I know it is not Monday yet, but because my calendar runs from Sunday to Saturday, I’m tossing an early-bird prize to you. Call it Memoir Monday Super Starter Sunday. Every Sunday, I’ll post 7 Free Writing Prompts so that you will have something to write about in your journal every day of the week….
Memoir Mondays: Who Are You?
Welcome to Memoir Mondays. Get Ready toRe-Experience the Time of Your Life We’ll Begin by Creating an About-Me Page But please understand that if you faithfully follow the exercises that are part of Memoir Mondays, your understanding of who you are will probably change. Be ready to refresh your mind and update frequently. Keeping a…
Memoir Mondays: Draw A Map of the Area Around Your Home
This is a map of the neighborhood where I lived as a child. For today’s Memoir Mondays entry, I want you to draw a similar map of your childhood neighborhood. Part A: Memoir Monday Map Assignment: Your map does not need to be perfect. I drew my map on a computer, and I used Photoshop’s…
How Writing Heals
Roberta Temes, Ph.D. is an accomplished author, editor and writing instructor, as well as a seasoned psychotherapist and psychology faculty member. She lectures around the country at corporate meetings, medical conferences and health spas. “Translating your feelings into words brings you amazing results. All you need to do is write about important life events. Write…
Start a Daily Journaling Habit – Keep Up with Your Ideas and Random Thoughts – Get Ready for Memoir Mondays!
Most adults know this, and most college kids do, too: Organizing and Keeping-Up-With is the secret of success in most worlds. It is especially important for writers. Writers must not only keep up with appointments, but they must also keep up with ideas, too. And after we’ve finished writing a piece, we need to keep…
A House in the Woods – A Picture Book by Inga Moore
“A Little Pig had made a den for herself in the woods. Next door, another Little Pig had made himself a hut.” “But when the first Little Pig brought hr feather home to her den, she discovered that Bear had moved in–which she didn’t mind because she likes Bear.” To summarize: Because the animals had…
How to Create A Journal and Goal-Setting Book for Students & Writers
I am teaching Writing about Literature to College Freshmen This Year, and I Love My Job! But yesterday was the final date for 2 assignments to be submitted, and — you guessed it, I was forced to give some students the grade of zero. Keep guessing — Yes! Today, some of those students were begging…
Jacki Kellum Workshop: Writing & Marketing A Picture Book
Here are a few of the topics that I am already fully prepared to teach to high school, college, and adults: Distinctions between end rhyme and internal rhyme Mix it up–don’t sing your readers to sleep. Surprise your readers with unique word patterns. Don’t be too predictable. Read what my editor Frances Gilbert, who is…
Jacki Kellum & The Donkey’s Song Are Scheduling Author Events Wherever You Are
Donkey and I Have Already Begun Scheduling Book Signing Story Hours: Jacki Kellum and The Donkey’s Song Are Coming to A Bookstore Near You We want to Schedule Some Other Author Events, Too! We want to visit the kids in their schools. The Donkey’s Song will hit the bookshelves on October 18, 2022. After that, …
Jacki Kellum and The Donkey’s Song Are Coming to A Bookstore Near You
Although the Release Date for The Donkey’s Song was Postponed a Couple of Times, Frances Gilbert, Editor in Chief at Doubleday for Young Readers Assured Me Today that Donkey Is on Its Way: “We’re nicely poised for your book’s publication….” She also added the following tidbit: “…and I got some wonderful feedback from our indie…