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Category Archives: Writing
Memoir Writing: What to Leave Out
You do not have to tell the whole story. You can tell a truer story by leaving some stuff out. We don’t leave out important events or feelings. We just eliminate side events and feelings. Things that happen that are … Continue reading
Dialogue in Memoir: An Element of Fiction
Most who write memoir have an important story to tell of surviving hardship or letting us go on an amazing adventure with them into new worlds of some kind. We know that the best memoirs come to life on the … Continue reading
Blind Spots/Creative Work
Blog 4 I’ve been thinking of what I have to change in myself. I am a long-term counselor working with many clients over the years but I still have my blind spots and know it. I am glad to have … Continue reading
Communicating With Your Inner Child
Part of the process of healing beyond thinking but involving your emotions and body is to begin to have a “sense”, a “feeling”, even a picture of your inner child. (Use photographs if you can to remember how s/he felt.) … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety Reduction, Communication problems, Counseling, Events, Identity, Memoir, Poetry, Stage-of-life crisis, Transition, Writing, Writing Coach
Tagged Writing for Healing
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Writing Your Experiences in Poetry- Beyond the Substance/The Craft
When I edit poetry for publication, I read to see that these elements are strong. 1. Fresh Language–no common phrases/language used as jargon 2. Show, don’t tell –Don’t teach, preach or explain but show us through imagery. “A picture worth … Continue reading
Deciding If to Edit Memoir
A memoir just came across my desk that has an interesting discussion of gender. The s/he or girl as boy et al. I found it interesting. Really wonderful poetic language. S/he, an author with a book for a prize I … Continue reading
Counseling and Memoir Writing
Just a note to mention that the more you know yourself and your “psychology”, the better able you will be to write your memoir in a realistic fashion. To understand your instinct (for survival) and how thatplays out in you … Continue reading
Ishmeal Reed
Quite a treat to hear Ishmeal Reed read his poetry at Radar Readings in San Francisco and a section from his latest novel. He is quite a political man and hold his eighty-some years with dignity. He is learning to … Continue reading
Posted in Identity, Memoir, Poetry, Stage-of-life crisis, Transition, Writing, Writing Coach
Tagged memoir, personal writing
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Memoir: The Scene: Write Better
Your reader is reading your book because the title draws them in. You provide your reader with a powerful emotional experience and great facts as the story develops. If you’re writing a romance, you must create in your reader the … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety Reduction, Books, Counseling, Events, Identity, Memoir, Transition, Writing, Writing Coach
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