Suffragettes Marching for Women’s Right to Vote Oh Yeah! History is replete with myths and historical events detailing both the honoring and persecution of women and girls. There is a collective women’s wisdom that has been fought for and won by women who’ve...
Aloha & Welcome to My Blog Poet Mary Oliver said “Do what brings you joy and then write about it.” Often writing about joyful or blissful times are as difficult as writing about those times where we suffered some misjustice or harm. When describing joyful events,...
Aloha & Welcome to My Blog Place is a crucial component of any good story. Not only does it vivify where the action is happening or happened but also helps to define and reveal the story’s characters that place has shaped in distinct ways. ...
Aloha & Welcome to My Blog Memoir writers often struggle with what memories from their well-lived lives to include in their telling. The more difficult experiences in our lives usually conjure up an emotional catharsis as we strive to talk about them...
Aloha & Welcome to My Blog All writers have to face into their own ideas and experiences of fear, grief, and sorrowful situations if they’re going to write about them with any authenticity; whether it’s those experienced and recalled in memoir writing, or...
Aloha & Welcome to My Blog First, I’m enjoying the comments to my blogs some of you are sending & the opportunity it gives to re-connect with many of you! Thanks! MEMOIR TIP: Here’s a simple but important tip when you’re writing your memoir. It helps your...
