by Deborah LeFrank | Apr 26, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories
I’m excited to be off on a course this week at one of my favourite places, Yellow Point Lodge. I usually go to YPL to recharge my batteries and this will be no different except that I will be in a course learning about all the flora and fauna that inhabit this...
by Deborah LeFrank | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog, Personal 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? I’ve encouraged you to collect your memories or the memories of a loved one, to record...
by Deborah LeFrank | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories
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...
by Deborah LeFrank | Mar 1, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories
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...
by Deborah LeFrank | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories
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...
by Deborah LeFrank | Jan 30, 2018 | Blog, Journeys, Personal Stories
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 part of the memory...
