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The Rosary

SpotlightAugust 6, 2012689Views 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…

In my mother’s closet

Love to WriteJuly 30, 2012938Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bob and I are in South Louisiana visiting my parents and other family members this week. In the room where we’re staying, my mother has a large, walk-in closet which holds a lifetime of memories. Each piece on those shelves has a story, and the fact it has survived all these years confirms its importance…

Improve your writing in a feedback group

Love to WriteJuly 12, 2012760Views 0Likes 0Comments

People sit around table. With pencil in hand and pages before them, they follow along as someone reads an excerpt from his or her life story. A discussion follows: I liked how you described this person. Your dialogue is well written. You might want to vary the structure of your sentences in this paragraph. I’d…

Reasons to write

Love to WriteJuly 9, 2012654Views 0Likes 0Comments

At the First Saturday Writing Workshop a couple of days ago, I was reminded of the importance of writing our life stories in such a vivid way . I gave a prompt to write about one of the most unusual things the participants had ever seen in the sky. I expected big sightings—the aurora borealis,…

Hook ‘em…

Love to WriteJuly 5, 2012618Views 0Likes 0Comments

Hook 'em ... Your first sentence or two can make or break the story. It can entice your reader to keep going or convince him to go take a nap, so it’s important to put time and effort into constructing a great opening. But, and this is a big but, work on your opening after you’ve…

A great new editing tool

Love to WriteJune 25, 2012434Views 0Likes 0Comments

All writers have blind spots. We have our pets—favorite words, clichés, overused phrases, excessive adverbs—that we read right over when reviewing our stories. So, what’s the big deal? I love the word just. I can use just over and over again, and it sounds just fine to me. The problem is that the reader often trips…

What do Jeannette Walls, Rick Bragg, J.T. Glisson and Tobias Wolff have in common?

Love to WriteMay 24, 2012550Views 0Likes 0Comments

What Jeannette Walls, Rick Bragg, Tobias Wolff and J.T. Glisson have in common is that they all have written best-selling memoirs that beautifully tell the stories of their lives. To this list, I could add at least a hundred or more titles of memoirs, which are engaging, well written, and so valuable to the aspiring…

Stories from the heart

Love to WriteMay 14, 2012748Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last Thursday, the Spring 2012 Writing Your Life Class shared their stories with friends, family and others interested in writing personal and family history. Even with a few jitters, everyone did a great job of introducing themselves and reading from one of the stories they wrote in the class session. A packed house enjoyed chocolate chip…

Spring 2012 Writing Your Life Class Members

Spring 2012 Class Reading Tonight!

Love to WriteMay 10, 2012423Views 0Likes 0Comments

Tonight is the Spring 2012 Writing Your Life class reading. At the conclusion of every spring, summer and fall class session, members share stories they've written with family, friends and the public at an open reading. Treat yourself to a wonderful evening of great stories, even greater people and excellent refreshments. The reading begins…

Check out the new Writing Your Life digs!

Love to WriteMay 7, 2012435Views 0Likes 0Comments

Welcome to the new digs of Writing Your Life ! What do you think? The web site has been revamped in a way that will provide you easier access to more information. Slide down the right-hand side of the screen to follow Writing Your Life on Facebook and Linked In, order your own copy of Eating…

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The Rosary

In my mother’s closet

Improve your writing in a feedback group

Reasons to write

Hook ‘em…

A great new editing tool

What do Jeannette Walls, Rick Bragg, J.T. Glisson and Tobias Wolff have in common?

Stories from the heart

Spring 2012 Class Reading Tonight!

Check out the new Writing Your Life digs!

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