by Jeanette Taylor | Apr 4, 2016 | Writing Tips
Where to Start with Writing Memoir or Family History You’ve got a story that snaps with vigor in your imagination—but you can’t seem to get started writing. Sound familiar? This is the issue—above all others—that stymies students in Annette’s and I’s writing...
by Jeanette Taylor | Feb 17, 2016 | Book & Movie Reviews
Using Fiction to get at the Essence of Truth in Family History Presenting a family story as fiction gives the writer license to stray from the constraints of layered facts, illustrated by quotes, to delve instead into the essence of the truth. That is, after all, the...
by Jeanette Taylor | Feb 2, 2016 | Writing Tips
A ‘Theme’ Identifies the Heart of the Story Theme is a nebulous force. You know what the story is about: Jane leaves Bill for another — and finds she’s made a mistake. That’s the ‘Premise,’ but the theme underlies that....
by Jeanette Taylor | Jan 15, 2016 | Writing Tips
Plan Fiction & Nonfiction Writing in a Premise Statement What is a Premise? It’s an overall summary, expressed in five or six concise sentences to capture the essence of your story. It’s an illuminating planning tool and later a polished version may become...
by Jeanette Taylor | Dec 31, 2015 | BC History Tales
A Lesson in Inequity Remembering one of Quadra Island, BC’s First Schools Katie Walker’s childhood home, at the Methodist Mission in the We-Wai-Kai people’s village, was too far away for her to attend Quadra Island’s new public school. But after her parents took...
