Rita D. Jacobs

From Journal to Memoir
20 Columns

8 Reasons to Keep a Journal

Killing the Internal Editor

When to Readjust Your Focus

There's a First Time for Everything

Fact vs. Fiction

The Art of Reflection vs. Presentation

The Floorplan of Your Mind

List-Making as a Discovery Tool

Putting Pen to Photo-Op

Telling the Truth About Conflict

Question Yourself

Writing for a Reader

Our First Fling with Intimacy--Siblings

Dreaming Your Way to Awareness

Creative Use of Dialogue

Creating Character through Unsent Letters

Capturing the Past through Sense Memory

A Rose by any Other Name. . . Probably has a Story

Creating a Narrative Arc

Beginning at the Beginning

A series of columns commissioned by Random House for its Biographile website beginning on September 4, 2012.