Research Your Characters Before You Write: Advice from David McCullough

by Matilda ButlerAugust 23, 2010
Research Your Characters Before You Write: Advice from David McCullough

This week’s Writing in Five video features David McCullough’s approach to research. His advice to “marinate the head” may just help you create vivid, believable characters. We hope you’ll watch this brief video and think about ways you can incorporate this writing tip into your work.

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Women’s Memoir Contest — Holidays are Coming

by Matilda ButlerAugust 22, 2010
Women’s Memoir Contest — Holidays are Coming

Announcing our new memoir writing contest. Check here for details about our contest. The theme is holidays and the deadline is October 31. There’s even a great prize.

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Daily Inspiration for Journal Writing: Anne Frank

by Amber Lea StarfireAugust 21, 2010
Daily Inspiration for Journal Writing: Anne Frank

There is no such thing as an ordinary life. There is your life, and it’s unique to you. Here are some journal writing prompts to get you started chronicling your life. Great aids for the aspiring memoir writer.

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10 Writing Links You Need to Have

by Kendra BonnettAugust 20, 2010
10 Writing Links You Need to Have10 Writing Links You Need to Have

Call this “Writing Stuff that Came Across Kendra’s Desk.” This is a collection of 10 tips, news bits, videos and links that I discovered this week. The information should be useful to all writers of memoir, nonfiction and fiction.

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Memoir Contest Winner-Honorable Mention for Nana’s Molasses Cookies by Ann Lane

by Matilda ButlerAugust 19, 2010
Memoir Contest Winner-Honorable Mention for Nana’s Molasses Cookies by Ann Lane

Ann Lane’s award-winning story is a joy to read. She lets us tag along on the child’s version of the car trip to meet her grandmother, the unexpected fun on the beach, after hours at Pioneer Village, and leaves us with her grandmother’s special Molasses Cookie recipe.

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Book Review: Memoir Star by Erika Karres and Susan Bowman

by Matilda ButlerAugust 18, 2010
Book Review: Memoir Star by Erika Karres and Susan Bowman

If you are in the early stages of working on your memoir, even just now getting started, you’ll be interested in Memoir Star by Erika Karres and Susan Bowman.

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500 Words (Or More) Writing Prompt #35: Childhood Routines

by Promptly PortlandAugust 17, 2010
500 Words (Or More) Writing Prompt #35: Childhood Routines

Promptly Portland’s weekly writing prompt takes us back to our childhoods and asks us to consider how we’ve incorporated some of those routines and experiences in our adult lives.

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