A big THANK YOU to all who took the time to complete the year-end survey! Your feedback is both important and very influential in terms of the types of articles and content I will provide in 2019. I’m happy to announce that Diane S. was the winner of the […]
ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, I traveled to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico as a presenter for the 13th annual writers’ conference. If you love writers’ conferences and you’ve never been to San Miguel de Allende, you’ll want to add this to your calendar next year. The San Miguel’s Writers’ Conference […]
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW what’s in store for WritingThroughLife in 2018? Based on your emails and 2017 reader survey results, I’ve planned several exciting new series and initiatives, some of which have already started. You told me you wanted help with your biggest challenge — to write consistently and […]
THIS IS NOT what I had planned to blog about this week, nor had I planned to be out of town for the weekend without my laptop, which I usually drag with me if I’m going to be away from home overnight. So, the release of Scrivener for iOS this week […]
If you’ve wondered why Writing Through Life has been unusually quiet this last month, it’s been because I’ve been working hard to finalize and get the new website up and running. And today, I’m proud to present the new WritingThroughLife.com site, fully mobile-responsive, and with a new look and feel. If you’re receiving […]
Website You may notice a few little changes on the website this week. After four years of a fairly static visual presence I’ve streamlined the menu and sidebars and updated the banner to reflect the direction I’m heading with WritingThroughLife.com. I’m also in the process of testing several new responsive […]
Missing in Action? In case you’ve been wondering — I haven’t been stranded on a desert island somewhere in the Pacific. Nor have I dropped into Alice’s rabbit hole or fled to another country. But the last few weeks have flown by at the speed of unfettered activity—exciting activity. I’ve […]
I was planning on writing a long and thorough Story Circle Conference wrap-up and then thought—after seeing all the other great summaries of the event—Hey, why re-invent the wheel? There are plenty of other great stories that have already been written. But before I get to sharing those stories with […]
I’m in Austin, TX for Story Circle Network’s Stories from the Heart VI, a national Women’s Memoir conference, beginning this (Friday) morning. I never miss the conference if I can help it, which offers dynamic workshops, as well as opportunities to make new friends and learn from other women writers. […]
Thanks to one of my journal writing students, I have just become aware of International Fake Journal Month. Yes, you read that right: International Fake Journal Month (IFJM). When I first read it, I said, “??????” But then I checked out their Official Website, and here’s what I found out: […]
I’ve spent the last few days in Chicago at the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) conference, an amazing extravaganza, where over 9,000 writers, publishers, editors, agents, and representatives from Universities all over the United States have gathered to share their ideas. Imagine—9,000 people converging on two luxury hotels […]
Today, I have the privilege of interviewing Kate Farrell, founder and editor of Wisdom Has a Voice, a multimedia memoir project in which women write about their relationships with their mothers. Watch the following video of the interview (in 2 parts), or scroll down and read Kate’s answers to the […]
