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Raising the Dead – Writing about Your Ancestors!

SpotlightJanuary 25, 2013369Views 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, 2013198Views 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, 2013258Views 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…

Writing Sprints

SpotlightJanuary 9, 2013242Views 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…

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day five

Love to WriteJanuary 4, 2013235Views 0Likes 0Comments

Okay, day five, the final P of the pack, and I’ve saved the most important one for last. By now, if you weren’t aware before, you know what type of pen and paper you favor, the pleasure of writing with other people, and how writing in different places can add adventure to your writing time.…

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day four

Love to WriteJanuary 3, 2013179Views 0Likes 0Comments

Welcome to day four of Make Writing Fun in 2013. So far, we’ve talked about good writing pens, writing with people, and writing in fun places. Today, we’ll concentrate on the fourth P, paper. Paper – When writing by hand, the type of paper you choose is important. Usually, the first question…

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day three

Love to WriteJanuary 2, 2013184Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Monday, we talked about how great pens make writing fun and can encourage us to want to write. Yesterday, we focused on not doing it alone. The buddy system works great when it comes to writing. Writing with others holds us accountable and stimulates our memories and imagination. Plus, it’s a great way to…

New Year Resolutions

SpotlightJanuary 2, 2013156Views 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, 2012193Views 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, 2012189Views 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,…

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Raising the Dead – Writing about Your Ancestors!

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

Sense Memory

Writing Sprints

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day five

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day four

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day three

New Year Resolutions

Holiday memories

These are a few of my favorite things

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