Snow And Sand Are More Alike Than You Think
My husband trying to be a tree and shade the children as we hike to the top of Great Sand Dunes National Park The snow piled up in New Jersey last …
Synopsis Is Not a Bad Word
Sometimes writing synopses can be like trudging through the tundra. It requires much stamina and effort, but it builds character in authors. Happy New …
Visiting Family During Holidays or at Vacation Time
Slow and easy does it–even on a quad! Happy New Year, everyone! Holidays are a time for visiting. Families and friends get together to catch up on each other’s …
Painting Holiday Wishes with Words
This is the 2014 edition. I haven’t started the 2015 edition. Words, a writer’s paintbrush. Storytelling, essay writing, and poetry carry music and rhythm in the words. Writers paint images …
Is Camping Gear on Your Christmas List?
The troops putting up the Jayco Eagle pop-up. Notice how happy they are? Our oldest wears the smile. It was her turn to crank. If it is, remember that a …
Framing the Memoir: How Does Motherhood Fit into the College Experience?
Fall frames the world in color. A writer friend asked me if my memoir was about how motherhood influenced me as a college student or was it how college influenced …
Finding Dry Shoes in a Camper When You’re Visiting a Land of Waterfalls
Okay, so maybe the children still have some growing up to do, like their mother. Notice the “bunny ears.” “And the huge bear swatted at the earth,” I told the …
Memoirs: More Than Just What Happened
Memoirs require depth and not merely what transpired during the slice of life being recounted through story. The writer needs to look up from her reminiscing, and explain the wider …
Fun Things Camping with Kids in the Fall
Swim goggles may help keep smoke from children’s eyes while marshmallows droop and tan to perfection. If you haven’t tried family camping yet, autumn is a colorful season to introduce …
Beginnings: As in Where to Begin My Memoir
On a journey to a better beginning for the memoir Beginnings are the most important part of books, I feel, be it memoir or …