ABSTRACT

In this chapter, the authors discuss how to find readers best creative voice for self-expression in writing, about how writing happens, and about what makes the way their write unique and powerful. In a group process, readers are proponents of writing exercises. While they are fully aware of the potential and beauty of free writing, it's important to have a class spend ten to twenty minutes writing down whatever comes to their mind. There are innumerable prompts that might work for various situations. Sometimes these may have nothing to do with the subject initially being explored. Simply jumping into writing on some subject can unlock the mind. Digital stories often start with the pictures. The author’s easiest direction to anyone thinking about making a digital story is to look around his or her house and find images that provoke memories and stories that are meaningful.