http://www.riehlife.com Village Wisdom for the 21st Century Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:57:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Three years ago I was one of Yvonne Perry's Writers in the Sky podcasts shortly after the publication of "Sightlines: A Poet's Diary." Today Yvonne and I chat again on her podcast about "Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music" showing the miles we've traveled since then. This was ... http://www.riehlife.com/2009/07/03/riehl-on-wits-podcast-internet-marketing-how-to-make-an-audio-book/ Carol created this slide show from family archival photos I sent her. These photos play over my reading of "Mama's Suitcase" from "Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music." http://www.riehlife.com/2009/07/02/mamas-suitcase-slide-show-by-carol-cole-lewis/ FREE AUDIO BOOK! Leave a comment on this week's featured video and become eligible for winning a free copy of "Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music." Janet will run a raffle using random numbers among the comments. Wow! Two posts up this Monday June 29th...and a podcast this ... http://www.riehlife.com/2009/06/28/sightlines-blog-tour-week-5-featured-video-stages-4-legal-5-production/ Kendra Bonnett reviews "Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music" on Women's Memoirs Book Raves. Here's an excerpt from her review: Although Sightlines is very personal, the reader is not left outside to be a distant observer, peering through a cracked door or listening at the keyhole. The reader recognizes ... http://www.riehlife.com/2009/06/24/book-raves-for-sightlines-a-family-love-story-in-poetry-and-music/ Week Four June 22-26 We're into week four now, with 1/3 of the tour completed. Thanks for those of you following the tour. Go to Eden's site for this week's TREASURE HUNT CLUE. Then, contact Janet with the answer to win a FREE copy of our audio book "Sightlines: A Family Love ... http://www.riehlife.com/2009/06/20/sightlines-blog-tour-week-4-featured-video-stages-2-editing-3-technical/ Don't miss the recording of our tele-seminar at Kendra Bonnett & Matilda Butler's Women's Memoirs site as they feature our teleseminar conversation on Memoir Moments. Kendra and Matilda introduce the recording like this: If you missed our informative conversation with Janet Grace Riehl, author of the memoir CD called Sightlines: A ... http://www.riehlife.com/2009/06/17/teleseminar-recording-memoir-moments/ Follow the blog tour TREASURE HUNT to receive a free copy of our new audio book "Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music." Week Three June 15-19 17 Sharman Apt Russell interviews Janet on the themes of love, place, and meaning on her group blog Love of Place ... http://www.riehlife.com/2009/06/15/sightlines-blog-tour-week-3-featured-video-stage-1-recording-your-audiobook/ MEMOIR MOVES READER INTO LIGHT In Standing in the Light: My Life as a Pantheist, Sharman Apt Russell invites the reader on a quest to resolve the tensions inevitable to one who proposes to live consciously: living in the nature of the beautiful Gila Valley, New Mexico versus maintaining a ... http://www.riehlife.com/2009/06/15/mary-ruth-donnelly-reviews-sharman-apt-russell-memoir-standing-in-the-light/ Week Two June 8-12 9 Claire Applewhite interviews Janet on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Book Blog where Claire is a contributing writer. Claire’s most recent and fifth release is The Wrong Side of Memphis, a noir mystery novel. Claire and I are both members of the St. Louis Writers Guild. 11 ... http://www.riehlife.com/2009/06/07/sightlines-blog-tour-week-two-studio-tour-working-process/ Ever been afraid when you were trying to start, carry through, or come to a conclusion on a creative project? Here's some help from the Creative Catalyst little ol' me, on Story Circle blog Telling Her Stories. http://www.riehlife.com/2009/06/05/road-runner-vs-coyote-story-circle-networks-creative-catalyst/