Hilarious and helpful Jon Acuff has an explanation of the human experience which answers the question, “Are you ready to tell your story?” In his
In the 1980s, my husband was an Army cook for the 10th Cavalry. The government considered our family of four as “living below the poverty
My goal, as I sit here in my bedroom is to prove to you that your backstory is the family setting that you experienced growing
Why do we write? Is the answer, “We just do”? I believe an inner drive fuels us with an undeniable desire to write down our
Now, this is a provocative question: Is there a situation in which I should fictionalize my life story? I’m grappling with this question myself. I’m
One of the first items covered in the book A Guide to Writing Your Memoir or Life Story is the exploration of which FORMAT would be best
Some call Shakespeare the quintessential author, the crafter of the perfect plot. His characters burst from the scenes of his famous plays. Hamlet, one
When I first moved to Missouri in August 2000, one of the first things I noticed was that Missourians held opinions to themselves. So I
I really can’t say I read a lot of books as a child. I owned only three or four, but I read and reread the
My dear friend, Leticia from Tanzania loves to tell me about Tanzanian tribal wedding rituals and I love to hear them. Countless times on long
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Ever since Lori Younker was a child, she’s been captivated by her international friendships. She is mesmerized by the power of short works to inspire true understanding of the cross-cultural experience and expands her writing skills in creative nonfiction, guiding others to do the same. These days she helps others capture their life history as well as their stories of faith.