KitchenScraps: The Challenge of Cooking for Kids by Maralys Wills

by Matilda ButlerMarch 4, 2010
KitchenScraps: The Challenge of Cooking for Kids by Maralys Wills

KitchenScraps: Maralys Wills, author of three memoirs as well as fiction and non-fiction books shares a story from when her six children were young and two family recipes — one for a protein rich eggnog and the other for meatloaf.

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Memoir Guest Blog and Writing Prompt: Linda Joy Myers Discusses the Power of Memoir

by Kendra BonnettMarch 2, 2010
Memoir Guest Blog and Writing Prompt: Linda Joy Myers Discusses the Power of Memoir

As part of our Author Conversations series, author/therapist Linda Joy Myers posts her guest blog on Women’s Memoirs. She discusses the power of memoir as a healing tool. On Friday, Matilda and Kendra interview Linda Joy on the subject of her new book “The Power of Memoir: How to Write Your Healing Story.”

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Interview: Writing in Five – Quick Tip #1

by Matilda ButlerMarch 1, 2010
Interview: Writing in Five – Quick Tip #1

Interview: Kendra and Matilda start a new series called Writing in Five: Quick Tips. Check out these five minute interviews and get a take-away writing idea that you can put to work immediately to improve your writing.

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Building a Memoir Writing Platform: What Is Your Message? (Part 2)

by Kendra BonnettFebruary 28, 2010
Building a Memoir Writing Platform: What Is Your Message? (Part 2)

Our series continues as we take you through the process of finding a platform for your memoir writing. We start with asking the who, what, where, when, why and how questions. Once we identify our platform, we need to put in place a marketing strategy and selling tactics.

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Building a Memoir Writing Platform: What Is Your Message? (Part 1)

by Kendra BonnettFebruary 27, 2010
Building a Memoir Writing Platform: What Is Your Message? (Part 1)

What’s your memoir writing platform? You may as well start by asking yourself, What is the message of your book? This is the second in a multi-part series designed to help you create a platform for marketing and selling your book.

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ScrapMoir How To #9: Deep Connections for Memoir Writing and Scrapbooking

by Bettyann SchmidtFebruary 25, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #9: Deep Connections for Memoir Writing and Scrapbooking

ScrapMoir: Regular blogger Bettyann Schmidt returns with a story of telling it “like it was.” Too often in our memoir writing and in our scrapbooking, we show the story of how normal our lives are — the children’s birthday parties, the family gatherings, the vacations. It’s easy to leave out the trip weeks before the divorce, the childhood illnesses, the stories of being snubbed at a holiday party. But as Bettyann says, these are part of our story too and deserve to be captured just as much as the carefree happy moments. Read how Bettyann takes you through the process of connecting memories. This is a valuable blog to read and re-read often.

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Memoir Book: Judy Mandel’s Replacement Child Reviewed by Tracy Kauffman Wood

by Tracy Kauffman WoodFebruary 24, 2010
Memoir Book: Judy Mandel’s Replacement Child Reviewed by Tracy Kauffman Wood

Book Review: Judy Mandel’s memoir, Replacement Child, is reviewed by Tracy Kauffman Wood. Read how Mandel experiences personal growth in the process of writing about her family’s tragedy — one that resulted in her birth.

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