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Daily Inspiration for Journal Writing: Judy Collins

by Amber Lea StarfireNovember 13, 2010
Daily Inspiration for Journal Writing: Judy Collins

Judy Collins, famous singer and songwriter said, “I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a writing career. You learn a lot. You also remember a lot… and memory is important.” Journal writing teaches us how to access deep emotion, how to record a scene, and helps us record memories for future use.

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Journal Writing for Memoir: Writing About Real Characters

by Amber Lea StarfireNovember 6, 2010
Journal Writing for Memoir: Writing About Real Characters

When you’re writing in your journal about the events and people in your life — particularly when your intention is to practice writing skills, you are recording a scene, or you think you might want to use your writing for later storytelling or memoir — take some time to think about and describe their traits. Making the effort to record, through writing, the real live people as they are in a particular period of your life will help you later.

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Journal Writing Basics: 10 Reasons to Write Every Day

by Amber Lea StarfireOctober 30, 2010
Journal Writing Basics: 10 Reasons to Write Every Day

The number of reasons to write on a daily basis are as long and varied as one’s imagination. In fact, I have a series of articles on my website, WritingThroughLife.com, dedicated to answer the question, Why Write? To complement that series, I thought it would be fun to put together the following short list of 10 reasons that prove why it’s beneficial — and important! — to write every day.

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Memoir-Writing-Prompt Video: Postcards from Hawaii #2

by Matilda ButlerOctober 26, 2010
Memoir-Writing-Prompt Video: Postcards from Hawaii #2

A second memoir writing prompt in our video series — Postcards from Hawaii. This short video will give you a new way to write about yourself and others. Be sure to check out this memoir writing tip.

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Journal Writing Sense: Snapshots as Writing Prompts

by Amber Lea StarfireOctober 23, 2010
Journal Writing Sense: Snapshots as Writing Prompts

In my last post, I wrote about using art and photography to inspire journal writing. For a completely different reason, snapshots also serve well as prompts for your journal and memoir writing. The prompts will vary, depending upon the subject of your picture. Pictures of people will trigger different memories and feelings than of events and, say, pictures of nature.

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Last Chance to Enter: Memoir Contest Ends October 31

by Matilda ButlerOctober 22, 2010
Last Chance to Enter: Memoir Contest Ends October 31

News Flash: Memoir writing contest ends October 31. Be sure to enter with your favorite holiday story (any holiday) and associated recipe.

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ScrapMoir How To #21: Recognizing Your Life’s Teachers in Scrapbooks and Memoirs, Part 1

by Bettyann SchmidtOctober 21, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #21: Recognizing Your Life’s Teachers in Scrapbooks and Memoirs, Part 1

Bettyann Schmidt returns with a scrapbooking how to that helps you document your life teachers — the ones who gave you just what you needed to learn in order to move on in life.

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