Sunday, October 18, 2009

Kankakee Author Signing

By becoming a devotee of Barbara Sher (www.barbarasher.com) and following her excellent advice during her fabulous WriteSpeak program, I am pleased to announce my 3rd Author Signing for the book I completed this spring! Here are the details, just in case you know anyone in the Kankakee, IL, area.

Author Signing
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1-3 PM CDT
at Love Christian Center Bookstore
249 S Schuyler Ave.
Kankakee, IL 60901


My book is Granny's Guide to Fun & Fabulous Family Stories and shows everyone how to capture THEIR OWN family stories (or to interview their elders and involve kids as young as 8) and to have FUN doing it. For more information about the book and suggestions on how to get started with your own stories, please see my website below.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

How to become a Personal Historian

Have you ever wondered how you can become a Personal Historian? Here is a quick explanation for you: http://tinyurl.com/yelbsu7 in Wiki. There is also a wealth of excellent information on the website for APH - the Association of Personal Historians: http://www.personalhistorians.org/, of which I am a member.

The important thing is to start writing. And who better for your first client than yourself or someone you already know? You'll be amazed at how much more you will learn about yourself and them.