Memoir Writers Get to Carnegie Hall the Same Way as Everyone Else!

by Kendra BonnettAugust 16, 2010
Memoir Writers Get to Carnegie Hall the Same Way as Everyone Else!

Ray Bradbury’s essay “Zen and the Art of Writing” is the subject of this week’s Writing in Five quick tip video. He has some sound advice on practice, work and how it will help you transcend your writing into a focus on emotion and passion, which is our ultimate objective.

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Journal Writing Basics: What is Journaling?

by Amber Lea StarfireAugust 14, 2010
Journal Writing Basics: What is Journaling?

Do you keep a diary? Or are you into journaling? What’s the difference. Introducing Amber Starfire’s new series of guest blogs for Women’s Memoirs, about…you guessed it. Journaling. Join Amber each Saturday as she explores journaling for memoir writers.

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ScrapMoir How To #16: The Historic You in Scrapbooking and Writing Memoir

by Bettyann SchmidtAugust 12, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #16: The Historic You in Scrapbooking and Writing Memoir

Bettyann Schmidt returns with an entirely new topic — scrapbooking your reflections on major events. She includes pages she developed after witnessing the destruction from Katrina and other major world events. If you haven’t thought about creating ScrapMoirs — photos and memoir vignettes — with the theme of history unfolding, then her blog will be a treat for you.

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Book Review: Hero Mama by Karen Spears Zacharias

by Matilda ButlerAugust 11, 2010
Book Review: Hero Mama by Karen Spears Zacharias

Book review of Hero Mama by Karen Spears Zacharias points to one way that pacing and amount of attention to different topics can create a strong memoir.

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500 Words (Or More) Writing Prompt #34: Jigsaw Puzzle

by Promptly PortlandAugust 10, 2010
500 Words (Or More) Writing Prompt #34: Jigsaw Puzzle

Promptly Portland gets you thinking about ways that others can (and could) contribute to your writing.

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Where Journaling and Memoir Writing Meet

by Kendra BonnettAugust 7, 2010
Where Journaling and Memoir Writing Meet

Women’s Memoirs has a new, regular guest blogger–Amber Starfire. Each Saturday she will share her insight and vision for journaling and what it means for memoir writers. This week we introduce Amber with a short video interview.

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Beyond the Elevator Speech: Pitch Your Book with Greater Focus (Plus Special Reminder)

by Kendra BonnettAugust 6, 2010
Beyond the Elevator Speech: Pitch Your Book with Greater Focus (Plus Special Reminder)

Don’t wait to create your elevator speech when you’re in the elevator face to face with a book agent or publisher. Be prepared. Know your audience. And consider replacing that elevator speech with a stadium pitch.

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