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memoir Online memoir writing classes provide benefits for all

Online memoir writing classes provide benefits for all

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Writing about one’s life is like walking along a gravelled country road, picking up a dusty stone, and giving it a good rub to reveal the gem within. Often all that’s needed is a bit of a dust-off, a sprinkling of self-belief and encouragement, and away we go. Especially when...

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Art Beat of the Country The story-gathering process in documenting social history

The story-gathering process in documenting social history

So, you want to record stories about participating in a group or moment in time; you have decided the topic and have created a database of people who are willing to share their story. What next?  A group-writing social history exercise requires respect, trust, sharing, regular communication with everyone on...

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