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Cyber Monday

NewsNovember 23, 2015675Views 0Likes 0Comments

After the turkey is nothing but bones and the Black Friday sales have fizzled, let’s celebrate Cyber Monday with a great deal on five-year journals! For the twenty-four hours of Monday, November 30th, five-year journals are only $25.99; that’s $10 less than the retail price of the same journal on Amazon.com. Your purchase also comes with…

November Writing Prompt

NewsNovember 23, 2015599Views 0Likes 2Comments

You’re probably expecting a prompt about Thanksgiving, turkeys, food, gratitude, or something else associated with this holiday, but not this time. We’re going way off topic to write about tattoos. Yes, that’s right—tats, ink, those colorful creations we see decorating the likes of grandmothers, Hollywood stars, athletes, and teenagers. Tattoos have been around for thousands of…

Death Brings Peace

Love to WriteNovember 23, 2015894Views 0Likes 0Comments

Norma Beasley Death Brings Peace by Norma Beasley It was Friday morning, October 9, around 10:00 a.m. when the phone rang. “Norma, I have sad news. Mom passed away Wednesday. Can you come to the funeral?” It was Annalee, a first cousin of mine. “Let me see about travel arrangements, then I’ll get back to you,” I said.…

Turkey Talk

NewsNovember 23, 2015594Views 0Likes 0Comments

This is the season of gratitude, getting together with friends and family to celebrate Thanksgiving and enjoy the company of those we love. On Thursday, as you sit around the table, carving the bird and passing the cranberry sauce, what will the conversation sound like? Will the talk center on the many dishes covering the…

Free January

NewsNovember 23, 2015639Views 0Likes 0Comments

We’re not quite into the holidays yet, but I wanted to give you a glimpse of what you can expect from Writing Your Life in January 2016. I’ve designated the first month of the new year as Free January, and here’s what you can expect: Free live Why Write My Life Story teleseminar – Tuesday, January…

This Old Man: All in Pieces

NewsNovember 23, 2015546Views 0Likes 0Comments

The only writer elected to membership in both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Roger Angell has written a new memoir–This Old Man: All in Pieces—a collection of thoughts and wisdom related to aging and writing accumulated over his 94 years of life. Read a review of This Old Man:…

They Vivified Their Writing

NewsNovember 23, 2015621Views 0Likes 0Comments

A great group came together on Saturday, November 7th to learn more about vivifying their writing, and they did just that. We discussed what makes people lifelike, the best way to create a story timeline, what an effective title includes, effective ways to open stories, how to capture the feel of a place, and many…

Editing Tip of the Month

NewsNovember 23, 2015560Views 0Likes 0Comments

Go easy on the ing words. Why? Too many ing words weakens your text. I don't mean nouns like spelling, inkling, sibling, and so forth. This issue occurs when you add ing to too many verbs—singing, walking, talking, hopping. There’s nothing wrong with an occasional ing verb form, but when it’s overused, it deadens your…

Oral Historian Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

NewsOctober 29, 2015707Views 0Likes 0Comments

Svetlana Alexievich Oral historian and Belarusian author, Svetlana Alexievich, was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for literature, an amazing feat on many levels. She is the first from her country and only the fourteenth woman to win the coveted prize since 1901, but what I find most exciting is the acknowledgement of her work,…

Vivify Your Writing

NewsOctober 29, 2015774Views 0Likes 2Comments

We're still a week or so away from the day-long Vivify Your Writing workshop but act before October 31st and reserve your place at the writing table for a discounted price. For just $60—that's $15 off the full price—spend seven hours in the company of people you'll enjoy, relish the beautiful surroundings of Lake Fairview and…