Vacations Too Write About–Which Are Many!

In the dog days of summer, many think writers take the days off. We need to tell the our stories of summer past and now. It just means we can write about things that are fleeting thoughts and later rewrite to make some sense of it all. . . . → Read More: Vacations Too Write About–Which Are Many!

Single Adults Over the Age of 40

I played softball in my 30′s for the company softball team. I hope there are on photographs lying around from that time. I wore number 11 and I broke my nose while on the team. I was mediocre as I am in all sports. I never got married so from the news reports, the Wall Street Journal and conversations . . . → Read More: Single Adults Over the Age of 40

Memory in Memoir or Life Story Writing

We record our memories with our own vantage point and filters. That is why siblings often have different parents yet the same DNA. We all remember things that we think are important to us and that can be different for different family members. We also bring those same filters when we would review the video of an event recorded. . . . → Read More: Memory in Memoir or Life Story Writing

What You Write Depends on Your Mood…

List a group of facts that could be part of any one’s day and you write about them and you will notice that you mood and attitude of life reflects greatly on what you write. This a different kind of trigger; look at an event that happened in the last year, list the facts. Write about it as if you were writing about it that day. Write about it as you look back on the event today. . . . → Read More: What You Write Depends on Your Mood…

The Road Taken

Most writers lament the road not taken. It brings us into a loop of should-as, could-as, would-as. But I want to celebrate the road taken. . . . → Read More: The Road Taken

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