Denis Ledoux, Soleil Lifestory Network Director
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- Why They’re Called First Drafts
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- Telling the Truth about your Life
- Albert and I Decide to Marry
- But Is It a Memoir?
- Guest Blogger: How to Blog Your Memoir in 10 Simple Steps
- Guest Blogger: Three Elements Necessary for a Blogged Memoir (Or Any Memoir)
- Guest Blogger’s Story: Heroic Annie Hill
- Becoming American–why not?
- My father-in-law’s 100th birthday
- Writing Time Wasters
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Category Archives: Improving Your Writing
Why They’re Called First Drafts
Nothing can rightly be called a first unless there is a second. First grade implies second grade; first class implies second class; first book implies… Continue reading
But Is It a Memoir?
It’s an interesting book, very well-written in terms of style and organization, but my nagging doubt is that it is autobiographical fiction and not memoir… Continue reading
Writing Interesting and Effective Dialog
Dialog allows the reader to hear the voice of the character. It is an opportunity to use regionalisms and particularities of speech. Even to write in pauses if that was typical of the person. “Ain’t much wrong with it,” my grandfather would say… Continue reading
Don’t Describe Your Characters–Show Them!
The old adage “Show your story rather than tell it!” is as true as ever. It is one technique that will always improve your writing… Continue reading
Why They’re Called First Drafts
Nothing can rightly be called a first unless there is a second. First grade implies second grade; first class implies second class; first book implies (we hope) second book. That is why… Continue reading
Linger with Your Story — It’s a good habit to develop.
Many and perhaps most people write too fast. I don’t mean that they end up with a text characterized by sloppy handwriting and spelling problems. No, what I mean is that they… Continue reading
Rework Your Story to Get More Show and Less Tell
There are ways to rework your stories so that you can minimize “telling” and maximize “showing.” The biggest “telling” offense is perhaps… Continue reading
Five Tips Michelle Obama Needs to Know Before Writing Her Memoirs
When Michelle Obama sits down to write her memoirs what ought she to do to make the writing interesting? Hint: fame and power in themselves are not enough to intrigue a reader. Continue reading
5 Better Ways to Describe The People in Your MemoirÂ
Without other people, our lives and our memoirs risk becoming dull. Although ideas are pivotal for many individuals, relationships are even more commanding. We are intrigued… Continue reading
