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Welcome to the learning library
9 Lessons-
StartHow to use the learning library
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StartMembership walkthrough - orientation
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StartZoom link for weekly classes
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StartPayment portal to manage your subscription, credit card, etc.
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StartReset your password
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StartGetting Started checklist & FAQs - download
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StartSuccess Pathway - themes and advanced topics 2022-2023
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StartHow to have Rachel or Rhonda review your story
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Start2025 teaching calendar
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Membership class replays
147 Lessons-
StartWhen YOU should write it 2021-03-05 tutorial
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StartDigitizing large quantities of photos and mixed media fast – digitize pics and documents with a light box – ShotBox - 2021-03-11 Tutorial
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StartVideo stories - making easy videos your family will love -2021-03-18
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StartRead your work aloud - the value & joy of doing a read-aloud session
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StartEditing - the editingl process 2021-04-01
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StartPOV - Tense & Point of view choices for your writing project -2021-04-08
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StartBusiness stories - curate your canon of personal and business stories -2021-04-22
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StartCharacters - Writing strong characters - tutorial-2021-05-06
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StartSetting a scene with sensory details and dialogue -2021-05-15
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StartStory structure example – the Sound of Music-2021-05-21
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StartOrganizing large interview or writing projects -2021-05-27
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StartSuperpowers & theme - how do your strengths relate to the theme of your story? -2021-06-10
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StartYouth and oral history 2021-06-30
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StartJournaling - how to start and maintain a journal writing habit-2021-07-08
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StartBuildings and places - research and tellling stories of ancestral homes, buildings and places
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StartAncestor stories - Writing compelling ancestor stories - 2021-07-22
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StartAutobiography - Primer of how to write an autobiography start to finish-2021-07-29
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StartLayout - beautiful interior book formatting -2021-08-05
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StartCase study on large history/writing projects-2021-08-12
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StartPhone call recording - equipment hacks and tips for recording audio - 2021-08-19 2021
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StartWriting groups - the power of writing groups and how to put together an effective writing group- 2021-08-26
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StartProcrastination - overcoming resistance in your creative work -2021-09-02
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StartEnd of life storytelling and remembering someone who has passed - 2021-09-23
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StartInspiration and clearing the mind -2021-09-30
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StartSensory details - describing people & setting-2021-11-18
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StartTheme - finding the angle -2021-12-02
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StartEditing -2021-12-09
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StartHoliday stories - capturing stories during holidays -2021-12-16
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StartStudent readings -2022-01-06
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StartCase study - Kerry Slattery's family history story 2022-01-13
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StartChildren's storybooks - making storybooks for your family using Shutterfly -2021-10-07
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StartAncestor stories - practical tips -2022-01-27
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StartAncestor story case study Story structure for the Ephraim Granary Video-2022-02-03
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StartPreparing to write -2022-02-10
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StartProcrastination & habits -2022-02-18
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StartGrief and storytelling - 2022-02-24
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StartWar - writing about hardship & war -2022-03-10
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StartWhat if it did not end well? Writing stories where you do not see transformation - 2022-03-17
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StartVacations & The Power of Place -2022-03-31
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StartHistory in Your History -2022-03-24
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StartOral history - apps, recorders, and microphones -2022-04-07
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StartInterviewing - Great questions to ask and other insights from Rachel -2022-04-14
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StartTranscribing resources -2022-04-21
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StartInterviewing wrap up - end of life, family reunions and more -2022-04-28
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StartPublishing with Everett O'Keefe of Ignite Press -2022-05-05
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StartFamily Reunions - the Perfect Place to Capture a Story -2022-05-12 -
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StartDigitizing methods -2022-05-19
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StartYouth - enlisting the help of young people -2022-06-02
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StartCountry - writing about your homeland -2022-06-09
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StartFathers - writing about Fathers -2022-6-16
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StartComing of age stories - writing rite of passage tales -2022-6-23
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StartNarrate video in your own voice - tips, tech, and a pep talk -2022-06-29
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StartOpen lab/Q&A session -2022-07-07
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StartStephen King - tips from Stephen King's "On Writing" -2022-07-14 14
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StartImmigration & Ancestor Stories -2022-7-21
