Category Archives: capturing memories

What to do with old family movies, slides, and all those print photos

Posted on November 10, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

I spent some time at our county library the other day getting a VHS cassette of clips of my kids’ childhood digitized to an .mp4 file stored on a flash drive I brought along. Two libraries near me have equipment … Continue reading →

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Writing a Children’s Book For Your Kids (or Grandkids) to Capture Their Childhood

Posted on September 8, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

Yesterday I attended our local writer’s guild meeting to hear about writing for kids. Ryan Nusbickel had the most delightful young children’s books – fun and funny in text and his own illustrations – and the stories were set in … Continue reading →

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Memoir Writing Takeaways from J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy

Posted on July 21, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

Now that J.D. Vance and his Hillbilly Elegy memoir are big in the news again, I’ve been reading reactions (pre-VP GOP nomination) to his story of escaping Appalachia by people who have actually lived in or studied Appalachia. Vance’s story … Continue reading →

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