Congratulations to author Josie Mixon!
Have you read a great, unforgettable, or motivational book lately? Or books that are resources for writers?
Recommended by Writing Your Life Story! group participants:
For She is the Tree of Life: Grandmothers Through the Eyes of Women Writers by Valerie Kack-Brice.
Missing You: A Memoir by Esther Scharlack Vexler. Axess Printing, 2008.
Writing Personal Poetry: Creating Personal Poems from Your Life Experiences by Sheila Bender.
Writing for the Soul: Instruction and Advice from an Extraordinary Writing Life by Jerry B. Jenkins
Writing Your Life: Putting Your Past on Paper by Lon Willett Stanek, Ph.D.
These are a few of many resources for writers:
“How to Write a Book Proposal” by Michael Larsen. Published by Writer’s Digest Books. 3rd Edition. 2003.
”Legacy; a Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Personal History” by Linda Spence. Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1997.
“The Longman Writer’s Bible” by Chris M. Anson, et al. Published by Pearson Longman. 2006.
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Latino selections:
Across a Hundred Mountains by Reyna Grande. Washington Square Press, 2006.*
What a pleasure to meet Reyna at Gemini Ink and a few months later at Barnes & Noble for the Book Signing of her last novel, Dancing With Butteflies! The folkloric dancers had us moving and tapping our feet, wishing we were attired in the bright colors of each dance.
Check out her wonderful and educational site: http://www.reynagrande.com
Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child by Elva Treviño Hart. Arizona: Bilingual Press, 1999.*
Songs My Mother Sang to Me by Patricia Preciado Martin. University of Arizona Press, 1998.
Benigna’s Chimayo: Cuentos from the Old Plaza by Don J. Usner. Museum of New Mexico Press, 2001.
Abuelitos: Stories of the Río Puerco Valley. Collected and Edited by Nasario García. University of New Mexico Press, 1992.
The Sum of Our Days by Isabelle Allende. New York: Harper Collins, 2008.
Seasons of My Heart: a Culinary Journal Through Oaxaca, Mexico by Susana Trilling. Ballantine, 1999.*
I couldn’t resist adding the last one since it recalls my short mission trips to Oaxaca, where some of my most inspiring adventures took place. It was also a gift from my daughter. What can I say?