How to Be Brian Greenfield
I’ve done this “How to Be” prompt many times. It's a way to describe somebody you know well. Think of what makes him or her...
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KORONGOBOOKS
Stories from the Heart of Vermont
Sara Tucker
- Nov 6
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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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