Episode #23 – How I Started Doing This Work
Whenever I tell someone I help people write their life stories and family histories, they always say: “That’s so interesting. How did you end up... Read More
Sunday Stories: Florida Is Weird, But…
Florida is weird. I’ve lived in Orlando just about as long as I lived in South Louisiana, so I feel entitled to tell the truth... Read More
Episode #22 – “Heart in the Right Place” by Carolyn Jourdan
The memoir I want to share with you this week is Heart in the Right Place by Carolyn Jourdan. I enjoy passing on books I... Read More
Sunday Stories: Lessons in Letting Go, Part Two
Lessons in Letting Go, Part Two Follow this link to read last week's Sunday Story, Lessons in Letting Go, Part One. One hotel chain has... Read More
Episode #21 – Grief
How do you write the hard things, the emotions you’d rather avoid? Today, we’ll try our hand at it together. From an unlikely source, we... Read More
Sunday Stories: Lessons in Letting Go, Part One
Recently, I had two lessons in letting go. The first involved the Costa Rica writing retreat I had scheduled in…
Read MoreEpisode #20 – EAE #90 Don’t Edit Too Soon
When drafting a story, does it bug you to no end to see a typo or the wrong word in the paragraph you just finished?
Read MoreSunday Stories: A Literary Greek, Part Two
Last week, I began the story of meeting one of my literary heroes, Jeannette Walls, author of “The Glass Castle” and “Half Broke Horses.”
Read MoreEpisode #19 – When Am I’m Finished?
On this, the fourth Thursday of the month, we answer your writing questions. Today’s question comes from…
Read MoreSunday Stories: A Literary Geek, Part One
It’s a drizzly Saturday afternoon as I write this. I sit on the second floor of one of my favorite bookstores…
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