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Have you ever dreamed of writing in Italy?
By Sarah White If you’re a reader of this blog, then you’re all too aware of my fixation on travel to Italy. I go as often as my budget and project work allow. The idea of combining travel, writing, and … Continue reading
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Notes from the Fourth Lake Writing Weekend
Why would someone like me—a writing teacher, MFA holder in Creative Nonfiction, and professional writer of more than 25 years—sign up for a weekend writing workshop? Because sometimes, even the most practiced hands need to put the client work down, … Continue reading
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What I Did Last Summer: Teach “Summer Fun & Games for Writers”
I proposed this workshop to my favorite local library branch, the one that hosts my “First Monday, First Person” salons, because I wanted a break from teaching reminiscence writing. I believe in its mandate to write the truth, but I … Continue reading
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Responding to Experience: Writing the Personal Essay
A writing retreat immersed in the Farm/Art DTour, October 10-13, 2024 I’ve planned a writing retreat for this fall because I have enjoyed contemplating my response to the Farm/Art DTour in past years and want to share that experience with … Continue reading
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Behind the Scenes, Outlining “Finding Our Place in Cinque Terre”
This post REALLY concludes this serializing of my six-chapter travel memoir about a trip to Italy’s Cinque Terre in 2008. In 2010, I self-published Write Your Travel Memoirs: 5 Steps to Transform Your Travel Experiences Into Compelling Essays. It included five … Continue reading
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Musing on Why We Write “the Dark Stuff”
By Sarah White It’s been awhile since I surfaced on the virtual page here at True Stories Well Told, so I thought I’d take a break from publishing others’ stories and show up myself. I have Guided Autobiography workshops going … Continue reading
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The Birren Center is at it again! Third anthology open for submissions
Back in November, I announced the publication of the second anthology from the Birren Center for Guided Autobiography. As of May first, the third anthology is open for submission. Note, to submit you must have taken a Guided Autobiography class, … Continue reading
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Revisiting the “Flash” Form
I’m teaching a Creative Writing workshop for Madison College at the moment; yesterday’s lesson was on the “Flash” form — Flash fiction, nonfiction, memoir. The zoomed-in essence of Flash can be applied to any genre. A student asked, “When did … Continue reading
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Let’s Make 2023 the Year of the Reminiscence Writer
If you’ve been a reader of this blog for a while, you know how passionate I am about motivating people to write about their lives. The benefits are many: Individuals gain a satisfying skill, explore the meaning of their life … Continue reading
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How to Turn Memories into Stories: The “Always” and the “Once”
By Sarah White Many people hesitate to share their personal history because they think their life isn’t “exciting enough” or they feel that they aren’t natural storytellers. But life stories isn’t always about dramatic events—it’s just as often about the … Continue reading →