Challenges for Summer 2025
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On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in western North Carolina and other parts of the South.
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On March 16, 2025 at 5:15 AM, Tree #2 fell crushing the roof again and the master bathroom and the rest of the deck.
It is now April 11, and next week we are hoping to schedule work.
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Writing Coach (Hybrid*)
Achieve your goals with tools, support, and accountability. Rates and process variables with goals.The Month of Generative Writing (Hybrid*) (Contact for Rates)
Just beginning? Stuck in your process. Try this power boost to your inspiration. Four prompts each week, readings, one weekly meeting with the instructor with a review of the process and outcomes. The final goal - edited piece with suggestions for publication. Fiction or Nonfiction.Developmental Editing Short Stories (Contact for Rates)
Get traction in your work. Explore your story's potential and dive deeper into your characters. Learn methods to enhance your work by examining the basics - setting, plot, description, syntax, and other tools. Rates vary with length and response. Contact to discuss @ nhwilliard@nhwilliard.com -
No matter the weather, there is an opening for your creative expression. Your story is unique in all the world. If shared in writing or other arts, that connection inspires and encourages the artist and the audience. Do art!
Free Speech
From the Lascaux cave paintings, dating back to approximately 15,000-13,000 BCE, to the Sumerian cuneiform around 3,200 BCE, and the Egyptian hieroglyphs, humans have used pictures, symbols, and alphabets to immortalize their ideas. The ability to read and write was so precious that it was often reserved for those in power. When those in power limit the ability to read, write, and even speak, they attempt to restrict social, scientific, and cultural…