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How to Find the Valuable Life Lesson in Your Children's Story
In this presentation, Dr. Grace LaJoy Henderson draws from her experience writing 44 stories in The Gracie Series, each with its own valuable life lesson. She explains how writers and storytellers can look at a character's choices, mistakes, responses, relationships, and the way a problem is resolved to discover the meaningful lesson that may already be within the story.
How to Find the Meaning in Your Life Story
In this presentation, Dr. Grace LaJoy Henderson shares the process she has used to find meaning in her own life stories. Drawing from A Gifted Child in Foster Care and the Finding Mother Series, she explains how writers can look at what happened, how they felt, what changed, what they learned, and what other people notice when they hear their stories.
Should You Use Real Names in Your Memoir?
In this presentation, Dr. Grace LaJoy Henderson shares considerations from her own memoir-writing experience, including asking permission, protecting privacy, changing names and locations, and making thoughtful decisions about telling a true story that involves other people.