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Write Your Story in 2016 Teleseminar

NewsDecember 21, 2015322Views 0Likes 0Comments

The new year has rolled around, and maybe you have a list of goals you’d like to accomplish in 2016. Great! If you’re like most people, that list includes a few items carried over from last year that didn’t quite materialize. Life happens. Is writing your life story on that list? Maybe last year you took…

Editing Tip of the Month

NewsDecember 20, 2015628Views 0Likes 0Comments

That is one of the most often used words in the English language and one of the most versatile. It can be a pronoun (That is my belt.), an adjective (That book is my favorite.), an adverb (The worm is about that long.), and a conjunction (I was so tired that I fell asleep standing…

Electronic Editing Talk in St. Augustine

NewsNovember 24, 2015589Views 0Likes 0Comments

You wrote a great story. You described the characters, set the stage, electrified the events, accomplished all the tasks you know are necessary to make your manuscript shine. But what about those annoying mistakes that hide in your blind spots? How do you eliminate unconscious habits that leak the life out of your brilliant stories? I'll…

Ready to stop talking and start writing?

NewsNovember 23, 2015528Views 0Likes 0Comments

Do you want to stop talking about writing your life story and actually start doing it? Then read on. Many people have had great success in writing thousands and thousands of words in the Finish My Book in 90 Days coaching program, but just the idea of attempting a first draft of a book in three…

Cyber Monday

NewsNovember 23, 2015553Views 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, 2015482Views 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…

Turkey Talk

NewsNovember 23, 2015492Views 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, 2015509Views 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, 2015424Views 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, 2015507Views 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…

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