Take a class.
I teach a basic system to guide you through the path from memories to memoirs. To learn more about that system, read my workbook Learn to Write Your Memoir in Four Weeks.
To receive announcements of my virtual classes, sign up for my newsletter. For inquiries about individual training, or to lead your own existing group, contact me.
Join a peer-group to share your writing journey.
If you are looking for company on your memoir writing journey, consider the many benefits of peer meetings. In a group of four to six writers, you’ll share written accounts of emotionally compelling periods of your life. I’ve been facilitating such groups for years, and would love to give you the opportunity to experience this socially and individually healing activity.
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Invite me to speak or teach
I speak and teach in person in the Lehigh Valley area of Southeast Pennsylvania, or virtually anywhere in the world. I would love to speak to your members about any topic related to memoirs and healing. I offer talks such as these in libraries, houses of worship, senior centers, Rotary clubs, writing clubs, bookstores, and colleges:
My speaking topics include:
- Effectively capturing your own and your family’s stories through writing
- Using your authentic life stories to connect to others
- Finding fulfillment, self-development, and healing through writing
- Reading memoirs to make better sense of yourself and the people around you.
- Writing to raise awareness and offer insights into a social cause
As the author of two memoirs, and three other books about writing, I am passionate about the opportunities the modern Memoir Revolution affords ordinary people to learn about themselves and each other through authentic life stories.
In my talks, whether to small groups or full auditoriums, I share the vision of memoir and life story writing as a stimulating hobby, a method for healing from the hurts and disappointments of the past, a way to deepen connections with friends and family, and a way to build community.
→ For speaking inquiries, please contact me to discuss your group and event.