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Write you memoir or personal narrative with First-Person Writing. Download your free guide.
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What is Important?
After decades of life experience, we often find our passions. For me, beyond family and faith, narrative nonfiction writing and the natural world spark my attention. This site serves as a portal to those passions. Join me wherever your interests align with mine. Choose Green and Wildish or First-Person Writing or connect with my writing at the ALJ Page.
From My Story to Your Story
You may have come to this site to learn more about my writing or about how you can partner with me to write your story through my first-person writing system and E-course: The Complete Memoir Course: Master the Art and Craft of Writing Life Stories (Subscribe to be added to the announcement list). Your story is important. Or, you may want to celebrate the natural world with me. Celebrating and advocating for the Earth is important. Choose your journey, and let's go.
Attention Aspiring Writers
Special invitation to aspiring writers who have already collected experiences and who now want to transform life events and insight into a quality memoir. Begin today with a free workbook that will guide you to finding your story.
About ALJ
Amy Lou Jenkins holds an MFA in writing from the Writing Seminars of Bennington; she's helped hundreds of nonfiction writers to find their voice and write their stories. She's published five books, hundreds of articles and essays, and won dozens of writing honors. Her passions include narrative nonfiction and nature. She's working behind the scenes to launch The Complete Memoir Course: Master the Art and Craft of Writing Life Stories. Subscribe to get all the details and to stay engaged in the writing life.
First-Person Writing is all about You
If you have ever thought about writing about your life and the things and ideas that are important to you, you are a first-person writer.
Millions of readers are enamored with the personal narrative. I am too. I retired from my nursing career to study writing and earned an MFA at Bennington. Then I taught at universities and workshops for more than a decade. When an engaged voice leads a reader on an entertaining journey to a deeper understanding, the world can shift. I've helped hundreds to write their stories. You can write your life stories.
Write your true story, memoir, or essay and give your life experience voice and legacy. Claim your free guide to find your story and write your memoir: Download.
Use Your Writing to Create Gifts.
Gift-Writing Mastery: A Course in Personalized Gifting.
Write gifts that will be cherished long after others are forgotten, so that you bring joy to every gift-giving occasion.
The Write-a-Gift framework inspires, teaches, and supports you to transform words and ideas into physical manifestations of caring so that your gifts are remembered and cherished for years to come. You'll become a master of thoughtful gift-giving. If you are a professional writer or new to sharing your writing, you can turn words into great gifts without getting hung up on tech or presentation issues.
Green and Wildish Living Celebrates and Defends our Earth
Nature lovers are sometimes portrayed as people who eat bark and live in the rough and wild wilderness. Are you enamored by almost every natural thing, but also attracted to a comfortable bed and a warm shower? You are wildish.
Those of us who believe in good science and laws of nature know that our planet is under duress. The Earth needs advocates. While defending the planet, let's celebrate the natural world around us. Join me in living the Green and Wildish life. Claim your resource guide to the best 15 free resources for the green and wildish: Download.