From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Shape Stories with Dialogue

by Memoir Mentor on September 22, 2009

I teach my students to tell stories by turning incidents from their past into scenes. In my last post, Carol Enos used this technique to re-create an event in her ancestor’s life. Scenes pull your readers into your life, letting them feel like they’re sharing your experiences with you. If there’s more that one person [...]

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How to Bring Your Ancestors to Life

by Memoir Mentor on September 9, 2009

My fall classes have begun again and I’m continuing my practice of posting an exemplary student story each week. Once again I’m honoring the work of Carol Enos, who has a special gift for breathing life into her ancestors  by combining known data with research about the era in which they lived. She then uses [...]

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