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Inspiration for Memoir Writers

At this site, you will find new resources, every month, that will provide guidance and inspiration for memoir writers.

Joan Tornow, Ph.D.

Joan visits a country she adores ... Mexico!

Here I am with two S. Korean "wedding ducks" that I had purchased for my son, Nick, and his fiance, Chihyon. Chihyon, a musician/composer, and my son Nick, a computer engineer, now live in San Jose with their ducks.

Joan’s books

Writing Memoir Together: A Roundtable Approach

• Inspire you to write your life story
• Help you launch a writing group
• Provide engaging writing topics
• Introduce writing strategies
• Describe group sharing activities
• Suggest memoirs to read for inspiration
• Help you master the craft of writing
• Chase away “Writer’s block”

Link/Age: Composing in the Online Classroom

In one of the first book-length studies of a networked writing classroom, Joan Tornow explores a complex web of issues now receiving close attention both online and off. Beginning from a small experimental writing class—a room in the basement—at the University of Texas, Tornow studies the interactions of students online, their composing processes, their underlife resistance to the culture of school, and the way they reflect the intellectual tonality of their time. A thoughtful exploration, Link/Age will be of interest to composition scholars and teachers, whether they are web veterans or are approaching the online classroom for the first time.  Click here to order