Author Archives: Amy G.

ABOUT THIS PROMPT: This page compiles together a variety of prompts I’ve used in previous classes, most of which fall under the category of “moments” or “memories.”Many of the sample …

Re-posted from: http://createyourlifestory.com/motivation/what-to-talk-about-prompts/ Welcome To Episode Seven of Create Your Life Story So you want to talk to someone or you want to record yourself, but what are you going …

Re-posted from: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_writing_challenge/memoir-madness/ MEMOIR PROMPTS –Allison K Williams Memories, memories! Help me get started! Here are some ideas on excavating your memory for new material. • Your first day of …

Re-posted from: http://captura.llanogrande.org/writer.html Activity: Drawing Out Critical Moments w/ Moment Maps One activity we have used to help people think about the story they want to share digitally involves an …

ABOUT THIS PROMPT: As best as I can tell from my shamefully poor notes, the brainstorming prompts below are adapted from a piece by Dinty Moore. The memoir interprets, analyzes, …

Re-posted from:  http://leemartinauthor.com/blog/2012/04/from-the-creative-nonfiction-workshop-week-4/ From the Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Week 4 Posted on April 18, 2012 by Lee Martin Last week, we talked about turning oneself into a character in creative …

Re-posted from: http://leemartinauthor.com/blog/2012/04/from-the-creative-nonfiction-workshop-week-3/ From the Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Week 3 Posted on April 10, 2012 by Lee Martin Our conversation in workshop today centered on Phillip Lopate’s craft article, “Writing …