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Year End Journal Prompts

Year End Journal Prompts

I wanted to end the year by providing journal prompts that will make you think about your year - 2024.Most of us would rather spend more time watching other people …

Finding Writing Time

Finding Writing Time

I hope you enjoyed an amazing Christmas Day. Now it's time to focus on finding writing time. Dealing with family over Christmas takes up so much time. Doom-scrolling through endless …

Why Memoir Prompts?

Why Memoir Prompts?

I have decided to offer a range of memoir prompts. These will help you bring your memories alive. They will also unearth your story. Memoir prompts can transform your writing …

Winter Comfort Foods

Winter Comfort Foods

When the temperature drops, I always crave my mum's homemade soup. She would throw in everything. Any vegetables that were looking sad in the fridge went into the pot. She …

Memoir Writing - What made You?

Memoir Writing - What made You?

There’s a saying: “We are the sum of our experiences.” It’s poetic, profound, and — let’s face it — true. But what happens to those experiences when they’re not recorded? …

The NHS: From Birth to A&E and Everything Between

The NHS: From Birth to A&E and Everything Between

the moments when midwives become temporary family members. Hospital corridors become memory lanes. Memory prompt: Think back to your birth experiences - either your own children or perhaps when you …

Queue Culture

Queue Culture

For today's memoir/memory writing, let's explore British queuing culture through your personal lens. What's your earliest memory of learning queue etiquette? Did your parents teach you about it? Was there …

All Memoir Stories Matter

All Memoir Stories Matter

When attending my Memory to Memoir training courses, I commonly hear people say their story isn't interesting. They don't think it is worth writing and they are pretty sure no …

Memory To Memoir Free Ebook

Memory To Memoir Free Ebook

This training is going to help you take a memory and turn it into a story. We are focusing on writing a very short memoir story. It will be a snapshot; …