I have a busy summer planned for you all. I hope you're ready! Again, from now on you will find upcoming events listed on the left-hand side of my weekly newsletters with links to more information about each one. I haven't yet had the opportunity to introduce you to this summer's upcoming programming, though, so I…
Join me for one of Writing Your Life's most popular workshops Saturday, June 15th from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the community room of Panera Bread next to Florida Hospital
Spirituality comes in all shapes, sizes, textures, and hues; it is certainly not one-size-fits-all. Our definitions of spirituality may vary, but we usually agree that these…
I always hear from clients about the special time they had sharing the books they wrote with loved ones. Sometimes, I have the chance to participate in the festivities. What an honor!
One such opportunity came with my client Lucille Ellson who wrote her 104-year-old husband’s life story, My First Hundred Years. Floyd passed away in…
Are you ready for a Challenge? Do you need a jumpstart to get you writing through a hot and busy summer? Join me, and others from across the country and abroad, for this June’s Free Seven-Day Writing Challenge.
This is how the Challenge works:
Commit to writing something every day, starting June 19th. The amount is up to you—write a…
Join me as I host my first video-chat webinar, Get Started--Write My Story, this Thursday, March 2nd at 7:30 p.m. EST, and it's free! Let's talk about how to jump start writing your story!
Getting started is the most difficult part of any project, especially a writing project. We'll talk about how to begin in…
What a great night filled with interesting stories told by interesting people. The second Show, Tell, Write, sponsored jointly by Writing Your Life, Bookmark It bookstore, Infusion Tea, gave participants a chance to tell the stories of a $15,000 rescue dog named Annie, a pair of running shoes that marked many miles, a string and…
Now that the turkey is nothing but bones, let's celebrate Cyber Monday! Oh wait, today's not Monday. What the heck? Let's call it Monday with a great deal on five-year journals!
From now through Monday, November 30th at midnight, five-year journals are only $25.99; that's $10 less than the retail price of the same journal on Amazon.com.…
Elsie Doherty
One Step at a Time
by Elsie Doherty
On an early Saturday morning in 1964, six Peace Corps volunteers; Betty, Fay, Dave, Dick, Jim and I, stationed in various parishes of Jamaica gathered at a meeting point in Kingston to join Don, a Canadian with the Bank of Canada and Bruno, a French artist…
Jim Doherty
Bats Under My Seat
By James G. Doherty
"Rudal, come looking for me if I'm not back in two or three hours."
"Yes Mr. Jim. Sure Mr. Jim."
My guide,Rudal, was waiting for my return outside the hole I had crawled through. Climbing down rock ledges, and picking my way past seemingly bottomless black holes…
Robin Ogilvie
Puppy Dog Tales
By Robin Ogilvie
Just how far can yarn stretch before it breaks? Terry the Twoth’s second litter nearly found out. They were adorable two-month-old Great Dane pups, four of them, and, as it turned out, just the right number. Have you ever seen four puppies plot evil? Well, I did that…