tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post6939262912723705741..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55794055984899028692013-02-19T13:39:59.333-05:002013-02-19T13:39:59.333-05:00Natalie Goldberg's 'Old Friend From Far Aw...Natalie Goldberg's 'Old Friend From Far Away' is a great companion piece to Zinsser's. I used both when writing my memoir...and when I teach a memoir class. <br />Certainly, EVERYONE has amazing stories to tell about their life. It's about searching for, finding and getting them on the page. <br />AuthorVanessaShieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659612039648383487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88944214216427154672013-02-18T14:47:36.522-05:002013-02-18T14:47:36.522-05:00A few years ago my husband called me and said, &qu...A few years ago my husband called me and said, "I'm standing in the dumpster behind the Baptist church. Is Boy Scout stuff any good?" (Yes, I got those calls often, why do you ask?)<br /><br />I rushed down there and discovered that the church had cleaned its basement and loaded up the dumpster. Along with all the Boy Scout stuff (and yes, it is good, I sold one patch for $125), I found a little gem.<br /><br />In the 1930s, a church mission group had done a European tour. In a small black notebook was a hand-written diary of the trip, including watching the famed Passion Play in Germany. It was an amazing read. I sold it (because that is what I do) to a collector who will make sure it is shared and kept safe. <br /><br />It is the little stories that make up our culture and collective consciousness. I am always encouraging people to get their elderly relatives to tell their stories. <br /><br />TerriTerri Lynn Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290316565247120848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-14671226820898403652013-02-18T11:32:37.073-05:002013-02-18T11:32:37.073-05:00Wow. Beautiful. Letting go is often the hardest pa...Wow. Beautiful. Letting go is often the hardest part for the self-conscious, under-confident writer type. Perhaps that is why our best writing stems out of tragedies; then we are not trying to write well or to hide ourselves - the raw emotions come out unabated and we are left with nothing but our humanity on paper.BPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407715408242911362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-3166308590192665692013-02-18T07:10:01.543-05:002013-02-18T07:10:01.543-05:00Sounds like a great flash fiction contest idea, hi...Sounds like a great flash fiction contest idea, hint, hintfrench sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.com