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Lesson in love

SpotlightJanuary 30, 2013524Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today, let’s write about love. Who is it or was it in your life who taught you the most about love? What did they teach you? How did they teach you about love? Pay attention to the first name or image that pops into your mind. It might not be who you expect, but don’t…

The Villages Genealogical Society

SpotlightJanuary 27, 2013749Views 0Likes 0Comments

Thank you so much for the warm welcome to The Villages Genealogical Society. I was quite impressed with your group and the quality of writing in the few exercises we read. I'm sure yours was wonderful, too. Here's a link to a copy of the poem I read, "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon and…

Raising the Dead – Writing about Your Ancestors!

SpotlightJanuary 25, 2013736Views 0Likes 0Comments

You've been looking at those boxes of information, the binders of data you've so painstakingly assembled over the years of researching your family history. You wonder if your children or grandchildren will treasure all the copies and photographs and documents as much as you do. Unfortunately, they probably won't. That's why it's so important to…

Stuffed…lions, and tigers, and bears. Oh my!

SpotlightJanuary 23, 2013548Views 0Likes 0Comments

Yesterday, I decided I needed a little visual help in promoting my book, Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One Bite at a Time, so I ventured into a Toys R Us store for the first time in my life and searched until I found just what I was looking for—Alphie the Elephant. Alphie is so…

Sense Memory

SpotlightJanuary 16, 2013583Views 0Likes 0Comments

We rely on our senses—sound, sight, touch, smell and taste—every minute of every day to navigate our lives, but those senses can also be a vehicle that takes us back to long ago times and places. Think about the “taste” of your childhood. What were the foods that defined your early years? What were the…

Orange TV Interview

SpotlightJanuary 15, 2013431Views 0Likes 0Comments

We live in a temporal world and we're losing the memories, hopes and dreams, which were often left behind in letters and writings. Patricia Charpentier shares why it's important to write your legacy with Serena Fisher of Active Lifestyles Magazine. Active Lifestyles - Learn How to Write Your Life’s Story

Writing Sprints

SpotlightJanuary 9, 2013520Views 0Likes 0Comments

Every now and then, I like to do something I call writing sprints. I give you a word, and you have just two minutes to write whatever comes to mind. There’s not much time to think, so you just have to jump in and write the first thing you think about. The New Year often…

New Year Resolutions

SpotlightJanuary 2, 2013350Views 0Likes 0Comments

Well, it’s the year 2013, and we have to write about resolutions, those firm decisions we make at the start of each New Year. Yesterday, I heard about a holiday called Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day, celebrated on January 17th, the most common date to give up commitments. The practice is common enough to have…

Holiday memories

SpotlightDecember 26, 2012505Views 0Likes 0Comments

As we prepare to close the door on 2012, Christmas, Hanukkah and holidays, what moment from this season will you remember? Is it a happy moment or a sad one? Describe this instance in detail? Who does it involve? Where were you? What happened? What about this moment makes it so memorable? Set your timer…

These are a few of my favorite things

SpotlightDecember 19, 2012474Views 0Likes 0Comments

We all have our favorite things. These items need not be expensive or valuable in worldly terms, but to us, they are priceless. We can’t imagine living without them. They may remind us of wonderful days gone by, provide comfort or make us feel beautiful. So today, let’s write about a favorite thing from your childhood,…

Lesson in love

The Villages Genealogical Society

Raising the Dead – Writing about Your Ancestors!

Stuffed…lions, and tigers, and bears. Oh my!

Sense Memory

Orange TV Interview

Writing Sprints

New Year Resolutions

Holiday memories

These are a few of my favorite things

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