Patricia Charpentier of Writing Your Life will host a free teleseminar on Thursday, August 28th at two different times, 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. It’s called How to Write Your Story, Start to Finish. People can read more about the teleseminar and register at writingyourlife.org/teleseminar/. The teleseminar will focus on:

·         Five common reasons people do not write their stories

·         Five popular approaches to writing your story

·         Five common mistakes to avoid

• Five characteristics of people who finish

She will also conduct a second free teleseminar called Dream It! Do It! on Thursday, September 4th at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. This workshop will focus on some concrete ways to go from the dream of writing a book to the reality of writing a book.

Jill Shargaa of Shargaa Illustration and Design and her comedy PowerPoint, “The Awe of Awesome” will be the featured speaker on the TED.com home page on Friday, August 29, 2014 starting at 11 a.m. EST. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry.  You’ll kiss the a-word goodbye!