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Video Memoir Saturday…It’s a Perfect Day to Commit to Recording Your Own

by Kendra BonnettJuly 10, 2010
Video Memoir Saturday…It’s a Perfect Day to Commit to Recording Your Own

When it comes to memoir and video, we have a whole lot of fun and resources for you, including a list of gear to get your started. Plus contest reminders. Everyone, get to writing.

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Memoir Writing Contest Celebrates Summer’s Bountiful Gardens

by Matilda ButlerJuly 2, 2010
Memoir Writing Contest Celebrates Summer’s Bountiful Gardens

July brings two memoir writing contests — one featuring stories of a pet in your life, along with photos, of course — and our just announced one featuring stories, recipes, and photos of summer’s abundance of fruits and vegetables. Our grandparents and great grandparents grew much of their own food. Today, many of us are returning to the theme of “eat local” both for practical reasons and our concern for the environment. Share your stories in either or both contests. We’ll publish the award-winning stories on this website and the first place winner in each category will receive a prize. REMEMBER: You can’t win unless you enter.

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It’s SurveyMonkey Sunday: Vote on Memoir Book Trailers

by Kendra BonnettJune 27, 2010
It’s SurveyMonkey Sunday: Vote on Memoir Book Trailers

We’ve been writing about video book trailers and our own experiences creating videos as part of our book marketing and platform building efforts. Today we thought it would be fun to let you vote on some book trailers. Tell us what you like.

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Video Book Trailers You Can Make at Home…Even if you’re a memoir writer (Update)

by Kendra BonnettJune 25, 2010
Video Book Trailers You Can Make at Home…Even if you’re a memoir writer (Update)

In our continuing exploration of video marketing and book trailers, this time we look at low production value trailers that anyone could create at home…and probably did. You don’t need to be Steven Spielberg to sell your book with video.

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Book Publisher Gets Authors Competing for Book Deals

by Kendra BonnettJune 20, 2010
Book Publisher Gets Authors Competing for Book Deals

What can you learn from The Next Top Spiritual Author contest? Maybe you’ll get a sneak peek into the future. Publishers who encourage authors to compete for book deals may be helping themselves sell more book and helping authors to get started with essential marketing early.

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Web Video Has Gone…Well, Viral. What Does this Mean to Memoir Writers?

by Kendra BonnettJune 19, 2010
Web Video Has Gone…Well, Viral. What Does this Mean to Memoir Writers?

With 30.3 billion videos being watched in the U.S. in a single month, it’s time for writers to take Web video marketing seriously and learn how to use it to build a platform. Follow along and learn with Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler as they begin to put video to work for Women’s Memoirs and their upcoming book Writing Alchemy. This is the first in a series.

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A Memoir Book Publishing Salute

by Matilda ButlerJune 11, 2010
A Memoir Book Publishing Salute

Matilda interrupts the usual book business Friday to wish Kendra Bonnett a happy birthday.

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