by writerpatkramer | Apr 29, 2025 | Business - Oriented
So many people never write the book that they have in mind. As a ghostwriter, editor and longtime news journalist, I frequently am contacted by people who say they want to write a book but “have not gotten around to it.” The reasons are usually the same: they can’t...
by writerpatkramer | Feb 6, 2025 | Business - Oriented
On Thursday, February 13, 2025, I will present my memoir writing program, “Preserve Your Stories – Get Started on Your Memoirs,” as a special program for Pasadena Village attendees. For the past fifteen years that I have been writing memoirs, I have...
by writerpatkramer | Nov 19, 2024 | Business - Oriented
Starting in January 2025, sign up for a workshop on Memoir Writing
by writerpatkramer | Nov 11, 2024 | Feature Story
People used to take the time to write letters to one another Before I was a writer – and even as a young child – I wrote letters to my various aunts and uncles, grandmothers, my parents and my siblings. This was something I was taught was part of “good manners.” You...
by writerpatkramer | Sep 16, 2024 | Feature Story
This week, I started going through some boxes of old letters and cards dating back some 20, 30, even 40 years! I am a saver of documents. I have always been a writer starting back in my childhood days when I had pen pals in other states. I looked forward to getting...
by writerpatkramer | Aug 6, 2024 | Business - Oriented
As an Independent Business Writer I Needed a Support System I started my writing company, Writer For Hire, in 1990 after being invited by a woman I met at my Temple to attend her LeTip networking group in Los Angeles. At that time, I was already ten years out of...
by writerpatkramer | Jun 28, 2024 | Business - Oriented
It wasn’t until I got interested in my own ancestry that I began to really think about what life was like for my ancestors. My grandfather crossed the ocean at the age of 16, leaving the Ukraine for a better life in America in about 1910. He was alone on that...
by writerpatkramer | Jan 19, 2024 | Business - Oriented
You’ve been asked to speak at an in-person event and want to make the best possible impression on your audience. These ten tips will provide you with guidance on how to dress for impact and appeal when presenting on stage, which is crucial for creating a positive...
by writerpatkramer | Jan 3, 2024 | Business - Oriented
Are you getting your name or your business “out there” often enough to be noticed? Writing blogs or articles is a very cost-effective way to keep your business in front of your chosen market. In addition to sharing your expertise on the subject on which you write, the...
by writerpatkramer | Jan 3, 2024 | Business - Oriented
In my bedroom I have an upholstered chair known as a “rocker recliner.” My dad was in the furniture business as a manufacturer and this blue, velvety upholstered chair came from his factory, Mechanics Furniture Manufacturers, in Worcester, Massachusetts back in...
