When Family Doesn’t Like You Writing About Family
Writing personal family stories is such a vast emotional experience and it often is very therapeutic. It becomes a reunion with memory and works to keep the stories of our ancestors alive. Not every project produces a book, but each story recharges a memory....
Writing Prompt Wednesday
Summertime for most people is an intense display of gratitude for quiet moments and a bevy of sunsets every magnificent share of the crayon box. With so many people posting their adventures on social media it almost seems like you’re there … on the mountain top, at...
The Memories of Seashells
Throughout my home are small trinket dishes filled with tiny seashells and stones, memories of past beach trips. I tend to bring one home every time. The opportunity to travel is a gift, even if the shore is only an hour’s drive away. The very sight of these...
Writing Prompt Wednesday
Writing Prompt Wednesday
Tell us something about you most people don’t know.
The Legacy of a Great Chef Met Once
What does it mean to document your legacy? I get asked that question a lot. What does it look like? Is it something big or small. Is it written, recorded or published? When the example you set in your life has a positive influence on your family, the community and,...
Writing Prompt Wednesday
You are not the same person you were a decade ago. Try telling a story that explains your values and how you’ve grown as a person. Describe how you challenged yourself or been challenged to grow.
Writing Prompt Wednesday
This week’s life story prompt asks you to think about the embarrassing family stories that you may not want to tell, but that influenced other stories you’ll tell. Is there something you regret? Some advice you’d like to pass along. How did that event change you?
Tidbit Fishing In Memoir
What does it mean to be tidbit fishing? Last week I talked about this on Instagram, but my videos kept getting cut off. Please bear with me while I get used to posting videos on social media. Tidbit fishing is when you stop the writing or recording process to make...
Writing Prompt Wednesday
Sometimes people don’t know where to start when they think about writing or preserving family stories. This week’s writing prompt asks you to simply think about it first. Reminisce with your memories. Make a list. Go old school with a pad of paper and a list of...