Bestselling author Louisa Deasey shares how to write your memoir manuscript in 3 months and why the first draft of your memoir needs to be written quickly.

Reading comprehension, writing exercises and critical thinking all in one worksheet which can also be used as the basis for conversation or a classroom discussion. Suitable for group work as well. REMARK: THE PREVIEW OF THIS HANDWRITTEN WORKSHEET LOOKS A BIT UNTIDY, BUT ONCE YOU DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE QUALITY IS ACCEPTABLE. Students can be ask to tell their story to the class in order to practice speaking or presentation skills. - ESL worksheets

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Today I’m wrapping up our 2017 recap with a look back at some of my personal favorite posts from 2017! We’ve already covered fun DIY projects, favorite cocktails, sweet baby shower invitations and birth announcements, playful and colorful wedding invitations, and romantic and understated wedding invitations – all of which I absolutely love – but […]

Are you writing a story? We'll show you how to write a good short story in this post.

Top 10 best books on writing, storytelling and memoir. Includes authors Pirsig Snyder King Leitman Gilbert Gladwell

You can listen to me read this essay here (35 minutes) . How to shift overwhelm, procrastination, resistance and perfectionism Like me, I suspect you’ve been seduced by one or more facets of this gem called creative resistance (AKA artists/writer’s block)​: perfectionism, procrastination, resistance and overwhelm. And, like me, I suspect you’ve been trapped in […]

I've been looking for unique short story ideas to help me boost my creative writing skills, and these are such great short story ideas!

Writing your story might be harder than you think. This exercise will help get your influential moments flowing onto the page!

Writing the first chapter of your book can be tricky! There's a lot of information that you want to include to effectively set up your story, but it needs to be written in a way that hooks a reader and keeps them engaged. In this writing guide, I go through 6 things that you should include in the first chapter of your novel.