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WRITE OPINION

By amyloujenkins | November 16, 2024

Your Voice Matters: WHY YOU SHOULD WRITE OPINION PIECES Write opinion pieces, because thoughtful, human communications are more crucial than ever. Our nation is divided. Strong voices tell you … Read more

The Literary Memoir

By amyloujenkins | November 9, 2024

Make Lasting Meaning From Your Life   Write a Literary Memoir The Art of the Literary Memoir: Storytelling for Troubled Times The literary memoir serves as an amalgam of personal … Read more

Award Winning Nature Books

By amyloujenkins | October 29, 2024

Award-Winning Nature Books You May Have Missed Award-winning nature books worth checking out: Halcyon Journey, In Search of the Belted Kingfisher by Marina Richie, 2022, Oregon State University Press, … Read more

Three-Act Structure in Memoir Writing

By amyloujenkins | October 6, 2024

Three-Act Structure in Memoir Writing: Your Life Story Becomes Resonant Art Use the three-act structure in memoir to transform personal experiences into a universally resonant story. The timeless three-act … Read more

Multiple Perspectives in Memoirs

By amyloujenkins | August 22, 2024

Balancing Perspectives in Memoirs:  Navigating Multiple Points of View Balancing perspectives in memoir is essential to capturing the essence of truth and personal experience. This can be a delicate … Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay

By amyloujenkins | August 2, 2024

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay on Hate Arnold Schwarzenegger’s video essay: A Recorded Personal Essay This video essay by Arnold Schwarzenegger startled me. As an admirer of the essays of … Read more

Create a Family Cookbook

By amyloujenkins | August 2, 2024

Create a Family Cookbook: Turning Memories Into Tangible Treasures I’ve always been enamored by the power of words to enhance the meaning of lived experience. I treasure handwritten letters … Read more

Spineless Decorating: Disrespect and Punishment

By amyloujenkins | July 26, 2024

Spineless Decorating: Stop Punishing Your Books   I just saw a decorating a post with a bookshelf hiding all the spines and displaying the edges of pages. Someone could … Read more

Prompts

By amyloujenkins | July 11, 2024

Begin Your Memoir: With or Without Prompts The Pros and Cons of Using Writing Prompts in Memoir Writing How does a Memoir writer begin? How does a writer pull … Read more