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Myra Danielson

Myra Danielson

The journeys of our lives include adventures, meanderings, quests and pilgrimages.

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  • Called to the Journey
  • Life Sentences
    • EXPLORATIONS: The Zoom Sessions
      • Good Stories, Meaningful Lives
      • 2020 Vision
      • The Crafty Life Writer
      • Restorying Our Lives
        • CLARITY QUESTIONS:
        • COHERENCE QUESTIONS:
        • Life Questions: 32) The Impact of History
        • Extending the Learning–Oct. 22
      • A Call from the Future
        • Allen Harder’s Reflections on Memoir Editing
        • Extending the Learning–Oct. 29
      • Ways of Being
        • What do copy editors look for?
    • Writing Lessons
      • Going with the Flow
      • Making a Scene
        • Scene Writing Guidelines
        • Sample Scene 1
        • Sample Scene 2
        • Sample Scene 3
        • Showing and Telling
        • Incident and Phase
      • Arcs and Sparks
        • Our Selves as Character
        • Conflict in our Story
      • Sentencing without Offence
        • Four Basic Sentence Structures
        • Reading Like a Writer:
        • Considerations for Sentence Variety
      • Writing with Backbone
        • The Dramatic Structure
        • Betty Enns’ Memoir–Dramatic Structure
        • Identifying our Through-Line
      • Talking Pretty
        • Four Tips for Better Dialogue
        • Tips for Better Description
    • Writing Activities
      • Easy Entry
        • Life Questions
        • Sentences That Give Life
        • Letters Never Sent
        • My Tribute
        • Living with Gratitude
        • Travel Narrative
      • Moderate Challenge
        • Ethical Wills
        • Turning Points
        • How My Mind Has Changed
      • Ambitious Effort
        • My Spiritual Testament
        • My Faith Journey
      • My Memoir
    • Resources
      • “The Power of Hopeful Stories in a Stressful Time”
      • Life Stories: A Few Recommendations
  • Personal Writing
    • Introduction: Have I Told You This Before?
    • Quarantine Cuts, Pandemic Looks
    • Dairy Queen Daze
    • “Wings, or The Lesson of Daedalus”
    • It Didn’t Seem Funny at the Time
    • The Library Banquet—No Food on the Menu
    • Fed Up in Bandung

Writing Lessons

  • Going with the Flow 
  • Making a Scene
  • Arcs and Sparks
  • Sentencing without Offence
  • Writing with Backbone
  • Talking Pretty
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