Category Archives: writing skills

Memoir Writing Groups and Classes

The popularity of genealogy mixed with a little history and a lot of personal experience seems to have resulted in the hot topic of memoir writing. Look at the best-seller lists of books these days and you’re sure to see … Continue reading

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Writing Your Family Legacy

Last week I had the pleasure of sitting in on a short workshop by Linda Weaver Clarke, who has written a series of books based on her family history. Melinda and the Wild West is the first to be released. … Continue reading

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Writing Skills for Children

At the St. Louis Big Read celebration earlier this month, I discovered a unique book that encourages parents and children to write together. Family Writes: Parenting with Pens, Pencils, and PCs is written by clinical psychologist Joel Epstein and his … Continue reading

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