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November 4, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Wednesday Tip of the Week: I can remember the days before auto-save. But even with that, you need to back up your documents to more than one place. One of the easiest ways to do this is to email the doc to yourself.

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November 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This week’s writing prompt is fun: Did you have a favorite outfit (or hat or boots or….?) growing up. How did it make you feel when you were dressed up? What memories are attached to that article of clothing?

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Writing Prompt: Fashion Flashback
It’s weird to get attached to clothing.
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October 23, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Whenever I get stuck, I sit out on my balcony with a pad of paper and a pen (and often an adult beverage…) and let things work their way out. If you’re stuck, give it a try!

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October 21, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The beauty of writing books of any sort is that they are large projects and when you get stuck in one place, you can go work on another section or chapter or scene. You have my permission. :-)

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Writing Around the Gaps
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October 19, 2026 at 9:25 AM
The weekly memoir writing prompt: this one requires that you travel back a bit. It will be worth the journey.

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Writing Prompt: Feeling Seen
If you’ve been thinking of writing a memoir and don’t know where to start, I can help.
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October 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Wednesday is Memoir Tip of the Week Day, but this one goes for all books. Typos will always slip through—it’s a given. But seeing your pages in print helps you catch the ones you missed the first three times. Sigh.

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October 14, 2026 at 12:16 PM
What do you do after you finish your memoir? Write the next chapter, of course!

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The Courage to Write Your Next Chapter
Memoir is all about looking back.
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October 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Oops—a day late. Yesterday was a travel day. Here’s your Memoir Tip of the Week. I have an accountability buddy and we have a weekly word count that we want to hit. So far, we haven’t hit it, but each week we get closer!

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October 1, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Too many people put off writing a book, whether it’s nonfiction, a novel, or their memoir, until “someday.” I don’t even need to say the next part, do I?

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Why Your Story Matters More Now
I’m going to get the worst and most obvious reason as to why you should start writing your memoir now out of the way: YOU COULD DIE!
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September 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The Friday writing prompt. It’s healthy when small things bring you happiness. What’s a small thing that you do, maybe it’s the ritual doing, that brings you happiness or contentment?

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Writing Prompt: Joy Is in the Details
Sometimes joy hides in small, steady habits.
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September 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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A children's novel about a boy and his pet raccoon brings Japan’s ambassador to Wisconsin
Edgerton, a Wisconsin community of just over 6,000 people, has become a sensation in Japan for its ties to a famous pet raccoon.
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September 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
It’s Monday. I got a bit feisty about using timelines in memoirs. I have THOUGHTS. BIG THOUGHTS. (Okay, really, I was just being bitchy this morning. It's Monday. I need more coffee...)

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The Timeline Is Optional
I have been hesitating to write this post because I am a big fan of timelines when writing a memoir or really, anything.
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September 21, 2026 at 9:54 AM
September 18, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The Friday weekly writing prompt is up. You ARE going to write this weekend, yes? I thought so.

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Writing Prompt: The Perfect Ordinary Day
Not every memory needs fireworks.
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September 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Sometimes the way you write about things reveals more about you than the words themselves. This can be good… or bad. Read on!

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What Your Writing Reveals About You
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September 14, 2026 at 9:44 AM
This week’s writing prompt is about how you define success. What we may have thought of as success when we were younger may no longer fit us. And that’s probably a good thing. A sign of growth.

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Writing Prompt: Redefining Success
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September 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Cutting those precious words can make your book better—especially if those words shouldn’t have been there in the first place!

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How to Know What to Leave Out
Decades ago, I spent a few years doing stand-up comedy.
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September 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This week’s memoir writing prompt. Sometimes you just have to let shit go, for your own self.

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Writing Prompt: The Act of Forgiving
I can carry a grudge.
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September 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The fifteenth book that I read this year.

This was an intense gut punch for self examination.

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September 4, 2026 at 1:16 AM