by Nancy Canyon | Dec 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Over the holidays, there will be downtime to sit with a cup of tea or eggnog, perhaps by the fire, and read. When I was a kid, I wanted to write books. In grade school, I started several hand-printed and stapled mysteries. Now, as I work on my second memoir,... 
by Nancy Canyon | Oct 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
My daily Illustrated Journal is keeping me sane during COVID-19. I decided when we went into lockdown to pick up daily journaling again. In my illustrated journal, I record everything from a successful new recipe to a chickadee watering at the birdbath. In addition, I... 
by Nancy Canyon | Sep 14, 2020 | Writing
Writing Dialogue in Memoir and Fiction When writing dialogue, it is important for the author to capture the voice of the character. We can hear a person’s speech in our minds. When I think of my sister talking, I hear her voice as well as her words. One way to... 
by Nancy Canyon | Sep 8, 2020 | Writing
Like most readers, I visualize the details of place when I read a book, while arranging a room, while giving directions. While on my daily walks, I observe my surroundings, though sometimes I obsessively observe details of place. As I pass Scudder Pond, I say:... 
by Nancy Canyon | Aug 26, 2020 | Writing
Aristotle’s Incline: How to Plot Your Memoir or Novel Back in the 1990s, I learned from Jack Remick and Robert Ray to plot my novels and memoirs using Aristotle’s Incline: the three act play structure. It is an easy way to keep track of your scenes. Bob...
