From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Creating Word Pictures

by Memoir Mentor on February 26, 2008 · 0 comments

For the last couple of weeks in my writing class, we’ve discussed ways to polish our skills in writing description. We’ve reviewed the importance of using “sense details,” describing how things smell, taste, sound, and feel, in addition to how they look. Too often we neglect senses other than sight, and our stories suffer because [...]

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AA for Writers

by Memoir Mentor on February 11, 2008 · 7 comments

Do you wish you had more time to write? Do too many other activities and responsibilities compete for your writing time–and win? Have you ever said to yourself, “I’m just too busy to be a writer at this point in my life…maybe next year”? How much truth is there to that assessment? Haven’t you noticed [...]

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New Term, New Ideas, New Challenges

by Memoir Mentor on February 8, 2008 · 2 comments

My spring 2008 term began this week at Santiago Canyon College. It was exciting to find that some new students have joined us: Peggy Turner, Pamela Jones, Caroline and Larry Rober, Lin Young, Lois Behrman, Sandra Hollandsworth, Elena Borchardt, Gloria Kordes, and Joan Gregory. It’s always invigorating to catch the excitement of students who are [...]

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