Post #4 – Women’s Memoirs, Conversations – Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett
Welcome to the second in our continuing series called: Memoir Moment. This week, I interviewed Maralys Wills, published author in six different genres and writing coach. She discusses several ways to begin a memoir. In her first book, Higher than Eagles, she used a dramatic moment. In her third memoir, A Clown in the Trunk, she started with attitude. To understand what she means by attitude and to hear her many ideas for memoir writing, listen to her interview:
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Want to read her memoirs? Here are links to all three. At the end is a link to her new book about writing entitled Damn the Rejections, Full Speed Ahead: The Bumpy Road to Getting Published.
Higher Than Eagles – The Tragedy and Triumph of an American Family
Here is a link to Maralys’ 2008 well-received book about writing and publishing.
We hope you enjoyed this interview and we’d love to hear from you. Please write your comments below. Have questions you’d like me to ask memoir authors? Let me know and I’ll add them to my list.
Until next time…
