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Nov 15, 2020
2 min

Is It Time to Write Your Memoir?

By mingling on social media with potential memoirists, I often hear it said that they need to get their stories out to the world; they’ve...

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Trish Lockard

Sep 8, 2020
4 min

Don't Get Mired Down in Your Memoir

Memoir writers can't make progress because they are learning to write, have career and personal commitments, and get no support for the work

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Trish Lockard

Dec 18, 2019
5 min

Heal and Grow: The Power of Journaling

Journaling promotes self-awareness, shifts your viewpoint, and broadens your perspective on yourself and others.

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Personal Essays are Still a Hot Commodity

Trish Lockard

Nov 16, 2019
3 min

Personal Essays are Still a Hot Commodity

A personal essay is about a topical subject discussed from a personal perspective, yours or someone else’s.

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With Creative Nonfiction, Reality Meets Great Storytelling

Trish Lockard

Jul 24, 2019
4 min

With Creative Nonfiction, Reality Meets Great Storytelling

What do get when you merge the mechanics of creative writing with factuality of literary nonfiction? Creative nonfiction, or CNF.

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