When I first taught personal narrative in my freshmen Literature and Writing course last year I planned a traditional unit. I practiced descriptive writing techniques by having them listen to the ...

As I revised my personal statement college essay for the ninth time, I grumbled in frustration. I had spent the past month editing, rewriting, and brainstorming topics that would hopefully let ...

Anna Jankowska, SVP of Global Partnerships at RTB House. One of her earliest memories is dictating stories for her mother to write down. The great American journalist Joan Didion once said: "We tell ...

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"I do not think that the vocation of writer is superior to any other," writes Melissa Febos in her newest essay collection, "but I do believe it is the most useful life for me, the one in which I can ...

I have yet to fully understand my exhaustion, so I must, regrettably but unavoidably, write one final personal narrative about my past personal narratives. November of 2021. My Common App college ...

I'm excited to welcome Caroline Leavitt to Field Guide to Families for a conversation about the therapeutic benefits of reflective writing. Caroline is a Psychology Today blogger and the New York ...

The call to write your life story is a jar of honey, sweet and alluring, sticky and messy. To write about our lives is joy-filled and terrifying. As someone who’s been teaching and coaching memoirists ...

In the 2007 movie “Freedom Writers,” Hilary Swank stands in front of a classroom of troubled high schoolers. They need to write down their stories, she tells them. Otherwise, when they die, “no one is ...

The audience that business story writing caters to is usually potential customers or investors. The purpose of the story is to convey a message that lays the foundation for a meaningful connection or ...