This I Used to Believe
Was there ever a time when you began to doubt one of your core beliefs? What happened and how did you respond?
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Stories from the Heart of Vermont
Sara Tucker
May 223 min read
Once Upon a Time
This writing exercise was inspired by a well-known children's story.
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Sara Tucker
Feb 113 min read
Write Like an Animal
Once upon a time in Los Angeles I was the managing editor of a magazine called Buzz. My job—one of my jobs—was to make sure the editorial...
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Sara Tucker
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Grandmere’s Kitchen in Continvoir
“My grandmother Louisa, on my father's side, lived in a small house in the village of Continvoir, where I was born. My sister and I spent...
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Sara Tucker
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Writing Prompts: Whispering Pines and Talking Shoes
If you're wondering what to write about, start with a tree. Or a car. Or a pair of blue jeans. Any object, of any size or shape, that...
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Sara Tucker
Oct 28, 20231 min read
Write a Bio That You Would Never Send
Autobiography is tough. Whether 200 pages or 200 words, it's all about selection. What do you put in and what do you leave out?
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Sara Tucker
Mar 5, 20232 min read
Drove Me Nuts
"I'm feeling kinda intimidated because there are so many good writers in this group." Someone in our Pix Into Words workshop said that...
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Sara Tucker
Jan 25, 20233 min read
My Pine Tree
A "Pictures Into Words" writing prompt My mother wrote this piece in a 2011 Korongo workshop called “Pictures Into Words.” The idea for...
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Sara Tucker
Jan 22, 20233 min read
Meet Me at the Library
I love old photographs. You, too? I've got tons. Some have labels, and some don't. Scrupulously guarded in family albums for years, they...
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Sara Tucker
Aug 29, 20214 min read
Patrick’s Storyworth Project: The “Famous People” Question
Korongo co-founder Patrick Texier is testing the Storyworth.com memoir-writing platform with the help of his children and grandchildren:...
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Sara Tucker
Aug 5, 20211 min read
Growing Up
Patrick is working on a Storyworth project with his children and grandchildren—they pose the questions, he writes the answers. Below is...
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Sara Tucker
Aug 5, 20213 min read
What Were You Like As a Teenager?
Patrick is working on a Storyworth project with his children and grandchildren—they pose the questions, he writes the answers. We started...
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Sara Tucker
Jul 16, 20212 min read
The Korongo Story
I put together this video to illustrate the concept of turning points—moments in a life story when an event causes a disturbance, and...
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Sara Tucker
Oct 3, 20202 min read
Not Everyone Wants to Hear What You Have to Say
There are always repercussions when you publish your work. Some of them will surprise you. When Frank McCourt published Angela’s Ashes,...
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Sara Tucker
Sep 16, 20201 min read
A Pox on Both Your Houses
A few days ago, I invited readers of this blog to write a rant. Today, I invite you to write a curse. For inspiration, let's turn to...
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Sara Tucker
Sep 12, 20204 min read
Takeaway from Kimball Workshop No. 1
Do you get anxious before a presentation? I do. I'm afraid I'll bore people. Boredom, the killer disease. So I was quite relieved when...
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Sara Tucker
Nov 5, 20192 min read
Something Breaks
Orlando, my Puerto Rican cousin-in-law, stands at the stove, making frittatas and some kind of hash. “Not more food!” cries Aunt Ruth.
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Sara Tucker
Nov 4, 20193 min read
Dear Ms. Didion
If you're playing around with what we call voice—your own or the voice of a character in one of your stories—try this writing exercise:...
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Sara Tucker
Jan 9, 20192 min read
Writing prompt #1: If music be the food of love
Several of the writers I've worked with this past year are writing love stories. Sarah Silbert is one. Sarah wanted to give her novel a...
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