Kathleen Pooler's Blog, page 5
October 12, 2020
Self-Care for Memoir Writers
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.”~ Stephen Covey Author’s Note: The initial version of this post was posted on 5/16/16 but it still has relevance today. I’m feeling the need for this as I hover in the aftermath of publishing my second memoir […]
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September 28, 2020
Why in the World Did I Ever Want to Write a Memoir..or Two?
What keeps us writing memoir despite the obstacles?
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September 21, 2020
Writing My Way Through The Fog
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler “The fog comes in on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.”~ Carl Sandburg Writing My Way Through the Fog With the West Coast in flames, multiple hurricanes lashing the Southeast and all else in between—a surging, relentless pandemic, peaceful protests […]
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WritingMy Way Through The Fog
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler “The fog comes in on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.”~ Carl Sandburg Writing My Way Through the Fog With the West Coast in flames, multiple hurricanes lashing the Southeast and all else in between—a surging, relentless pandemic, peaceful protests […]
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September 14, 2020
“5 Things I Learned Writing a Memoir by Bruce Benway”
There are always many lessons learned when writing a memoir. Bruce Benway shares his
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September 7, 2020
Musing About Memories: A Memoir Moment
Memories of those late summer fields leave me nostalgic and grateful. What memories console you?
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August 31, 2020
Trauma Writing: How Long Does the Memoir Take? by Charlene Jones
Charlene Jones shares how it is possible to write your way to healing and triumph from trauma.
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August 24, 2020
It’s All About Story
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler “One day you will tell your story of how you’ve been able to overcome what you are going through now , and it will become part of someone else’s survival guide”~Author Unknown I found the above quote on Facebook and have no idea who to attribute it to. However, it was […]
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August 17, 2020
A Memoir Writer’s Culinary Journey Through France by Carole Bumpus
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler with Carole Bumpus/@CaroleBumpus “If time, so fleeting, must like humans die, let it be filled with good food and good talk, and then embalmed in the perfumes of conviviality.” M.F.K. Fisher Please join me in welcoming back memoirist and travel author Carole Bumpus who will discuss Book Two in Book Two […]
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August 10, 2020
The Magic of Milestones: A Memoir Moment
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler “Where there is a steppingstone, there is a milestone.“~ Jagadeesh Kumar Milestones—big and small—all represent forward movement and I have learned to notice and appreciate every one of them. Milestones occur with all of us but it wasn’t until I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 1996 that I became more […]
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