Long time writer, editor and professor Joyce Boatright says the desire to write down our stories began with cave drawings and hieroglyphics and continues on today. It's in our DNA, she claims, and Telling Your Story explores writing one's story, the memoir, in a practical and inspiring way. Not only does she give 50+ exciting and compelling writing prompts, in another chapter, she suggests what final forms they might be fashioned into, poem, personal essay, anecdote. She reminds everyone that story is always and forever beginning, middle, end. But best of all, Boatright encourages you over and over again to simply begin and then, over and over yet again, she shows you how. —Karleen Koen, author

Ms. Boatright writes in a very conversational style, and her writing prompts are both thought-provoking and fun. Her writing style, in fact, makes you want to write about your significant life events, be they the happy, the extraordinary, or the poignant memories. It is an excellent resource which I often use in my private practice as a method to introduce clients to the benefits of journaling. —Barbara Brickner, licensed professional counselor