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Starting today, and every day through December 25th, I would love for you to write just one little memory you have of the holidays. Be sure to use your senses to recall specifics. Think back to your childhood and name the key people, places, traditions, foods, and songs that were, or continue to be, important…

A Five-Year Journal is a beautiful gift for anyone in your life. They are great for non-writers, as well as committed journalers, because it takes only five minutes a day. Record your day’s events, thoughts, feelings, highs, and lows in this sturdy, hardback-bound journal. The top of each page displays the month and day and provides six ruled,…

Happy National Letter Writing Day! It’s time to bring out your loveliest stationary and your favorite pen. It’s time to concentrate fully on communicating to just one special someone. It’s time to think about exactly what you want to say before you say it because, with a pen, there’s no cut and paste function. For today’s…

I recently read a fascinating book review of B.J. Hollars' Flock Together: A Love Affair with Extinct Birds and had to share the book and the book review with you. The book recounts Hollars' obsession with extinct North American birds, and how that obsession led him to celebrate the birds we still have today. The book introduced a new term to…

Can someone love too much? Possibly, especially if you have Williams syndrome, a genetic disorder that makes people biologically unable to distrust or suppress emotions. After I read this book review of Jennifer Latson’s The Boy Who Loved Too Much, I wanted to read the memoir about a disorder I’d never heard about, but find…

I just called to say hello. I just need a moment of your time. I’m just writing to ask… Let’s take just a few minutes to talk about the word just. The word seems inconsequential and innocent enough, but it has a way of weaseling itself into one’s writing and speaking and, when it does, it…

American writer, Augusten Burroughs, best known for his bestselling memoir Running with Scissors, once said, “I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.” That quote made me think about my own flaws and intentions. What are my flaws? If I…

In the midst of sharing her top three pieces of advice for memoir writers, Ava Chin, author of Eating Wildly, divulges the life stories behind each suggestion. Chin discusses the unique challenges of memoir writing, such as writing about people who are still alive. "My writing students are always asking me about the pitfalls of…

Can you believe it's November? For some, that means Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner, and the sound of the clock ticking down is growing louder. For others who love to write, it's the first day of National Novel Writing Month! Also known as NaNoWriMo, this online program is a fun, unconventional approach to…