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StartIntuition - your decision-making process -2022-07-28
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StartDescriptive Writing -2022-8-4
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StartTimeline techniques 2022-08-11
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StartAudio editing -2022-08-18
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StartEditing your work - types of editing for different phases of the process -2022-8-25
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StartStudent Show & Tell -2022-09-01
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StartBuildings and places - stories & research of ancestral homes 2022-09-08
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StartEnd of life storytelling -2022-09-15
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StartBusiness Meeting -2022-9-22
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StartPersonal history - working on your own story -2022-9-29
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StartVerbal storytelling - onstage or informally -2022-10-06
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StartChristmas Project Challenge -2022-10-13
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StartWriting Groups - Advanced Seminar 2022-10-20
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StartChecklist for any Story - 2022-10-27
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StartOrganizing Large Projects - Advanced Seminar
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StartCanva - Advanced seminar 2022-12-15
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StartFinding Answers to Hard Questions 2023-01-19
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StartYouth and storytelling 2023-02-16
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StartPhoto reminiscence therapy - guest from VividPix - 2023-03-16
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StartFamily Reunions 2023-04-20
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StartAdvanced Writing Skills 2023-05-18
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StartAdvanced Writing Skills 2023-06-15
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StartStoryboarding & story structure using Toy Story I - theme and purpose 2023-06-15
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StartEmotion - writing your feelings 2023-07-24
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StartAdvanced Writing Skills 2023-08-17
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StartWriter's Block - advanced seminar 2023-09-14
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StartGroup Coaching/Q&A 2023-10-05
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StartHoliday projects - planning projects for the holidays - 2023-10-19
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StartGroup Coaching/Q&A Prompt 2023-11-2
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StartPrinting & publishing - advanced seminar 2023-11-16
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StartGroup Coaching/Q&A 2023-12-07
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StartAdvanced Writing Skills 2023-12-21 The Joy of Interviewing and the Power of Voice
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StartGroup Coaching/Q&A 2023-01-04
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StartAdvanced Writing Skills 2024-01-18 - How to Effectively Write a Great Family History Story
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StartTutorial: Editing checklist and types of editing 2024-02-08
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StartWhat's the history in your family history? 2024.2.15
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StartQ&A and Group Coaching 2024-03-07
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StartTutorial: Fake David 2024-3-14
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StartMat Trotter Teaching Family Search 2024-03-21
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StartGroup coaching and Q&A session 2024-04-04
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StartFile management and project organization
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StartLayout by Loreen Coons - Using Apple Pages for beautiful book design
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StartDiscussion about creating a book club -2024-04-24
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StartMat Trotter -FamilySearch 2024-05-02
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Start2024-05-09 Picture This! Tell Your Stories with Photos
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StartGroup coaching/ Q & A date: 2024-05-16
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StartGroup coaching/Q & A date: 2024-05-31
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StartGroup coaching/Q & A date: 2024-07-11
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StartGroup coaching/Q&A date: 2024-08-01
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StartGroup coaching/Q&A 2024-09-05
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StartPower of Place -2024-09-12 - Rachel
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StartDistractions - managing focus - 2024-09-19
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Start2024-10-03 Group coaching
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Start2024-10-03 New Member introductions & orientation
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StartThe curious call of place - 2024-10-10
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StartNew member orientation week 2
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StartPrinting & Publishing - advanced seminar 2024-10-17
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StartNew member orientation week 3
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Startnew member orientation week 4 2024-10-24
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StartSpooky, scary, and everything in between 2024-10-31
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Startgroup coaching 2024-11-07
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StartThe Goldilocks Zone of Storytelling - how much detail to include? 2024-11-14
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StartWriter's Block and Imposter Syndrome - Rachel 2024-11-22
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StartGroup coaching 2024-12-05
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StartGroup coaching - 2025-01-02
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StartLaying out a book, writing groups, and timelines 2025-01-09
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StartStudent Show & Tell - 2025-01-16
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StartShow and tell - student projects -2025-01-23
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StartOral history interviewing - Rachel's RootsTech preview
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Start2025-02-06 group coaching personal track
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StartWrite your story like a true reporter - Rachel's RootsTech class
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StartWriting a life story everyone will want to read
