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The Blog - Write Your Life, Preserve Your Memories

July 28, 2025

Life Story Links: September 22, 2026

July 28, 2025

Dawn Roode’s curated roundup for the week of Sept. 23, 2026, is overflowing with recent reads on memoir, life story writing, and family history preservation.

July 28, 2025

November 25, 2024

“Write Your Life” delivers weekly memory & writing prompts via email

November 25, 2024

Learn about our Write Your Life course, providing memory prompts, writing guidance and a dose of inspiration to anyone who wants to preserve their stories now.

November 25, 2024

March 8, 2021

Meaningful conversation when your loved one is on hospice—here’s help

March 8, 2021

How to have meaningful conversation with your loved one on hospice, including the best life review questions & 4 things we all should say when someone is dying.

March 8, 2021

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Do you keep a writing ideas notebook?

Writer’s block can happen to the best of us. This simple idea—keeping a notebook of self-generated writing prompts—will keep your memoir ideas flowing.

Dawn M. Roode 6/12/23 Dawn M. Roode 6/12/23

What should I do with my journals?

Have you ever thought about what will happen to your diaries—who will read them, how you may one day use them? Join me as I consider this profound question.

Dawn M. Roode 9/13/21 Dawn M. Roode 9/13/21

Artful memory-keeping ideas from the world of sketch journaling

If writing about your life isn't for you, how about drawing it? Ideas for using a sketch journal to capture your memories, plus the book that will inspire you.

Dawn M. Roode 2/22/21 Dawn M. Roode 2/22/21

Storytelling isn’t just good for the soul—it’s good for your health, too.

Did you know that listening to and sharing stories can help us live longer, happier lives? Discover three impactful ways to bring storytelling into your life.