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Triggering Memory (Learn More)

  • Saturday, January 06, 2024
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • The Mizell Center, 480 S Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262

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Announcing our next In-Person Workshop

Triggering Memory
Lisa Napoli



About Lisa Napoli

Lisa Napoli had a long career in print, radio, TV, and online journalism. She has worked at the New York Times, Marketplace, MSNBC, and KCRW. She is the author of Radio Shangri-La, Ray & Joan, Up All Night, and Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie. 


Description of talk:

Triggering Memory

You’ve been living a fascinating life. Or, at least one you’d like to record, in some form or fashion, for the next generation. How do you collect your thoughts & achievements when you can’t even remember what you had for lunch yesterday? Lisa Napoli will help you. A skilled biographer with four books under her belt, Lisa’s been working as a “memoir coach” to help trigger memories and focus them for the personal memoir. Come spend a few hours with her and hear some key tricks.

Five things you will learn:

  • Learn the process of life-writing--yours or that of a treasured family member or friend. We'll cover these and other questions:
  • What are various forms a memoir can take?
  • How do you get started?
  • What are prompts (questions) to get you focused?
  • How do you sift through your archive--or those boxes of photos and papers discovered in your family member's attic? And how do you deal with the archival material you don't have?
  • What's the benefit of a start to finish memoir versus a "slice-of-life."

What you should bring


A key family photo or artifact.

REGISTER

To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration. 

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Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. 

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Event Contact: Eduardo Santiago
santiagogo@aol.com