How To Write Your Life Stories – 10 Easy Steps!

How To Write Your Life Stories – 10 Easy Steps!

The writing of my memoirs now fills two increasingly popular books of collected life stories about growing up in Michigan’s rugged, isolated, and enchanting Upper Peninsula. My first book, The Wishing Years, was published in 1995. The second book, A Tree Grows...
How To Write Your Life Stories – 10 Easy Steps!

What’s Stopping You From Feeling Joy?

If you want to experience a rich, enlightened bliss, then you have two role models to choose from: The first are the monks and yogis with decades of practice. These are the sorts of people who, even without speaking, radiate intense, loving presence. When they look at...
How To Write Your Life Stories – 10 Easy Steps!

What Kind of Food Do They Eat in Guyana?

Guyanese enjoy a variety of dishes on a regular basic and as with many countries, the food tells about the country’s past, present and future. Guyana is the only English Speaking Country in South America and it is the home of Kaieteur Falls, one of the highest...
How To Write Your Life Stories – 10 Easy Steps!

The Fruits Of Burma, Mango, Papaya And Co Part 1

Writing about fruits is similar to writing about e.g. flowers and/or vegetables. I think one cannot confine oneself to describing the fruit, flower or vegetable and some of the respective botanical aspects alone but should whenever it is possible and/or makes sense...
How To Write Your Life Stories – 10 Easy Steps!

Using the Five Senses to Enhance Your Writing

SightThis is the one sense that provides most of the detail for our stories. Our words become our readers’ eyes, giving us a blank canvas upon which to paint a picture to tell our story. From the sight of a common fear, such as a spider creeping silently along...