What to Do When the Power Goes Out
The evening sky after the storm. Our homes were dark, so everyone came outside to look. The sky turned to pitch. Trees seemed to …
Searching For That Need to Attend College
Kelly Writers House, my favorite place to be on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus Why did I attend college at the time in my memoir life? A time when my …
Summertime Means Family Camping And Star-Gazing
The Lees crew at Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland I don’t know about you, but where we live in suburbia light pollution mutes an otherwise star-filled night sky. So when we camp …
Revision: A Fact of Life—for Writers
Sometimes I feel like I’m always at my computer. Hook the reader in the beginning of a story or novel. Yes, even in memoir. It’s too easy to just close …
Family Camping in Spring
Spring is cooler. Dress in layers. Enjoy! Spring is a perfect time to try out camping with the family. The earth is awakening. The days begin to grow; blossoms escape …
A Life in Reflection: Memoir and Revision
Hello, HarperCollins? Are you there? …I guess not. Reflection in Memoir is crucial. Time to rise from my knees, add reflection to my life, …
The Importance of Soap When Camping with Teens
Upper Peninsula Lake Michigan It didn’t rain every day! Spring makes me think of rain used to awaken the earth from its winter slumber. …
The Need for a Book Synopsis to Clear the Brain
Journaling about Spring Did you ever get to the point that you’ve been looking at the same material over and over and perhaps it was time to step back and …
Animals You Find on the Trail: The Importance of Maintaining Distance
Into the woods on another adventure This can be more difficult than it seems depending upon the beast. Sometimes you don’t notice them until you’re in front of them. We’ve …
Finding the Unique Voice for Your Memoir: Are you a Hemingway or a Fitzgerald?
Hemingway says: to write “All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” I’ve been thinking about voice for my memoir about attending college while raising five young …