Post #46 – Women’s Memoirs, Author Conversations – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler
We return to our interview with Linda Joy Myers and are bringing you the fifth part of our conversation with her. On Thursday, we published one of her memoir vignettes as a KitchenScraps in our ScrapMoir series. If you missed reading Aunt Edith’s Lemon Meringue Pie be sure to check it out and then try her lovely recipe.
Staying motivated for memoir writing
Have you ever had a hard time staying motivated with your memoir writing? Most of us have. The problem is even more important when the story is a difficult one and it is hard to return to it day after day. Listen to the audio posted below when Linda Joy Myers responds to Katherine’s question with words of encouragement and a helpful tip.
As a BONUS, we have also included the question from Cynthia about the growing presence of audio books. Check out Linda Joy’s response in this audio. We invite your ideas in the Comments section below.
In the four audios already posted, Linda Joy has talked about:
— writing the dark stories
— writing our adult-shame stories
— organizing your memoir
— understanding personal essay versus memoir
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
On Monday, Kendra has a treat for you. She is again writing on the topic of memoir book business and will incorporate two questions and responses from our interview with Linda Joy Myers. Be sure to check back then for more on building your platform.
Linda Joy Myers has two books that may interest you — The Power of Memoir and her own memoir, Don’t Call Me Mother.
memoir writing tips
memoir writing
memoir
family memoir
