Category Archives: lifewriting

November – Life Writing and Veteran Stories

Do you have a military veteran in your family or among your friends? Saying “Thank you for your service” is nice but pretty bland. November is the month for writing stories. It’s National Life Writing Month, and Veteran’s Day is … Continue reading →

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Transforming a Travel Journal Into a Memoir Book

A journal is not usually meant to be a book, unless you start off writing it like one. Rather, most are notes and comments to yourself. But you can transform these notes and comments into an interesting book of stories … Continue reading →

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Unbroken: Life Outside the Lines, a memoir of overcoming child abuse

Adriene Caldwell has bravely written her memoir Unbroken: Life Outside the Lines, “a harrowing coming-of-age story defined by resilience in the face of unimaginable odds.” It is a raw, emotional read with disclaimers that it could trigger nightmares of the … Continue reading →

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