Category Archives: writing workshop
Have you been touched by a “Double Life”?
I typically begin a session of a memoir writing workshop with a check-in round, where we tell each other how our writing’s been going since last we met. When it’s the first session of a new series, there can be … Continue reading
Kennedy film found; why care?
A home movie of President and Mrs. Kennedy, filmed the night before he died in Dallas in 1963, came to light this week. Roy Botello had kept the film reel stored away in a living room drawer in his San Antonio … Continue reading
“Start Writing Your Memoir” workshop starts 2/21
A few slots are still available in my class starting near Hilldale next Monday. The workshop meets at the Westside Senior Center, 602 Sawyer Terrace, for eight Mondays over lunchtime, 11:00-12:50. Brown bag lunches welcome. Cost is $40. Email me at whitesarah@charter.net … Continue reading
It’s Okay to Point
Carol Newman blogs at www.angelinyourinkwell.blogspot.com, where I drop by often to see what fresh ideas she has to stimulate me as a writer. Two things always impress me abut Carol’s blog — her ability to use images as writing prompts, … Continue reading
NY Times’ Neil Genzlinger vs. Jill Ker Conway
An article in January 30th’s New York Times Book Review set off a wave of polite indignation on the Association of Personal Historians‘ listserv. In “The Center of Attention” staff editor Neil Genzlinger waxed peevish about the number of mediocre … Continue reading
“What if I can’t remember?”
Michael asks, “I have this story I have created that has the essence of what actually occurred. The place is real, the event happened and the participants were all there. However, since I can’t remember actual details, I made them … Continue reading
Do you keep a journal?
Susan Albert Wittig, author and founder of Story Circle Network, has kept a journal for decades. I have not. I’ve never been clear on what a person is supposed to write in a journal, if that person is not 20-something … Continue reading
Remembering Bev Fosdal
A fearless, peerless writer passed away on Wednesday, January 25th — Bev Fosdal of Cambridge, Wisconsin. I was introduced to Bev by Anne Short, reminiscence writing instructor extraordinaire, when I was looking for people to interview for my book, Madison … Continue reading
Naming Names comes up again
One of my fearless, peerless writers just turned me down. I invited him to post an essay he’d written on being trapped with smokers as part of his job. His words evoked so vividly the world before smoking bans, you could … Continue reading
Invasion on the UW Campus
This is the sixth and final in a series of short essays on the theme of “Invasions” I’ll be posting. See backstory here… -Sarah White By Dan Schuette They were on campus the year before, but this year they were even … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 