I was going through one of my old journals when I found one of my favorite quotes: “Then she understood that what she needed was the motion to a purpose, no matter how small or in what form, the sense of activity […]
For the last two weeks, I have been talking about everyday stories. Here are my tips on finding stories in your daily lives. 1. Become a collector of stories. You will not only find enjoyment every time you read them but also will […]
As you can tell, I am a collector of everyday stories. Here is another one: One afternoon, Martha Sweeny, was in a coin laundry outside her hometown of stonewall Texas, when half a dozen young motorcyclists suddenly roared up to the gas […]
Phillip Berry Osborne said: Ultimately, the key to personal-experience stories is change. Where our personal lives are concerned, in fact, change is probably the biggest single challenge we all face and share. That’s why the best personal stories explore our transition in […]
E. L. Doctorow once noted, “Good writing is supposed to evoke a sensation in the reader—not the fact that it’s raining but the feeling of being rained upon.” Like the one below by Jean Georges, a New York writer, and a master […]
Everyday stories should be written in the simple everyday language that we all use. As Philip Berry Osborne puts it: “Among most writers, there’s a natural tendency to get too exquisite and ornamental in their prose. Such writers spend all their time […]