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StartWhat's new in the family history world with Rachel and Mat Trotter
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StartWriting group training and tool kit - 2025 edition
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Start2025-04-03 Group coaching
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Start2025-04-10 Storyboarding: A house through time and the Wizard of Oz
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StartCase study on how I used AI on a big project
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Start2025-05-01 Group coaching/ Q&A
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StartFamily reunions - class by Rachel
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StartWriting emotion into your story
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StartThe emotional journey of a big project
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StartGroup coaching -2025-06-05
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StartGroup coaching 2025-07-02
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StartGroup coaching 2025-08-07
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StartGroup coaching 2025-09-04
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StartEditing - Rachel - 2025-09-11
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Start2025-09-18 Inspiration and intuition in our work
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Start2025-10-02 Group Coaching
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Start2025-10-09 Overcoming procrastination
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Start2025-10-09 Writing group kickoff meeting
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Start2025-10-16 Recipes, cookbooks, and food stories
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Start2025-10-23 Writing Prompt
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Writing prompts - replays from the 3rd Thursdays each month
47 Lessons-
StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023-11-9
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023-11-9
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023-10-26
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023-10-12
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023-9-28
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StartWriting prompt 2023-08-10
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023-10-26
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023-9-28
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023-10-12
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StartWriting Prompt 2023-8-23
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StartWriting prompt 2023-08-31
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StartWriting Prompt Text
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023.7.27
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023.7.27
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023.7.13
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023.7.13
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023.6.29
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023.6.29
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023.6.22
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023.6.22
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023.6.8
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StartWriting Prompt and work session 2023.6.8
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023.5.11
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023-5-11
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023.5.25
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023-4-27
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023-4-27
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2023-4-13
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StartWriting Prompt and Work Session 2023.5.25
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StartWriting prompt text
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StartWriting Prompt text 2023-11-30
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StartWriting Prompt & Work Session 2023-11-30
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StartWriting Prompt text 2023-12-14
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StartWriting Prompt & Work Session 2023-12-14
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StartWriting Prompt & Work Session 2024-1-11
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StartWriting Prompt text 2024-1-11
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StartGroup coaching 2024-02-01
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StartWriting Prompt & Work Session 2024-2-22
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StartWriting Prompt Text 2024-2-22
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Start2024-5-23 Writing Prompt and Work Session
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StartWriting Prompt & Work Session 2023-4-13
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StartWriting prompt 2024-01-25
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Start2024-10-24 Writing prompt - fear
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Start2025-02-27 Writing prompt
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Start2025-03-27 writing prompt
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Start2025-04-24 writing prompt
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Start2025-05-22 Writing prompt
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Templates, printables & flip books
18 Lessons-
StartStoryboard template
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StartHow to storyboard - full color booklet
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StartWriting group training and starter kit - 2025 edition
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StartQuestions everyone should ask
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Start5 memory prompts and the psychology of why they matter (flip book)
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StartBiographical questions to ask your subject
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StartDinner table conversations
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StartRelationship questions
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StartInterviewing mini course tutorial - easy steps to an oral history
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StartOral history checklist for families
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StartProfessional interviewing checklist
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StartSteven King's writing tips
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StartWriting the hard stuff - a flip book
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StartGrappling checklist
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StartFormatting your book in MS Word - a template
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StartTech and apps - tech stack compiled from the "Organizing big projects" class
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StartPrinting and publishing guide - updated October 2024
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StartA practical guide for writing ancestor stories
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