http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog Hundreds of Essays and Interviews to Help You Read and Write Memoirs Tue, 15 May 2012 12:09:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 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/fantasy-writing-techniques/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/fantasy-writing-techniques/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:29:08 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=1079 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/fantasy-writing-techniques/feed/ 0 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/chosen-clan/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/chosen-clan/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:11:55 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=1075 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/chosen-clan/feed/ 0 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/is-writing-a-memoir-therapeutic/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/is-writing-a-memoir-therapeutic/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:57:28 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/is-writing-a-memoir-therapeutic/ Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/is-writing-a-memoir-therapeutic/feed/ 14 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interviewing-alzheimers/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interviewing-alzheimers/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 11:39:36 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=499 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interviewing-alzheimers/feed/ 3 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 Continue reading →]]> 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/yin-yang-dramatic-tension/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/yin-yang-dramatic-tension/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:29:36 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=449 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/yin-yang-dramatic-tension/feed/ 3 0:07:09 Each story shows characters caught in the emotions and circumstances of ordinary life, and yet despite their ordinariness, I feel engaged in their struggles, turning the page to learn more. As I seek to understand how Susan Muaddi Darraj has accompl[...] Each story shows characters caught in the emotions and circumstances of ordinary life, and yet despite their ordinariness, I feel engaged in their struggles, turning the page to learn more. As I seek to understand how Susan Muaddi Darraj has accomplished her hold on me, I notice a particular feature of the writing. She has superbly tapped the power of opposites. Family Jerry Waxler no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/anecdotes-story-beliefs/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/anecdotes-story-beliefs/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:02:04 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=359 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/anecdotes-story-beliefs/feed/ 1 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 Continue reading →]]> 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/how-awakening-pain-can-heal-it/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/how-awakening-pain-can-heal-it/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:00:48 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/how-awakening-pain-can-heal-it/ Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/how-awakening-pain-can-heal-it/feed/ 3 0:00:01 Story moves you to the next step Instead of keeping memories trapped in their original form, free them up with story. 60's, Trauma Jerry Waxler no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/recover-memory-scene/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/recover-memory-scene/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:59:35 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=141 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/recover-memory-scene/feed/ 7 0:00:01 The best way to share my nerdiness is to show scenes, bringing readers into the halls of my high school to see for themselves. And yet when I try to describe my life in high school, I feel like I'm trying to peer into the hidden memories of a strang[...] The best way to share my nerdiness is to show scenes, bringing readers into the halls of my high school to see for themselves. And yet when I try to describe my life in high school, I feel like I'm trying to peer into the hidden memories of a stranger. Who was that guy? Fortunately, memoir writers have tricks. By prying into the hazy past, we can find far more detail than we had first expected. memory, Storytelling Jerry Waxler no no