Tag Archives: lifewriting

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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Poetry Can Be Lifewriting

Posted on April 7, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

April is National Poetry Month, a time when I like to tell people that poetry can be a kind of life writing. When my daughters were children, I wrote poems to document my feelings for them during their stages of … Continue reading →

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