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Three Key Tips to Editing Your Stories
Getting to the essence of a life story can be a daunting task. And any writer will tell you that the editing cycle is the most challenging part. But does it need to be that way?
ReThink Thinking – A way of looking at the world
On the TED talk site, Sir Ken Robinson is introduced as a “Creativity expert who challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.” The...
Making Memories? How do you Map a Memory?
Think about one of your memories, any one memory. At some point in the remembering, my guess is that you will connect your memory to a place. This is the root of Map a Memory. When you think about it, pretty much every memory is rooted to a place and since we are BIG...
Putting Pen to Paper – How to Improve Memory
When Heather sat down to write down her memories of the 30 places she had lived, she put pen to paper. It is the natural way to improve memory. Her recollection of each place included: Where it was - the exact address or close description. How old she might have been...
How to Transcribe your Voice into Story
It’s very powerful reading your own story, written in your own voice. Maybe you’re wondering…is that easy to do? Well yes actually it is easy to transcribe your story. When you record a story, you create an audio file, which can easily be transcribed into a word...
How to get a Storyteller talking?
It can be hard to encourage someone, even a natural storyteller to share their stories especially when they think they won’t remember or if some of the stories might be a bit painful. Getting a storyteller started can often be the challenging...
Do you take your own advice? My milestone birthday
If you’ve been following along this visual journey, you will know that I love to share my ideas aka - give my advice. I share advice on how to collect your memories, how to record your stories, how to gather visual graphics, etc. etc. Well it seems that I haven’t been...
Where will life’s river take you this year?
Where will life’s river take you this year? This is the time many are considering a new years resolution. Are you looking forward to the surprises that will unfold? It certainly was a big surprise for me this past summer to find myself with shingles on my face and...
How to Collect Memories from a Special Feast
I love this time of year, not for the craziness that happens around anything retail but for the effort that people make to gather together, to break bread, raise a glass, give a hug, and share stories. Around here we definitely count our blessings and celebrate...
How to Open Your Memory Bank & Record Memories
How to open your memory bank or someone else's and begin to record memories? It can be tricky especially with people who are worried they won’t remember. How often in a week do you hear someone say “I can’t remember”? Seems to me that calling it a memory bank sounds...
