<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Strike The Write Tone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nonfiction editorial services for authors, publishers, and organizations, including manuscript assessments, coaching, and ghostwriting. ]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:38:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.strikethewritetone.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Memoir: A Balance of Curated Recounting and Meaning-making Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post highlights the most essential element of memoir: meaning-making reflection. Memoir is not just a collection of stories. It must offer a balance of curated recounting and meaning-making reflection; demonstrating the unique within the universal. A memoir writer who has not taken the time to make meaning from their own challenges and outcomes has not found the heart of their memoir. ]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/memoir-a-balance-of-curated-recounting-and-meaning-making-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e5631e3af439b9bda66b98</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_92bfac23e3204875adeb6523b498840c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_529,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[But, Because, So: Simple Brilliance ]]></title><description><![CDATA[They might be closed but their awesomeness is in tact. In November 2021, I wrote a post for my blog titled “ Write with Purpose Using...]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/but-because-so-simple-brilliance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f180f950259b48462918d5</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing tools]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nonfiction]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:44:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_5d7a35e9f7b44dbdababe56f8ba2c302~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_730,h_526,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Plan a Daily Writing Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having a special place, time, and method for writing puts you in the right frame of mind to produce. ]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/how-to-plan-a-daily-writing-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6751d51b61c30a773b91e0ed</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing tools]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_fab49a83294b49409ccf57f413bcc771~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_529,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beta Readers: Who They Are, What They Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[The process of writing a book manuscript can be exhausting and confusing, especially for novice writers. They might ask themselves every...]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/beta-readers-who-they-are-what-they-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f71d61eb62b74703b6cc42</guid><category><![CDATA[Critique]]></category><category><![CDATA[Beta readers]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_9cdb67230d164310a2159793e87b3f66~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_929,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When There is No There There in Memoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a memoir writing coach, sussing out the central, core point of a memoir is the most crucial and yet the most difficult aspect of memoir w]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/when-there-is-no-there-there-in-memoir</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6567670466c4e08b2811b1d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Memoir]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_74e50d60c2cb49c5b433cc3c2db27c20~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_528,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoir as Activism Series: David Pruitt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello all. This is the first of what will be a long-term series of interviews with memoir authors who turned their stories into activism....]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/memoir-as-activism-series-david-pruitt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6536bd0325fc58bc3c3a6343</guid><category><![CDATA[Memoir]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:15:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_3238e41936714c05aaf690a5c5b0fe25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_287,h_445,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just Write: Good Advice for Memoirists?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the advice "just write" good advice for  memoir writers? 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I have just read it for the first time since I published it and...]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/the-developmental-edit-shape-your-manuscript</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62db082683c97a557a0da818</guid><category><![CDATA[Editing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaching /developmental edits]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:28:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_678c5706a6ee4186aec8becb2ffaf62d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_441,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writer’s Block and How to Beat It]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the worlds of writing and editing, the term writer’s block rears its ugly head as often as the dreaded show, don’t tell. 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I have a formula for self-care while writing. ]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/p-o-w-e-r-my-formula-for-writing-about-tough-stuff</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6219339ed5691ce6da2adc49</guid><category><![CDATA[Memoir]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nonfiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Writing tools]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:28:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_286ca7c7c8bc43b995fbd9b8f648cac2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_712,h_484,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoir is a Journey Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proper memoir is the story of a personal journey of discovery and transcendence.]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/memoir-is-a-journey-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6212c9cb69b703a7fcd14fb6</guid><category><![CDATA[Memoir]]></category><category><![CDATA[Journaling]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_059b4d99e1354faab6a9e0ada9b00334~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_449,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing About Trauma: What We’ve Learned Since 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing about trauma is more prevalent since the pandemic introduced us to terms like mass trauma and collective trauma]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/writing-about-trauma-what-we-ve-learned-since-2020</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62001fda12a859b2e9a515bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Nonfiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Journaling]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:55:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_9bb6199b5224408fb5b74f0462803582~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoir Theme vs. Memoir Plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memoir theme differs from memoir plot.]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/memoir-theme-vs-memoir-plot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61c3799016700e0016001981</guid><category><![CDATA[Memoir]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaching /developmental edits]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:10:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_ab14495ed06841efafe943585910db89~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_782,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Levels of Editing: Which Do You Need?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defining the 5 levels of editing: developmental, substantive, line, copy, and proofread.]]></description><link>https://www.strikethewritetone.com/post/five-levels-of-editing-which-do-you-need</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61c0ee234ef3a40016a58c4c</guid><category><![CDATA[Editing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:22:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eed9db_167771b1ca804f608bafb7eb38864f97~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Trish Lockard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Expect from a Book Editor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The role that editors play on behalf of their clients is more complicated than most novice writers understand. 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