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Journaling Our Way to Kendra’s Birthday: Day 6

by Matilda Butler on June 2, 2011

catnav-journaling-activePost #43 – Memoir Writing, Journaling – Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett

Journaling Day 6: Our Next Memoir Vignette

We’ve now completed Day 6 of a 7-day journey to celebrate the approach of Kendra’s 60th birthday. Images dance in my head including Hancock Shaker Village, Clark Museum, Robert Frost’s stone home and burial plot.

journaling, memoir, memoir writing, autobiography

As we end the day, Kendra’s head is filled with the sight, sound, and smell of the baby duck she held at Hancock Shaker Village. She hasn’t held one since she helped raise a mallard duck when she was a child. [click to continue…]

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Book Review: The Dr. Erica Miller Story: From Trauma to Triumph

by Matilda ButlerJune 2, 2010
Book Review: The Dr. Erica Miller Story: From Trauma to Triumph

Memoirs can teach us about memoir writing and Erica Miller’s memoir is no exception. Our review covers her effective opening with its six elements as well as thoughts on memoir versus autobiography.

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Can You Match Memoir Openings with their Titles?

by Matilda ButlerJanuary 31, 2010
Can You Match Memoir Openings with their Titles?

Potpourri: Today, on Telling HerStories my blog poses a quiz. Read the opening to nine memoirs, look at the (out of order) list of memoir titles and authors and try to match then. Then answer the questions designed to get you thinking about what you just read. Finally, come to this blog to find the answer to the authorship of the nine memoir openings.

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Guest Blog and Writing Prompt by Jid Lee on Family and Reconciling the Past

by Kendra BonnettJanuary 11, 2010
Guest Blog and Writing Prompt by Jid Lee on Family and Reconciling the Past

In preparation for reading memoirist Jid Lee’s story of self, family and country–To Kill A Tiger: A Memoir of Korea–Women’s Memoirs invited Ms. Lee to write a guest blog and share some of her insight with our readers. Women’s Memoirs will interview Lee on Thursday. The interview will be posted on our site next Monday.

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Memoir Moment #8: Interview with Sue William Silverman About Writing Your Memoir Opening

by Matilda ButlerDecember 6, 2009
Memoir Moment #8: Interview with Sue William Silverman About Writing Your Memoir Opening

Memoir Moment interviews Sue William Silverman, author of two memoirs and a new book about memoir writing. Sue shares her insights into crafting powerful openings that engage your readers. Enjoy our conversation.

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Book Review – Higher than Eagles by Maralys Wills

by Matilda ButlerSeptember 23, 2009
Book Review – Higher than Eagles by Maralys Wills

Author Maralys Wills’ first memoir is a tale of how death of sons visits her family twice. As a memoir writer, look at how she shapes the story. She brings you in to the scene and then holds you by disclosing details throughout the rest of the book.

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Interview with Bestselling Author Hope Edelman Provides Insights into Writing Memoir Openings and Using the Best of Non-Fiction Techniques

by Matilda ButlerSeptember 14, 2009
Interview with Bestselling Author Hope Edelman Provides Insights into Writing Memoir Openings and Using the Best of Non-Fiction Techniques

Interview with Hope Edelman, author of the bestseller Motherless Daughters, provides an important discussion of memoir openings and the use of creative non-fiction for memoirists. Join us as we talk with Hope about her new memoir: The Possibility of Everything.

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