by guest blogger Kathleen Pooler In knowing who you are and writing from it, you will help the world by giving it understanding.” Natalie Goldberg, Author, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, page 155. We all have a stories inside of us that only we can tell; and throughout our lives we have “defining moments”, pivotal experiences […]
On Sunday, Feb. 17th, the Houston Chronicle published an article with the heading “Hundreds of Cuban Immigrants Finding a Welcome in Houston.” As a Cuban immigrant myself, now residing in Houston, the article brought a smile to my face. I was part of more than 14,000 children who fled Castro’s regime between 1960 and 1962 […]
Two Cubans (Richard Blanco and Rev. Luís León) participated in Obama’s second inauguration, generating heated controversy among Cubans. To learn more about it, read my previous blog, “Cubans and Obama’s Inauguration.” Separate from the controversy, these two individuals will be forever engraved in the annals of history, as representatives of the President’s stand on human […]
Cubans and Obama’s Inauguration.
Cubans in Obama’s Inauguration Cubans have left and continue to leave an indelible mark in this country with their extraordinary talent. In show biz, the first name that comes to mind is Desi Arnaz, who won the hearts of the American public with his portrayal of Ricky Ricardo in the weekly TV comedy show I […]
To Diary or To Journal? What is the Question? Ever since the publication of Richard Burton’s diary last year, I’ve been thinking about diaries and journals, trying to differentiate between the two in an effort to determine which one is best for writers to keep. After much reflection, I came up with a definition of […]
Info dump is the worst sin a writer can make. But what is info dump? And how do you avoid it? Info dump comes in various guises. As backstory, it is an explanation of what has happened to the characters before the story begins. It shows up, most of the time, in the first few […]
Finding the dog. Since my last blog, I’ve had a moratorium on my postings. I’ve considered and re-considered whether to explain the why. Because the thrust of my blog is in writing a memoir, which is about peeling off the layers of our emotions and revealing the raw truth, I’ve decided to expose the reason […]
Authors write under pseudonyms for different reasons. During the 19th century, it was common for women writers to use masculine pen names for fear the public would not take them seriously otherwise. Chopin’s live-in girlfriend, Amandine Lucile Aurore Dupin, for example, wrote under the name George Sands. Following that rationale was Joanne Rowling’s decision a […]
What are you writing? Before exploring other tips I used, some of which might help you in writing your own memoir, I’d like to take a moment to discuss the difference between biography and autobiography, and between autobiography and memoir. Let’s take the first two. A biography is an account of a person’s life written […]
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