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Open the door to your creativity

NewsNovember 29, 2016612Views0Likes0Comments
Lezlie Laws Charlene Edge and I (and probably countless others) have published books today because of the inspiration and instruction provided by Lezlie Laws, retired professor of writing at Rollins College. Even though Lezlie no longer teaches writing, you can still sit at her writing table with her recently released book, Twelve Doors: Writing for Pleasure, Self-Expression,…

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Congratulations, Charlene!

NewsNovember 29, 2016552Views0Likes0Comments
Charlene Edge In 1993, feeling full of anxiety and trepidation, I wandered into a memoir writing class at Rollins College taught by Lezlie Laws. I had not written in more than fifteen years and had lost all confidence in my ability to string words together in an interesting way. Insecure, I scanned the room and knew…

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Happy Thanksgiving

NewsNovember 16, 2016335Views0Likes0Comments
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, I want to express my deep gratitude for the people, like you, with whom I come into contact while doing my work. I feel fortunate to be able to help so many people preserve their memories and the memories of their loved ones for themselves, their families, and the generations to come. As…

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September 2016 Book Review

NewsSeptember 27, 2016573Views0Likes0Comments
Richard Blanco, the Winter Park Writers Festival speaker previously mentioned in this newsletter, is a presidential inauguration poet, award-winning author, memoirist, public speaker, a Cuban exile, civil engineer, and someone who grew up and was educated in Miami.His poetry has always harkened back to his youth, his upbringing, his sexuality, and his Cuban heritage. However, in…

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Editing Tip for September 2016

NewsSeptember 27, 2016325Views0Likes0Comments
Qualifiers are typically adverbs added to other words that modify the meaning, such as: The dog was somewhat lazy. In that sentence, somewhat is the qualifier because it gives the degree to which the dog was lazy. Qualifiers, when used sparingly and chosen with discernment, can add meaning to your text, but when they are overused, they…

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What’s Your Story?

NewsSeptember 27, 2016503Views0Likes3Comments
You may think you have to have great adventures or world-changing contributions to write your life story, but you don’t. Every story deserves to be written and represents a significant thread in the tapestry of life. Usually, I find the people who are quick to say they lived ordinary lives and have nothing to write…

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