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Writing the Waves presentation welcomes new cruisers

CruiseSeptember 24, 2012744Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Thursday, September 20, 2012, Patricia Charpentier of Writing Your Life and Pat Coamey of Group Travel Specialists joined forces to give attendees a glimpse of what great adventures await them on the Writing the Waves cruise next May. Pat Coamey showed a video of life onboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas that featured…

Mabel Wagner celebrates publication of Lest I Forget

SpotlightSeptember 24, 20121KViews 0Likes 0Comments

On Friday morning, I had the great privilege of delivering a newly published book to a client. My husband Bob helped me transfer thirteen boxes of Lest I Forget: The Wagner Family, Pioneers of Trellis Bay, Beef Island, BVI from the backseat of my car to the living room of the author, Mabel Wagner. Even…

Remembering, drafting, editing, proofreading, sharing

Love to WriteSeptember 24, 2012784Views 0Likes 0Comments

What do you see in this title? A brief description of the writing process? Yes, but what else? All the words end in ing? Right. So, what?I love ing words. They often help create a rhythm and a cadence that is pleasing to my ear. They move my sentences merrily along in a babbling brook…

Overcoming writer’s block

Love to WriteSeptember 17, 2012646Views 0Likes 0Comments

You know the feeling. You show up to your writing table at the appointed time. You have a steaming cup of coffee or tea ready to assist you with the flow of words onto the page. Your writing tools are present and accounted for. You’re ready to write. Then, nothing. Silence. No happy hum of…

They came, they learned, they wrote…

SpotlightSeptember 10, 2012544Views 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, 2012617Views 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…

The power of story

Love to WriteSeptember 3, 2012624Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’m a crier. Anyone who has been around me for a bit knows that. When something touches my heart, my eyes fill with tears, and I start looking for a tissue. All of my students are well acquainted with this trait of mine, and two of them, Sue and June, even bought me a large…

A Sense of Place

Love to WriteAugust 27, 2012659Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last week Bob and I spent a few days at the beach in conjunction with a talk I gave to members of the Amelia Island Genealogical Society. (To view photos of this event, click here.) We relaxed and spent time with our good friend Liam, and by slowing down and experiencing a new place, I…

Free Writing the Waves cruise presentation

CruiseAugust 26, 2012483Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Thursday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m., come learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Writing the Waves cruise. The travel agent organizing our trip on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas will be on hand to tell us about the ship, its ports of call, travel arrangements and so forth, and I'll…

Ship inspection of Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas

CruiseAugust 26, 2012725Views 0Likes 0Comments

Set aside Sunday, October 21st for an excursion to inspect Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas at Port Canaveral. A motor coach will pick us up in Orlando and drive us to the ship where a Royal Caribbean representative will meet us and give us a tour of this wonderful vessel. Next, we'll enjoy a…