Writing is a way to light the darkness. -- Andre Aciman
Welcome toWRITING THROUGH CANCER, A month of writing prompts for men & women living with cancer.
Why write from the pain and struggle that comes with cancer?Studies have shown it can actually be good for you.When you repress emotions and silence your stories, your ability to heal is weakened. Writing offers you the safety to unearth and express all that you think and feel.And when you begin to shape those thoughts and feelings into story, it helps you to make sense of things and to cope more effectively with the emotional roller coaster that a cancer diagnosis can trigger.
Writing is also a form of creative self-expression that is readily available to anyone who wants to do it. You don't need a special place or a lot of special materials. You can write almost anywhere:at home, on the train, in a waiting room, or at a cafe. All you need is a pen, paper or a laptop and the freedom to express what resides in your heart and mind.
Writing Through Cancer is a website designed for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer. If you've accidentally stumbled onto this site but are struggling with some other serious illness or painful situation, you'll find many of the prompts are very easily applied to anyone who wants to write for healing purposes.
Here's how it works: each week, I'll post a writing prompt designed to inspire you to write from your cancer experience. Every prompt will be available on the site for one month.You'll also find writing from other cancer patients and survivors from my various writing groups. Whether through the prompts I provide or the words of others who have written with me, I hope that you'll find this site a source of inspiration and encouragement, a place that offers you a gentle nudge to write and discover its wonderfully healing benefits.
