What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
Another August Adventure
I’ll be out of the office from Thursday, Aug. 26 until Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. “I always get asked, ‘How do I keep being motivated to write?’ Well, there’s no magical answer. You have to want to sit down and write. Otherwise, nothing gets written. That should be enough motivation.” Our Family Lines writer Lea Storry
Just wrote a book? Tell us about it!
Self-promotion is hard for most of us. But as writers, talking about our books gets them into the hands of readers.
Yay for going away!
I’ll be out of the office from Friday, Aug. 6 until Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. “Just like we can all sing, we can all write. (But don’t take your laptop into the shower.) Our Family Lines
Going down the rabbit hole with a plate
A thrift store find, a vintage china plate with a scene from my university, starts a hunt to learn more about the item and Acadia.
Objects as emotions – stories of things
As I sit here, holding the doll and making that difficult decision to let go of a small part of my sons’ childhood, one memory grips me.
Take flight or sail with words
Expanding our worlds through words – a memoir writing exercise.
One year for Rocky Mountain Romance
The memoir Ed and Dorothy: Rocky Mountain Romance follows Ed and Dorothy’s growing family as well as their extended family of Banff wardens, community members and friends.
Write Stuff: Preserve your memories – not your stuff
Write Stuff: Preserve your memories – not your stuff. This online course is for those who want to get rid of “stuff” but not the memories that are bound to the items.
China, human rights and a memoir
Today, Thursday, June 4, is the thirty-first anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in China. Most of the world knows what happened then, and knows what’s happening now in Hong Kong, but the Chinese government refuses to acknowledge the massacre and its continued trampling of basic human rights in the country. It’s important to mark today and remember that …