http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog Hundreds of Essays and Interviews to Help You Read and Write Memoirs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:39:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2007 jerrywaxler@yahoo.com (Jerry Waxler) jerrywaxler@yahoo.com (Jerry Waxler) Self-help 1440 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/LearnMemoirCoverFront-small.jpg http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog 144 144 Reading and writing memoirs. Record the Stories of Your Life, tips, how-to, memoir book reviews, by Jerry Waxler memoir, writers, self-help, book-reviews, essays Jerry Waxler Jerry Waxler jerrywaxler@yahoo.com no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/parent-ghost-write/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/parent-ghost-write/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:57:40 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=1400 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/parent-ghost-write/feed/ 7 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/desire-creates-chapters/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/desire-creates-chapters/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:51:28 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=712 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/desire-creates-chapters/feed/ 5 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/grief-brother-grow/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/grief-brother-grow/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:13:15 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=665 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/grief-brother-grow/feed/ 5 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-sexual-abuse/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-sexual-abuse/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:18:34 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=564 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-sexual-abuse/feed/ 5 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/senior-adult-storyteller/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/senior-adult-storyteller/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:10:10 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=466 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/senior-adult-storyteller/feed/ 8 0:07:08 When I see wrinkles, around my own eyes or someone else's, I think of all the experiences hidden behind them, decades of life now strewn throughout the vast tundra of the mind. If only I could know those memories, they might teach me important lesso[...] When I see wrinkles, around my own eyes or someone else's, I think of all the experiences hidden behind them, decades of life now strewn throughout the vast tundra of the mind. If only I could know those memories, they might teach me important lessons and they certainly would bring deeper appreciation for the journey. What had those eyes seen? But memories are unknowable in their scattered and disorganized state, and until recently, I was one of the multitudes who had no inkling of how to convert a lifetime of memories into a story. Now, as I scan my life, I think I see the reason. Aging, Family Jerry Waxler no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/character-development-lesson/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/character-development-lesson/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:45:40 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=460 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/character-development-lesson/feed/ 0 0:06:48 Part of relating to a good story is to feel a personal connection with its characters. Now I need to develop the knack of portraying the people in my life onto the pages in my memoir. I have attended workshops, and read how-to books about this skill[...] Part of relating to a good story is to feel a personal connection with its characters. Now I need to develop the knack of portraying the people in my life onto the pages in my memoir. I have attended workshops, and read how-to books about this skill, but it has been eluding me until recently when I stumbled upon a valuable insight. By incorrectly reading a series of short stories, I had an aha-moment about how reader and writer work together to form characters. This discovery will help me bring my characters to life. Jerry Waxler no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/story-ordinary-woman-memoir/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/story-ordinary-woman-memoir/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:47:04 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=396 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/story-ordinary-woman-memoir/feed/ 3 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/thanksgiving-family-stories/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/thanksgiving-family-stories/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:37:48 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=301 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/thanksgiving-family-stories/feed/ 0 0:06:50 Listening, as the saying goes, is an act of love, and your willingness to open up and let their stories in will create a lovely, kind, and energetic atmosphere. But the old conversation patterns have a mind of their own. Instead of hoping the energy[...] Listening, as the saying goes, is an act of love, and your willingness to open up and let their stories in will create a lovely, kind, and energetic atmosphere. But the old conversation patterns have a mind of their own. Instead of hoping the energy will shift, take a leadership role. To steer the conversation in a new direction, you need to prepare. Family Jerry Waxler no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/storytelling-and-listening-is-a-social-trend/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/storytelling-and-listening-is-a-social-trend/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:32:32 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/storytelling-and-listening-is-a-social-trend/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/storytelling-and-listening-is-a-social-trend/feed/ 5 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/tell-stories-for-more-thankful-holiday-gatherings/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/tell-stories-for-more-thankful-holiday-gatherings/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:28:16 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/tell-stories-for-more-thankful-holiday-gatherings/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/tell-stories-for-more-thankful-holiday-gatherings/feed/ 5