When Family Doesn’t Like You Writing About Family

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

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

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...

The Legacy of a Great Chef Met Once

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

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

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

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

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...