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Writing from the Top of Your Head: The Online Schoolhouse
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Welcome to the Schoolhouse!
WELCOME...
WFTHSyllabus.pdf
Week 1: Small and Crappy - Innocence Embraced and Reclaimed
Introduction - Writing from the Top of Your Head!
stephaniesĭd - "lonely in manhattan" OFFICIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO
An important note on "getting lost" in your creative process. Before we begin...
Module 1 - Writing Prompts
Beyonce - "Pretty Hurts (Chloe x Halle Cover)"
"You're not a product..."
Module 1 - Home play and quotes
Alexander Calder performs his "Circus" | Whitney Museum of American Art
The clown...
This kid is in the flow...
Conductor Dudamel - "I'm playing with my toys..."
From author Kurt Vonnegut
"Make your cereal in the morning in the dark"
We all have this little kid witch in us...
Module 1 - Your Tiny Ritual
Pure Imagination
In praise of slow writing. Great article.
Module 1 pdf
Week 2: Induce the Flow State and Seduce the Muse
A poem by William Stafford
Module 2 - Intro
"Your Elusive Creative Genius" - Elizabeth Glibert
Writing from the Top of Your Head meditation
Kirsten Wiig Opens the Top of her Head
From Elizabeth Gilbert
Aretha Franklin - "I Say a Little Prayer"
Module 2 - Prompts
From author Etgar Keret
More Russel Edson-esque nonsense prompts from Kevin McIlvoy
Module 2 Home play and quotes
"Is this good? Does it suck?" The value of not knowing...
Bonus Round
Module 2 pdf
Week 3: Just Be You. Koi Pond.
Module 3 Intro.
A poem by Martha Postlewaite
A Story About a Bird.
Wisdom on just being you, from Musician Jon Batiste
Module 3 Prompts
Philosophy of the world - The Shaggs
Seven and a half minutes worth of writing.
One more "Just Be You" prompt
"Nina Simone performing “Ain’t Got No, I Got Life” Live in London in 1968.
Robin Williams - permission to stretch...
Bobcat Goldthwait on David Letterman
In "A Letter to a Young Activist," Clarissa Pinkola Estes writes:
Lidia Yuknavitch TED Talk
Jeffrey Marsh - visibility & privilege
Module 3 Home play and quotes
Mr. Rogers "It's You I Like"
Kae Tempest - The Brand New Ancients
Your bonus round prompt
Module 3 pdf
Week 4: Writing from the Heart & The Power of Awe - The Thank You Walk and Credit Report
Module 4 Intro.
From poet Mary Oliver
A child chats with a slimy slug and it's beautiful.
Gratitude: The Short Film by Louie Schwartzberg
A poem from Nadia Colburn
Module 4 Prompts
Prompt - CREATIVE SHAME + Brene Brown.
Creative Spark: Mike White - talking about procrastination and the alpha state.
Module 4 Home Play and quotes
Jane Goodall - "I tried very hard in that moment to just think of it as a being, as a part of this natural, beautiful tapestry of life."
Thank you tree...
Your bonus round prompt
From Mathew Fox - on the power of the heart's wisdom...
Module 4 pdf
Week 5: Playfully Play with Playful Structures
SURPRISE!
Module 5 Intro.
Module 5 Prompts
From Austin Kleon - This is my book! There are no rules!
From Jenzo Duque
Fiction is truth...
Module 5 Home play and quotes
Your TINY RITUAL - Jerry Seinfeld Interview: How to Write a Joke | The New York Times
Module 5: Your bonus round prompt
This video is full of little gems of advice
Here's to the ones who can't help but do it differently...
Module 5 pdf
Week 6 – Deep Diving – Creating and Connecting with Your Emotions
Module 6 Intro.
Module 6 Prompts
Chills - 24-year-old pianist Yumeka Nakagawa was visibly moved to tears
Module 6 Home play and quotes
A quote on theater - from Adrienne Maree Brown
Songwriter Elise Leavey bonus writing prompts - see choices below
Your bonus round prompt
Module 6.pdf
PS22 Chorus - "Shout" by Tears for Fears
Anthony Roth Costanzo - Opera in the Bronx
Week 7: The Power of Journaling
Module 7 Intro.
journaling.jpg
Module 7 prompts #2.m4a
Four Minute Diary
journal sunflower.jpg
The James Pennebaker Journaling Method
Module 7 Home play and Quotes
Your tiny ritual
room of one's own.jpg
Patti Smith
One of the most powerful videos I've seen - artist Lala Abaddon seeks a life of her own.
Your bonus round prompt
Module7-ThePowerofJournaling (2).pdf
Week 8 – Your Writing Life
Quote from Mark Twain
Module 8 Intro .m4a
Puppy teaching Puppy to go down stairs....what an amazing teacher dog!
Lars Adams: Clown - son of Patch Adams
Module 8 Prompts - m4a
750 words a day
This body has stories to tell...
Module 8 Home Play / Quotes.m4a
The prison of your mind | Sean Stephenson | TEDxIronwoodStatePrison
Wisdom...
Sarah Jarosz "Ring Them Bells" : The Americana Sessions
OMORI - Pure Imagination
Module8-NewYourWritingLife (3).pdf
From Brene Brown...
Your last tiny ritual...
