Are you working on the story of a fascinating family member or ancestor—or perhaps your own? Join BIO board member Lisa Napoli at noon EST on Saturday, November 21, for “Triggering Memory: A Life-Writing Lab,” a free webinar to learn techniques for preserving family stories: for yourself, for publication, or just for the next generation. The hands-on, interactive session will run for two hours, with a break. Register here. 

Among the questions the session will address:

• What forms can family history take?
• How do you get started?
• What writing prompts help you focus?
• How do you sift through boxes of photos and papers found in the attic?
• How do you fill the gaps in your story?

Participants should come armed with questions and challenges they’ve faced while mining family history. Also, have at hand a family photo or artifact which we’ll use for a writing prompt.

Lisa Napoli is the author of six books, including the best-selling Susan, Linda, Nina and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR. She holds a master’s degree in biography and memoir from the CUNY Graduate Center, and coaches and teaches life-writing.