Harvesting Our Wisdom: Napa Valley Writing Retreat Autumn: the earth releases its fruits into harvest turning toward the silence and reflection of winter darkness. In this silence, we dig deep into our inner selves, and the poetry within. Calistoga: steam arises from ancient pools of mineral water inviting busy urban souls to relax into healing waters, to find silence in nature, to spend time with the self that is often forgotten. Join us in this bounteous place for a writing … [Read more...]
Playing Your Part on the World Stage: How Your Memoir Intersects with History Take a gallop back in time, to the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with author, ghostwriter and historian Kim Pearson, and discover how you participated in and contributed to the events and trends of those times. Yes, if you were 7 or 77, what you did, thought, felt, and witnessed mattered – to history! Anchor your memoir in time with historical context, adding depth and color to help your future readers understand “where … [Read more...]
Today is the Anniversary of the passing of the Amendment to the US Consitution that gave women the right to vote. Perhaps not many reading this post were around when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution passed, but most of us have voted in a US election. How has this right impacted Your Story in History? Write about it and let us know. Will your right to vote have a place in your memoir? … [Read more...]
As soon as we heard the news of Senator Kennedy's passing, we couldn't help but start exchanging the stories that impacted our own personal histories. We wondered how the many events that fill the legacy that is the Kennedy family will shape our own memoirs. The Kennedy Family's legacy spans generations. From John & Bobby in the 50's and 60's to JFK Jr., in the 90's, and even in recent months as Caroline considered her run for Senate. So it made us wonder. How has History impacted … [Read more...]
Fall schedule: Advanced Writing a Healing Memoir TeleWorkshop Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D., President of NAMW This advanced group is for those who have begun to explore the significant events in their lives and have written the early stories of their memoir. The writers in this group will deepen their progress by exploring not only techniques such as dialogue, scenes, point of view, and story structure, but delve into the emotional layering that makes up the first draft of a memoir. These … [Read more...]
Fall Schedule: Saturday Healing Memoir and Spiritual Autobiography 8 sessions *A deposit holds your place for the fall series When: Saturdays in Berkeley, 10am - 1pm Dates: September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, (November 6-8 writing retreat in Calistoga—no class), November 14, 21, December 5 Pot luck, last class Regular Price: $375 … [Read more...]
[tab:Autumn Memoir Online Workshop] Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography/Healing Memoir Schedule: Mondays for 10 Weeks Time: 11:00 AM PDT |Noon MDT | 1:00 PM CDT | 2:00 PM EDT Beginning October 5, 2009 Price: $395.00 None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone. -Ralph Waldo Emerson … [Read more...]
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