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Author Conversation with Janet Grace Riehl

by Matilda ButlerJune 15, 2009
Author Conversation with Janet Grace Riehl

Author Janet Grace Riehl shares her experiences in creating an enhanced audio version of her memoir Sightlines. The CD set includes story poems as well as the music of her family.

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Heather Summerhayes Cariou discusses SixtyFive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir

by Matilda ButlerMay 25, 2009
Heather Summerhayes Cariou discusses SixtyFive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir

Author Heather Summerhayes Cariou spoke with Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett about her memoir SixtyFive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir. In addition to talking about her writing life, she answers questions posed by 12 memoir writers.

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Memoirist discovers her whispers of wisdom

by Matilda ButlerMay 18, 2009
Memoirist discovers her whispers of wisdom

Memoirist Karen Walker is interviewed by Sharon Lippincott and shares the inspiring story of her ten-year journey of writing her memoir, a process that eventually resulted in her realizing she had finally become the person she had always wanted to be.

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Memoir Moment #6: Critique Groups Make the Difference

by Matilda ButlerMay 11, 2009
Memoir Moment #6: Critique Groups Make the Difference

Author Becky Levine talks about both considerations when writing your memoir opening and the importance of critique groups for improving your writing

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Bestselling Author Donna VanLiere Answers Your Questions

by Matilda ButlerApril 20, 2009
Bestselling Author Donna VanLiere Answers Your Questions

Bestselling author Donna VanLiere talks with Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett about her newly published memoir, Finding Grace. Donna answers your questions in this teleseminar. You’ll get many pointers and good suggestions for moving forward with your memoir.

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Memoirist Susan Tweit Speaks

by Matilda ButlerApril 11, 2009
Memoirist Susan Tweit Speaks

Women’s Memoir Author Conversations, hosted by Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett, interviews Susan Tweit about her newly published memoir, Walking Nature Home. Listen in as she speaks about her writing life, her 25 year struggle to tell her personal story, and the ways in which working on a memoir changed her.

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Memoir Conversations #2: April 3, 2009

by Matilda ButlerApril 4, 2009
Memoir Conversations #2: April 3, 2009

Memoir Conversations #2 examines eight topics from handling traumatic events in your memoir, to truth telling, valuing your own life story, using the five senses, focusing on the theme and message of your memoir, naming names in your memoir, contrasting memoir with autobiography, and publishing basics.

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