Writing a memoir through a legacy letter. Sharing thoughts in the form of a letter to your loved ones when you’re alive
A dream memoir
Anna Bukowska and her dream memoir “Red Rusty Bicycle.”
Face to Name
I’d like to introduce you to Sophie of Sophie’s Way.
Away in May
New experiences fire up our imaginations and give us a chance to think about things in a different way. Sparking creativity!
Come On!
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First Best Friend
Write a memoir about how you became friends with your best friend.
Writing about writing
Connecting creative types to writing and health.
A Natural Memoir
Nature as promptEver thought about using nature as a memoir prompt? Our life stories connect with nature on many levels. We remember storms and freezing days and thunder that seemed to bore right into our souls. I wrote this memoir in 2020, on a cold February weekend.Great Backyard Bird Count of 2020 Pieces of ice fall out of the sky. …
Sport Memoirs and the Red Cross
Sports-related memoir – what’s your story?
Writing is Hard
I read comedian Amy Poehler’s 2014 memoir Yes Please over the holidays. It was interesting to see that her preface included some insight into how much work writing is. “Everyone lies about writing,” she says. “They perpetuate a romantic idea that writing is some beautiful experience that takes place in an architectural room filled with leather novels and chai tea.” …