NAIWE | Jennia D'Lima | Activity https://naiwe.org/members/jenniadlima/activity/ Activity feed for Jennia D'Lima. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:41:13 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 494c4bdeaf3d70ff7d6048c35878d522 Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog https://jenniadlima.naiwe.org/?p=139 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:23:50 -0400 Writing About Trauma Those who have lived through trauma or with an invisible illness may feel as though they are alone in their experiences, especially when their […]

]]> 1e76c92d2ce734a5cba3e7ba401fdf75 Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog http://jenniadlima.naiwe.com/?p=132 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:31:03 -0500 We often see unconventional storytelling methods used in fiction, like text bubbles, to-do lists, and playlists. But what about in memoirs? Author Jennifer Lang has successfully used a variety of forms in her own […]

]]> 615f5842450db24d761d6cfa221840a1 Jennia D'Lima's profile was updated https://naiwe.org/activity/p/8737/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:29:55 -0500 0 7bfbb5fe48dc6a1eb9c085ee4b30b7c2 Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog http://jenniadlima.naiwe.com/?p=125 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:43:56 -0400 Award-winning author and editor Mekiya Outini shared invaluable insights for other editors on an episode of the Writing and Editing podcast. We continued the discussion after the show, and it is my hope that other […]

]]> 661f53634ac9461c1f0d9fa93e60f9fc Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog http://jenniadlima.naiwe.com/?p=111 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:40:51 -0400  

When writing a memoir, the author might wonder how much they should reveal of themselves and how much to hold back. Sharing a story that doesn’t cast us in the best light or is, quite frankly, […]

]]> 11f3973902ad3488e0099793903d80f1 Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog http://jenniadlima.naiwe.com/?p=107 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:28:27 -0400 Have you ever wondered just why specificity matters? Eli Burnstein is a humor writer whose first book, Dictionary of Fine Distinctions, takes a clever and entertaining look at what differentiates similar sets or […]

]]> dcca2919c460f9d181622641b6c4d42f Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog http://jenniadlima.naiwe.com/?p=96 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:24:55 -0400 Author and speaker Kevin O’Connor has found that using family letters enriches a memoir by bringing past feelings into the present and adding to characterization. He kindly agreed to elaborate on some of what we […]

]]> b8a1b29b1d4f54279ccd934b90651a0b Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog http://jenniadlima.naiwe.com/?p=91 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:58:20 -0400 Susan Day is an arts therapist practitioner, educator, author, and artist. Being creative and sharing the power of art with others is a dream come true for her. Susan is also passionate about helping people with […]

]]> 41c86537c07197ff65c4bfcad73fe136 Jennia D'Lima's profile was updated https://naiwe.org/activity/p/8210/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:07:37 -0400 0 5655b168b3f726cdec02a0a87c7fa13e Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog http://jenniadlima.naiwe.com/?p=81 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:34:59 -0400 Have you ever wasted too much time that could have been spent writing looking back to see how you spelled “okay”? Or maybe you couldn’t quite remember whether Viktor’s last name was spelled Frankl or Frankel […]

]]> 7fa8746acb8542d68cd2a945b602e59a Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog http://jenniadlima.naiwe.com/?p=76 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:22:58 -0500 Dialogue Tag or Action Beat?

What is the difference between a dialogue tag and an action beat? Why do they matter and why should we know how to format them?

Dialogue tags help your reader understand what is […]

]]> 546d183f2686df0ca5401a18e798f68f Jennia D'Lima wrote a new post on the site Jennia D'Lima's Blog http://jenniadlima.naiwe.com/?p=62 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:41:11 -0500 Like many of us in the book community, I set a Goodreads goal at the start of each year. Sometimes those goals end up being overly optimistic and impossible to reach (how much free time did I think I would […]

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