I believe I’ve written in this space before about writing your memoirs, but it’s time to revisit the subject. What brings it up is one of several new clients I’ve recently signed up. As many of you know, besides writing books I also do other writing and editing. And this particular client has hired me...
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The Family That Reads Together
In various cities across the nation, and in the county in which I live, there are programs that encourage the citizens to all read the same book during the same period of time. Of course, not literally ALL the residents participate, but a goodly number do.
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Encourage Your Child To Write
In the children’s book CHARLOTTE’S WEB (and the subsequent movie based on it), the spider, Charlotte, shows how important being a good writer is: She saves the life of Wilbur, the pig, through her use of words. Your child could take a lesson from Charlotte—even if he or she doesn’t see herself pursuing a literary...
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Be An Explorer
Maybe you can’t afford to vacation in the Amazon River Basin, the heart of Africa, the mountains of Nepal, or the Polynesian islands, and maybe you are as sad as Alexander the Great, who wept when he thought there were no new worlds to conquer. But you can still be an explorer—and explore a lot...
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It’s Not Too Early
It’s not too early to start writing your memoirs—even if you’re only in your early thirties. (And if you’re in your fifties, sixties, or beyond, what are you waiting for?!) You may think, “I haven’t led an interesting enough life for people to want to read my story.” And you may well be right—but I’m...