Imagine receiving a bundle of letters one day--letters chronicling how your parents met and fell in love half-a-century earlier.
In 1998 , an electrician found a cardboard box of letters and pictures stuffed in an attic. He was rewiring a historic house on Washington Street on Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, Florida. The…
Norma Beasley wrote to us a few weeks ago and shared about her recent memoir success. She also told us how her writing experiences began and evolved. Here is her inspiring story:
My writing journey began in high school when I won a gold Bulova watch for an essay on why I wanted to go…
Writing Your Life's Author Showcase
We held our first-ever Author Showcase on Saturday, November 9, and featured eight Writing Your Life published authors; we missed you Becky McGregor. Festive decorations and yummy food welcomed the authors and their families and friends, longtime WYL class members, and people interested in writing their life stories. Our lively…
Writing Your Life Author Updates
Duayne Whitehurst and Sandy Mayton– Writing Your Life’s science-fiction authors finish manuscript
I spent Monday, September 23, in a coaching session for entrepreneurs in Franklin, Tennessee, twenty minutes outside of Nashville. Mid-morning, I asked my tablemates, “Do you feel nervous being here? I feel like a small fish in a…
Becky McGregor wins FAPA Award
Congratulations to Writing Your Life author Becky McGregor! Becky’s memoir, A Dream Called Kristy: My Story of Loss, Healing, and Dreams Fulfilled (November 2018) won a silver medal on Saturday, August 3, at the Florida Authors and Publishers Association’s 2019 President's Book Awards. Well done, Becky!
Praise…