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Meet the Fall 2012 Writing Your Life Class

SpotlightSeptember 17, 2012325Views 0Likes 0Comments

The start of the Fall 2012 Writing Your Life Class looked and felt like the first day back to school as returning members greeted each other with hugs and smiles and swapped stories about what they did over the summer. They welcomed those new to the group, and finally, we settled in to kick-off the…

They came, they learned, they wrote…

SpotlightSeptember 10, 2012434Views 0Likes 0Comments

Thirteen members participated in the Write Your Life Story – The Basics workshop on Saturday, September 8th. Click here to see photographs of the event. We began the day with a writing exercise everyone used to introduce themselves and talk more about what motivates them to put words to paper. Some said they write in hopes…

Smithsonian Institution Journey Stories Exhibit

SpotlightSeptember 10, 2012496Views 0Likes 0Comments

At the Amelia Island Genealogical Society a few weeks back, a woman mentioned the Smithsonian Institution’s Journey Stories exhibit traveling the United States. I looked into it and found that Florida was one of the tour’s early stops. The Gateway Center for the Arts in DeBary, Florida, is currently hosting the exhibit through October 13th. This…

Write Your Life Story – The Basics

SpotlightAugust 26, 2012436Views 0Likes 0Comments

Get started writing the stories of your life or brush up on the basics in this fun, hands-on workshop. Learn some of the many approaches to writing your life story, how to retrieve long-forgotten memories, painlessly organize your stories, tell an anecdote in an interesting and creative way, edit and polish your work and so…

That’s beautiful

SpotlightAugust 13, 2012377Views 0Likes 0Comments

At a writing workshop recently, I gave class members a prompt titled “That’s Beautiful.” For the next three minutes, make a list of what you consider beautiful. Don’t write complete sentences. Jot down a couple of words that state what you consider beautiful. Write as quickly as you can. Focus on the quantity of material,…

The Rosary

SpotlightAugust 6, 2012631Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last week in South Louisiana, I had a pleasant surprise when Mary Prudhomme came by to visit. Mary has been my parents’ next door neighbor for years. She and her husband Blue raised their two daughters, Chris and Sue, in the house down the street from our home. Once I moved to Florida, I didn’t see…

Writing Your Life…well represented

SpotlightJuly 22, 2012591Views 0Likes 0Comments

Our Writing Your Life class is represented in a big way in Oak Tara’s new anthology, Falling in Love with You, scheduled for release in October 2012. A few months back, Oak Tara Publishers put out a call for submissions by “new and growing authors” who have great falling-in-love stories to…

Growing Bolder Interview

SpotlightJuly 22, 2012585Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Saturday, July 21, 2012, 3:00 p.m., I appeared on the Growing Bolder radio show on NPR station, WMFE, 90.7 FM. Growing Bolder is a weekly show hosted by Marc Middleton and Bill Shafer that features "ordinary people in the pursue of extraordinary lives," people who believe "it's not about age; it's about attitude." In my…

Chic-fil-A Cow Appreciation Day

SpotlightJuly 12, 2012530Views 0Likes 0Comments

I know you've been waiting for this all year. You've been counting down the days. You're prepared and ready to go. Well, wait no more. The big day has arrived. Tomorrow is Chic-fil-A Cow Appreciation Day. Here's your chance to go out in public dressed like a cow--haven't you secretly always wanted to do that--and…

Promote Your Book in a Blog

SpotlightJuly 9, 2012246Views 0Likes 0Comments

Everything you ever wanted to know about blogging! Florida Writers Association - Orlando Wednesday, July 11th - 6:30 p.m. The University Club of Winter Park You're invited to join the Orlando Chapter of the Florida Writers Association on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the University Club of Winter Park when Penney Fox will show you how to market your…