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Sarah's Girls

A Chronicle of Big Ugly Creek

By: Lenore M. Coberly

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Sarah's Girls

A Chronicle of Big Ugly Creek

By: Lenore M. Coberly

Situated in a remote outpost in West Virginia at the turn of the last century, the story that Lenore McComas Coberly tells in Sarah’s Girls is one of place, people, and unquenchable spirit. In this fictionalized account of her recent ancestors, Coberly masterfully traces the journeys of their lives, their dreams, and their hardships over the course of the twentieth century. At its center is the story of Lena, who returns to care for her dead sister’s daughters, giving up the promise of a life that can spare her the adversity rural living guarantees. The author goes back to Big Ugly Creek, the place where her grandparents met—and the place whose memory she cannot leave. Using the stories she was told in her childhood as a bridge to the past, Coberly uncovers facts about her family history from documents that have made their way from one generation to another and the truth from the inherent understanding she has of these people who are so close to her. But Sarah’s Girls is not about the author; it is about the people and a place she loves. It is fiction written to tell the deeper truth about the hold West Virginia—its mountains and its valleys—has on its people.

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177

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Ohio University Press

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ISBN 10

0804010943

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9780804010948

Writers Have No Age

Creative Writing for Older Adults

By: Lenore M. Coberly,Jeri McCormick,Karen Updike

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Writers Have No Age

Creative Writing for Older Adults

By: Lenore M. Coberly,Jeri McCormick,Karen Updike

This book will help older writers value themselves and their potential, and increase the pleasure and satisfaction found in writing. With numerous exercises and assignments, resources and information, this book is an essential tool for beginners and professionals. This edition of Writers Have No Age presents writing exercises and techniques; marketing resources and mediums for writers ; an editing checklist; a list of books and periodicals to help hone writing skills; suggestions on teaching or volunteering in nursing homes; and much more.

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136

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Routledge

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0789024683

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9780789024688

Writers Have No Age

Creative Writing for Older Adults, Second Edition

By: Karen Updike,Jeri Mccormick,Lenore Mccomas Coberly

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Writers Have No Age

Creative Writing for Older Adults, Second Edition

By: Karen Updike,Jeri Mccormick,Lenore Mccomas Coberly

Writers Have No Age: Creative Writing for Older Adults, Second Edition is a book for writers by writers. Unlike the first edition, which was aimed at teachers of writing, this edition is aimed at writers themselves. This book will help older writers value themselves and their potential, and increase the pleasure and satisfaction found in writing. It provides both information and inspiration gained from the authors’ own writing lives and from observation of their students that will help boost writing confidence. Write your way to success—at any age! “We who come to writing do not have to be convinced that there are rewards in store for us. We sense good things ahead and believe in writing’s benefits.” “In this book we have put together some of our own best writing and teaching ideas to help you enjoy the re-creation and stimulation of writing, whatever your age.” “Older writers though we are, we do get better at it all the time.” —the authors This book combines personal accounts of the authors’ writing experiences as well as writing instruction and information. It contains numerous writing exercises and assignments to get you started and techniques to keep you at it. It also includes sections that cover all types of writing, including poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Marketing resources for writers who wish to be published are included. In Writers Have No Age, you will find: authors’ personal anecdotes—from disappointment to success writing exercises and techniques marketing resources and mediums for writers an editing checklist a list of books and periodicals to help hone writing skills suggestions on teaching or volunteering in nursing homes and much more! Writers Have No Age is a valuable tool for anyone in (or just getting started in) the writing field. Not only will this book help beginners sharpen their writing skills, but it will also help those who have written professionally or personally to reach a wider audience. Add this book to your collection today, and write your way to success!

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