Care to learn how to record the memories of others and join a live discussion on writing for a changing social conscience?

In honor of Women’s History Month, I’ve been asked to present a Zoom program at the Sno-Isle Library System in Washington on March 23rd from 11 to noon Pacific Standard Time. Anyone can join in the FREE workshop/discussion on how to navigate the changing social conscience in writing. Seeing your smiling faces and hearing opinions from both readers and writers would be fabulous. Here’s a description of the program that the Adult Services Librarian wrote:

In writing the memoir of a friend’s girlhood in Java during WWII, author Sally Brandle was challenged by disturbing truths about privilege and oppression, as well as contradictions in historical accounts, depending on the perspective.

Sally will share strategies for encouraging recall of memories and events when writing or ghost-writing a memoir, then recounts the fascinating life of a girl uncomfortable with her mixed-race heritage, caught in the tragedy of wartime in the Pacific Theater. The story raises complex questions of race, privilege, politics, and social justice – questions that are as relevant today as they were during 1930s Dutch colonial rule of Java, Indonesia, and the ensuing Japanese occupation during WWII. It’s easy to register below, and you do NOT need to join this library.

https://sno-isle.bibliocommons.com/events/63d988e22728c53700e34cce

In the meantime, I’m working on Book 4 in my series. This note from a reader made my month: “– I just finished the third book in the series I hope there’s a fourth one coming ! I absolutely loved them all couldn’t put them down! Hope Elon has a child!”