Sharon Lippincott

Sharon Lippincott is:

Whimsical, creative, endlessly curious, constantly evolving, unfazed by limits, a serious geek.

Author of three books (soon to be four): The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing, The Albuquerque Years, and Meetings: Do's, Don'ts, and Donuts, the popular "Heart and Craft of Life Writing" blog, the "Writing for the Health of It" blog, and over 700 stories and essays.

A life writing teacher and coach.

Co-founder and co-host of the Life Writer's Forum on YahooGroups, and National Association of Memoir Writers Advisory Board member.

Her passions:

All forms of life writing

Tickling people's brains to urge them to think about things in new ways, find new interests they didn't know they had, and reach further than they thought they could.

Helping people find their own best approach to writing.

She believes:

If you can talk, you can write.

Your writing style and voice is as unique as your fingerprint.

You should approach writing in a way that fits your needs and personality.

Star-shaped writers should avoid oval-shaped writing plans.

Her advice:

Listen to your heart and let it be your guide.

Write your story, your way.

Any story you write, anything at all, is better than writing nothing.

She says:

"Helping people get excited about leaving a legacy of their personal history and make deeper sense of their lives is the most rewarding work I've ever done. I look forward to each new opportunity. In this wonderful Internet Age, the life writing community reaches around the world, and that gives me goosebumps!"