Beverly Beckham, columnist for the Boston Globe and writer and advisory board member for Grandparents.com spoke at Buttonwoods tonight.
She is as warm, sincere and funny in person as she is in her columns. Her humility, generosity and vulnerability show. She is engaging and interested in the thoughts of others. She was the guest speaker but eager to [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Beverly Beckham at Buttonwoods
Posted in Writing, tagged Writing on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Genes, Trauma and Abuse in Childhood
Posted in Trauma & Recovery, tagged Writing on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A study came out in today’s Globe citing that two things make adults more likely to develop PTSD:
one is an experience of childhood abuse
the second is a gene mutation
The combination is brutal but I’m gonna have to get my hands on the study to untangle what’s really being said.
Here’s a blurb from today’s Globe:
“Researchers found that [...]
How Sexy is Writing?
Posted in Writing, tagged Writing on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a topic our entire writing group tackled. Here is my take. It’s about a time in my life, over 20 years ago, where I was confident, arrogant, vulnerable, young and writing!
How Sexy is Writing?
I went to elementary school in Boston during the early 70’s. Integration was happening and free meals were part of the education [...]
Labels, Faith and Being Five
Posted in Adoption/Parenting, Writing, tagged Writing on March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s the scene. Three five-year-olds sitting at the dining room table. Two are sucking on Fudgesicles and one is scraping the top of the frozen apple sauce. The one with the frozen apple sauce would be mine and she asks me to pull back the aluminum top.
“There you go baby,” and her friends laugh and smile.
“She’s not [...]
Writing Quotes from Holly Lisle
Posted in Writing, tagged Writing on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A friend sent me a great article about writing. To read it all, go to www.hollylisle.com it entitled, “Ten Steps to Finding Your Writing Voice.”
Here are a few gems:
“Style is watching your use of adjectives and doing a few flashy things with alliteration. Style without voice is hollow. Voice is style, plus theme, plus personal observations, [...]
