Dr. Morin would say that my mother had not put a smile on my face when she carried me, but I think it was because, as the oldest, I was made to be a too-serious child.
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Photo Scribe Books
The Photo Scribe (hardcopy) & The Photo Scribe Ebook The guide for scrapbookers who want to give the stories the same care as the photos in their albums—both the PAPERBACK BOOK with free S&H, and the EBOOK, a $29.95 value.
The Photo Scribe
Photoscribe your albums today! Your family will celebrate you for preserving the stories behind your photographs. A diligent scrapbooker for many years, I felt I was already capturing the meaning of photos in my albums, but The Photo Scribe has inspired me to a new level of photo-journaling.—Rhonda Kanning Anderson, Co-founder, Creative Memories To order […]
How to Write a Successful Memoir: With No Extraordinary Power
Mary Ellen Ellwell was a writing client with whom I especially enjoyed working. She brought to the relationship a sense of the value of collaboration. This made the time together a creative one for both of us as we worked together, first with coaching and then with editing—the two often not separable—to write a successful […]
How to Craft a Memoir – 12 Basic Steps
A short, introductory guide to outline which most important steps to take—before you invest too much time and energy—to write the best memoir you are capable of! Denis is THE expert on memoir writing. With years of experience behind him, for himself, and training others, he has the experience and is more than willing to share. […]
How to Write a Successful Memoir: Digging for Treasure
Today’s successful memoir writer is Jean Crichton. Jean attended the very first national workshop that I organized in 2000. From that time, we developed a strong working relationship via coaching and editing. She was one of those writers who was an absolute pleasure to work with. To read other interviews For the most recent interview with […]
Writing My Memoir: Zero to Seventeen
Writing My Memoir: Zero to Seventeen / Life Lessons in Story Writing My Memoir: Zero to Seventeen / Life Lessons in Story I took my concern about leaving a legacy of my grandchildren’s stories and wrote a book. My three grandchildren and I had collected a memory list based on completing the sentence “Do you […]
Cell phones: A fine way to avoid intimacy
This post is part of the “Beyond Writing Prompts” series to help you to access memories that may not have made it to your Memory List. Walking through the nearby Bates College campus recently, I walked towards five young women who were heading in the direction of the college dining hall. I could imagine them […]
Is a Life Ever Too Ordinary for a Memoir?
Isolated memories that seem too ordinary for a memoir can be a challenge to incorporate into a memoir as they usually lack inherent drama. How to place early memories into a narrative so that they give a sense of the foundation of a life without turning the reader off. Let me know in the comments […]