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Lets Find the Beauty in Your Story

Sarah SoonMemoir, Memoir, Writing

Do you know the beauty in your story? Sometimes, especially if you’re a novelist, you don’t write or share anecdotes about your personal history, family history, and inspiring story. We’re creating unknown worlds and characters, so why leave the world of daydreams and fantasies to dive into our autobiography? I recommend we do. Helps us to understand ourselves and our …

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Importance of recording your COVID experience as a Setting

Sarah SoonJournaling, Memoir, Memoir, Writing

During Covid, ever feel like you’re in an apocalyptic movie? That was going through my mind this past spring, during the shelter-in-place order in March and April. As I drove through Tulsa, I felt this eerie chill as I went past empty parking lots of schools, churches, restaurants, and other businesses deemed non-essential. Hardly anyone was driving on the highways …

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How to Weave Setting in Your Non-Fiction Work

Sarah SoonMemoir, Writing Tips

This past July, I got married at my childhood farm in Northern Michigan. This region of the country is riddled with one stoplight towns, thick woods, crystal clear fresh lakes, and rolling hills. Tourism is a major industry in my hometown and the surrounding areas. My husband and I tied the knot in the same field I ran through as …