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Writing in Five: Hemingway on Simplicity

by Matilda Butler on March 14, 2010

catnav-interviews-active-3Post #1 – Memoir and Fiction, Writing Alchemy – Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett

Kendra decided to take us quite a different direction with today’s quick tip for writers. I thought we’d go down the grammar road for a while and was already looking for my next tip. Then Kendra says, “Let’s mix it up. There are [click to continue…]

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Writing in Five: Rita Mae Brown on Verbs

by Matilda ButlerMarch 14, 2010
Writing in Five: Rita Mae Brown on Verbs

Writing Alchemy – Join Matilda and Kendra for another audio in their series called Writing in Five. Their brief, five-minute audios provide writing tips from well-known writers. Today, they talk about Rita Mae Brown’s take on verbs.

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Writing in Five: Stephen King on Adverbs

by Matilda ButlerMarch 14, 2010
Writing in Five: Stephen King on Adverbs

Writing Alchemy. Matilda and Kendra begin their blog about Writing Alchemy, their in-progress book, with a series of five minute audios, each drawing its wisdom from well-known writers who have written about writing. Each audio provides a quick writing tip.

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Author Conversation with Linda Joy Myers, Part 4

by Matilda ButlerMarch 12, 2010
Author Conversation with Linda Joy Myers, Part 4

Interview: Linda Joy Myers gives her perspective on the differences between personal essay and memoir. Join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the Comments section of the blog.

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Writing in Five: Quick Tip #2

by Matilda ButlerMarch 7, 2010
Writing in Five: Quick Tip #2

Listen to our five minute conversation where we discuss a writing tip from bestselling-author Rita Mae Brown.

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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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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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