This will be Dorothy Ann Skarles‘s last post for a while. Dorothy is taking some time off to adjust to her new life as a widow. There are many things to sort out and sort through. I hope that in the near future she will take up her son on his offer to help her set up her own […]
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Dash Off a Memory, Create a Memoir / Marriage Proposal
Here’s guest blogger Dorothy Ann Skarles with a marriage proposal. A Marriage Proposal Out of nowhere, he proposed, “Will you marry me?” In the grip of surprise, I blurted, “I have to think about it.” My mind reeled at our whirlwind courtship—all of five dates and an interval of a three-month family vacation to Mississippi. First […]
Title Tips
Here’s guest blogger Dorothy Ann Skarles with some: Title Tips Whether or not you write an article, a book, or a memoir, they will all need a title. Some titles are so important they become famous. The novel Gone With The Wind, by Margaret Mitchell is a name not only known in Europe but the United […]
Dash Off A Memory, Create a Memoir / Precious Keepsakes
Here’s guest blogger Dorothy Ann Skarles! Precious Keepsakes Hobbies or collectibles from family members seem to become treasures that never leave the home where they were first displayed. I have liquor bottles shaped like model trains (still full of liquor), antique bottles extricated from the earth, and unusual beer bottles in different colors (empty) that my boys say I cannot […]
Create A Memoir / Humor and Research
Dorothy Ann Skarles, my critique partner and a guest-blogger here at Enter the Between, is back with some questions to help generate ideas for your story/memoir. With a little research, she says, this could also be a good article for a magazine or local newspaper. Welcome Dorothy. Humor and Research Today, taking a side road […]
