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Guest Blog and Writing Prompt by Susan Parker: Memoir Writing Is About As Personal As You Can Get

by Kendra BonnettFebruary 9, 2010
Guest Blog and Writing Prompt by Susan Parker: Memoir Writing Is About As Personal As You Can Get

Memoir writing is a deeply personal experience for writer and reader. In anticipation of our interview, author Susan Parker talks about what it takes to tell one’s intimate story and the satisfaction upon learning what complete honesty means to her readers.

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500 Words (or more): Memoir Writing Prompt #17 and Words, Part 3

by Promptly PortlandFebruary 2, 2010
500 Words (or more): Memoir Writing Prompt #17 and Words, Part 3

Promptly Portland concludes the trilogy of posts looking a words. Open the memoir that sits on your desk or next to your bed to do the writing exercise. Then leave a comment for Promptly and you’ll be entered in February’s Comments Contest.

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500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #16 and Words, Part 2

by Promptly PortlandJanuary 26, 2010
500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #16 and Words, Part 2

Writing Promptly is back for a second look at this marvelous tool we call WORDS. See what Promptly adds to last week’s discussion and try the writing exercises. Fun.

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500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #15 and Words, Part 1

by Promptly PortlandJanuary 19, 2010
500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #15 and Words, Part 1

Writing Prompt: Promptly Portland is back. This time with the first is a brief series about WORDS. Try the exercise and see if you gain a new perspective on your choice of words.

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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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500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #14 and Whales

by Promptly PortlandJanuary 5, 2010
500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #14 and Whales

Promptly Portland gets us writing with this somewhat modified real story of a whale and her rescue. Not tuned to animals? Promptly has a second exercise that focuses on people who help us when we get tangled in life’s web.

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Cooking Memories, KitchenScraps and Julia Child for Christmas–Plus Writing Prompt and Recipe

by Kendra BonnettDecember 29, 2009
Cooking Memories, KitchenScraps and Julia Child for Christmas–Plus Writing Prompt and Recipe

In keeping with our Julie & Julia theme this week, Kendra recalls cooking with her mother and includes a writing prompt that could put you on a path to publishing a KitchenScrap. She also includes a treasured family recipe for sauted Medallions of Beef.

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