Dorothy Ann Skarles is back with another lesson on how to create a memoir. Yes, concerning secrets. Welcome Dorothy. Warning! Secrets will cause writer’s block. The telling of a secret may make you feel guilty, but it is the knowledge of family discovering what has been concealed over the years that will stop you from writing your life […]
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Email Subscription Box for your Blog
It took me a while, but I finally figured out how to put an email subscription box onto my site so my subscribers can receive my blog posts in their inbox, similar to an e-newsletter. First, I had to sign up for a free service called FeedBurner to publish my own feeds. (To sign […]
Inventing from Place / Alto Angel
The following scene was written in response to an “Inventing from Place” assignment given in my Tools of the Writer’s Craft class through UCDavis Extension. It was later included in Between Yesterday and Tomorrow, book three of my “Enter the Between” visionary fiction series. We were asked to think of a place that we found either particularly […]
Dash Off a Memory / Create a Memoir, Lesson Two
Once again, my friend and critique partner, Dorothy Ann Skarles, is sharing one of her lessons on how to create a memoir. Here’s hoping she will continue to share her lessons, maybe even start a series. Dorothy taught memoir writing at Lodi Adult School until her retirement. She is the author of two novels and one non-fiction book—Learning To […]
Widgets in the Sidebar
How many gadgets should you add to your sidebar? There are so many to choose from, especially through the process of adding a third-party gadget called a badge or a widget. It’s like picking a slot machine at a casino. They are so colorful, so enticing, so addicting. Check out Widget List to get an idea […]
Show Me the Details – Descriptive Details
After ten years of writing fiction, dealing with such story elements as plot, dialogue, characterization, and style, I’ve finally reached the point where I understand the value of descriptive detail in making my writing come alive, raising it from a lump of clay to a fine work of art. I punch, twist, slice, and carve my first drafts, […]
