Memoir Writing Tiny Tip #4: Theme and Variations

by Matilda ButlerSeptember 13, 2016
Memoir Writing Tiny Tip #4: Theme and Variations

Matilda Butler returns with another Tiny Tip (#4 this time). Consider theme and variation when writing your memoir. A brief tidbit to consider.

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Writing and Healing: What a Poet and a Nature Writer Tell Us

by Matilda ButlerSeptember 6, 2016
Writing and Healing: What a Poet and a Nature Writer Tell Us

Matilda Butler, returning to the theme of writing and healing, shares inspiring quotes from Maya Angelou and Barry Lopez. Look for the ways that writing can bring healing into your life.

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Dear Pamela, Memoir Advice about Your Book Proposal

by Pamela JaneAugust 23, 2016
Dear Pamela, Memoir Advice about Your Book Proposal

Dear Pamela is back! This time she offers tips for writing a memoir book proposal. She looks at each section and offers a tip to get you going.

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New Contest: “Name that Memoir”, Deadline September 19

by Matilda ButlerAugust 13, 2016
New Contest: “Name that Memoir”, Deadline September 19

Pamela Jane shares her just announced contest for a new subtitle for her memoir. Help her out. Get a free copy of the award-winning Tales of Our Lives.

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Memoir Writing: Is It the Journey or the Destination?

by Matilda ButlerAugust 9, 2016
Memoir Writing: Is It the Journey or the Destination?

Matilda Butler returns with thoughts on memoir writing as a destination or a journey and how your understanding of these attitudes will influence your writing.

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Memoir Writers: It’s August of 2016 and Do You Know What Your Memoir is About?

by Matilda ButlerAugust 2, 2016
Memoir Writers: It’s August of 2016 and Do You Know What Your Memoir is About?

Matilda Butler makes the case for a strong synopsis of your story to guide your writing and to help you market your memoir. She shares four movie synopses to show how a brief paragraph can result in a person deciding to see or not see a movie. Your synopsis will either open or close doors to the writing and publication of your memoir.

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Memoir Writing Tiny Tip #3: Make Each Scene into a Mini-Movie

by Matilda ButlerJuly 19, 2016
Memoir Writing Tiny Tip #3: Make Each Scene into a Mini-Movie

Tiny Tip #3 suggests you create scenes based on Shakespeare’s five-act story structure.

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