creative Writing Workshop 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

5/28 ~ Thursday Journaling for Happiness and Stress Release 4:45 – 5:45 pm

Summer Camps (Use codes: LF10 – $10 Off Any Zoom Summer Camp; LF25 – $25 Off Any Summer Camp)

Write On! offers 10 weeks of half day and full day themed and more general Creative Writing Summer Camps as well as quarter day Zoom Camps.

First and foremost, camps are a time to unleash the imagination and discover the writer within. They’re also great for developing literacy skills, building confidence, and encouraging creativity. Camps start the first week of June and go through August 7.

We all have stories to tell and Dawn Rice and her team are ready to help. Here’s hoping you get to tell your stories and that they all end up happily ever after.

WEBSITE | PHONE www.writeonfrisco.com | 214-915-2155

HOURS Tues – Friday: 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Hours are expanded for Summer Camps.)

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Write On! Creative Writing Center - A place where CURIOSITY and INSPIRATION can be set free and IMAGINATION and CREATIVITY discovered and brought to life.

Write On! Creative Writing Center is a place where CURIOSITY and INSPIRATION can be set free and IMAGINATION and CREATIVITY discovered and brought to life. Write On! is first and foremost a place for writers ~ reluctant, struggling, and proficient. Write On! is for ALL writers looking for a place to write that isn’t solely for academic purposes or obligation but because they need to improve or have a love for writing, just like we do.

Creative Writing Camps ~ Spring Break & Summer 2021 ~ Online or In-person

Write On! Creative Writing Spring Break Camp is a time to unleash the imagination and discover the writer within, while developing literacy skills, building confidence, and encouraging creativity. Each day of Creative Writing Camp is filled with fun writing activities, focused lessons, independent & group writing, sharing and so much more!

Choose from Full-day, Morning, or Afternoon Sessions / In-person or Online

Spring Break March 8-12  ~  FISD & other calendar aligned districts March 15-19 ~ LISD, DISD & other calendar aligned districts

Summer Break Week 1 – June 7-11 Week 2 – June 14-18 Week 3 – June 21-25 Week 4 – June 28-July 2 Week 5 – July 5-9 Week 6 – July 12-16 Week 7 – July 19-23 Week 8 – July 26- 30 Week 9 – August 2-6

At Write On! Creative Writing Center we offer :

Weekly Creative Writing Workshops for grades 2nd -5th and 6th-12th Weekly Creative Writing Workshops for Adults. Specialty Workshops ~ Story Writing, Blogging, Poetry, Essay Writing, Editing, and Journaling. Week-Long Spring Break & Summer Camps  One-On-One Writing Workshops & Support

Check out what a Creative Writing Workshop is like at our Introduction to Creative Writing Workshop. and other exciting resources and opportunities Write On! has for you!

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Wednesday - 9/11  -  6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Frisco Library, 8000 Dallas Parkway, Frisco, Texas (1st Floor Creativity Commons Room)

Theme - Marketing Your Book

6 :30pm - Introductions

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We are a friendly community of people who enjoy writing. Our members include people who range from beginning writers to published authors. All genres are represented including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's, and more. 

We gather once a month to share our work, offer thoughtful feedback, and discuss the writing and publishing processes. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at the Frisco Public Library in Frisco, Texas.

Are you looking for an accountability partner, seeking supportive feedback on your writing, or wanting to learn how to publish a book? Join us for inspiration and education. Our encouraging, respectful members look forward to helping you on your writing journey.   

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Ariel Slick - Ariel's services as a ghostwriter

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Kristina Brown - Kristina's website for suicide prevention.

Linda Baten Johnson - Linda's biography, books, blog, and more

M.L. James - Mona's blog  with the stories of this life gone astray.

Morgan Kosinski - Morgan's blog with personal essays, book reviews,  erotic literature, and more

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Linda Baten Johnson announced as winning author in 2021 Frisco Library Flash Fiction Contest (click here to see a video of Linda reading her Flash Fiction story)

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Becky Ross Michael has 4 Fairy Tale Poems for Young Kids on the Empowered Parents website

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This guide provides an introduction to doing research on the topic of creative writing using American Folklife Center collections, and serves as a companion piece to an existing guide on Narrative and Verbal Arts in AFC collections. While the American Folklife Center archive contains primarily unpublished materials, in some cases a collection may include a manuscript or drafts of poems, essays or memoirs that were later published.

The Center's Collection Policy Statement lists nine areas of distinction for its collections, including "Narrative and Verbal Arts." The policy statement has this to say about this area of distinction:

Narrative and Verbal Arts encompass a wide range of genres including stories, myths, legends, jokes, fan literature, memes, proverbs, folk poetry, and cowboy poetry, as well as premier collections of American English regional dialects, plus collections of Gullah (Sea Islands Creole), Caribbean, and French-based Creole dialects.

For the purposes of this guide, "creative writing" encompasses examples of the written word found in AFC archival collections. This may refer to collections of materials written about AFC archival collections, or it may refer to a manuscript item that forms part of a donated collection. The items featured here often cross genres, including poetry, memoirs, and manuscripts for novels, essays and other non-fiction writing. To aid in navigation, collections have been grouped according to the following genres:

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Some collections may feature one creative writing style, while still others contain examples of multiple genres. In the latter case, the collection has been grouped according to the genre which best describes its contents.

In addition to these genre collections, the AFC archive also has items which pertain to the act of writing itself. These include interviews with notable authors which include descriptions of their writing process, as well as an exploration of writing for archival cataloguing.

Some of the collections and resources featured in this guide are available online. Others, including many non-digitized collections of note, require a visit to the American Folklife Center reading room. This guide is not intended to serve as a comprehensive record of all AFC archival collections relevant to this subject.

Writers Found in AFC Collections

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• Arthur Miller
• Toni Morrison
• Zora Neale Hurston

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Creative Writing in the American Folklife Center

Richard Joseph Heh, author. "My Last Mission" poem written by Richard Joseph Heh. Richard Joseph Heh Collection (AFC 2001/001/87986), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Lyntha Scott Eiler, photographer. John Russell, of Montcoal, reading a poem entitled "Keeper of the Forest" at the University of Charleston in Charleston, West Virginia. March 15, 1996. Coal River Folklife Collection (AFC 1999/008), American Folk

Alan Lomax, writer. Draft of unpublished scene from a play about the embodied characters Mind and Matter. Alan Lomax Collection (AFC 2004/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Unrealeased outtake footage of an interview with poet Allen Ginsberg . Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian Collection (AFC 2011/009), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Bess Lomax Hawes, writer. Bess's early writing, from 1930. Bess Lomax Hawes Collection (AFC 2014/008), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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