It's You I Like
Beauty
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Writing from the Top of Your Head: The Online Schoolhouse
Buy now
Learn more
Welcome to the Schoolhouse!
WELCOME...
WFTHSyllabus.pdf
Week 1: Small and Crappy - Innocence Embraced and Reclaimed
Introduction - Writing from the Top of Your Head!
stephaniesĭd - "lonely in manhattan" OFFICIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO
An important note on "getting lost" in your creative process. Before we begin...
Module 1 - Writing Prompts
Beyonce - "Pretty Hurts (Chloe x Halle Cover)"
"You're not a product..."
Module 1 - Home play and quotes
Alexander Calder performs his "Circus" | Whitney Museum of American Art
The clown...
This kid is in the flow...
Conductor Dudamel - "I'm playing with my toys..."
From author Kurt Vonnegut
"Make your cereal in the morning in the dark"
We all have this little kid witch in us...
Module 1 - Your Tiny Ritual
Pure Imagination
In praise of slow writing. Great article.
Module 1 pdf
Week 2: Induce the Flow State and Seduce the Muse
A poem by William Stafford
Module 2 - Intro
"Your Elusive Creative Genius" - Elizabeth Glibert
Writing from the Top of Your Head meditation
Kirsten Wiig Opens the Top of her Head
From Elizabeth Gilbert
Aretha Franklin - "I Say a Little Prayer"
Module 2 - Prompts
From author Etgar Keret
More Russel Edson-esque nonsense prompts from Kevin McIlvoy
Module 2 Home play and quotes
"Is this good? Does it suck?" The value of not knowing...
Bonus Round
Module 2 pdf
Week 3: Just Be You. Koi Pond.
Module 3 Intro.
A poem by Martha Postlewaite
A Story About a Bird.
Wisdom on just being you, from Musician Jon Batiste
Module 3 Prompts
Philosophy of the world - The Shaggs
Seven and a half minutes worth of writing.
One more "Just Be You" prompt
"Nina Simone performing “Ain’t Got No, I Got Life” Live in London in 1968.
Robin Williams - permission to stretch...
Bobcat Goldthwait on David Letterman
In "A Letter to a Young Activist," Clarissa Pinkola Estes writes:
Lidia Yuknavitch TED Talk
Jeffrey Marsh - visibility & privilege
Module 3 Home play and quotes
Mr. Rogers "It's You I Like"
Kae Tempest - The Brand New Ancients
Your bonus round prompt
Module 3 pdf
Week 4: Writing from the Heart & The Power of Awe - The Thank You Walk and Credit Report
Module 4 Intro.
From poet Mary Oliver
A child chats with a slimy slug and it's beautiful.
Gratitude: The Short Film by Louie Schwartzberg
A poem from Nadia Colburn
Module 4 Prompts
Prompt - CREATIVE SHAME + Brene Brown.
Creative Spark: Mike White - talking about procrastination and the alpha state.
Module 4 Home Play and quotes
Jane Goodall - "I tried very hard in that moment to just think of it as a being, as a part of this natural, beautiful tapestry of life."
Thank you tree...
Your bonus round prompt
From Mathew Fox - on the power of the heart's wisdom...
Module 4 pdf
Week 5: Playfully Play with Playful Structures
SURPRISE!
Module 5 Intro.
Module 5 Prompts
From Austin Kleon - This is my book! There are no rules!
From Jenzo Duque
Fiction is truth...
Module 5 Home play and quotes
Your TINY RITUAL - Jerry Seinfeld Interview: How to Write a Joke | The New York Times
Module 5: Your bonus round prompt
This video is full of little gems of advice
Here's to the ones who can't help but do it differently...
Module 5 pdf
Week 6 – Deep Diving – Creating and Connecting with Your Emotions
Module 6 Intro.
Module 6 Prompts
Chills - 24-year-old pianist Yumeka Nakagawa was visibly moved to tears
Module 6 Home play and quotes
A quote on theater - from Adrienne Maree Brown
Songwriter Elise Leavey bonus writing prompts - see choices below
Your bonus round prompt
Module 6.pdf
PS22 Chorus - "Shout" by Tears for Fears
Anthony Roth Costanzo - Opera in the Bronx
Week 7: The Power of Journaling
Module 7 Intro.
journaling.jpg
Module 7 prompts #2.m4a
Four Minute Diary
journal sunflower.jpg
The James Pennebaker Journaling Method
Module 7 Home play and Quotes
Your tiny ritual
room of one's own.jpg
Patti Smith
One of the most powerful videos I've seen - artist Lala Abaddon seeks a life of her own.
Your bonus round prompt
Module7-ThePowerofJournaling (2).pdf
Week 8 – Your Writing Life
Quote from Mark Twain
Module 8 Intro .m4a
Puppy teaching Puppy to go down stairs....what an amazing teacher dog!
Lars Adams: Clown - son of Patch Adams
Module 8 Prompts - m4a
750 words a day
This body has stories to tell...
Module 8 Home Play / Quotes.m4a
The prison of your mind | Sean Stephenson | TEDxIronwoodStatePrison
Wisdom...
Sarah Jarosz "Ring Them Bells" : The Americana Sessions
OMORI - Pure Imagination
Module8-NewYourWritingLife (3).pdf
From Brene Brown...
Your last tiny ritual...
It's You I Like
Beauty