July Memoir Contest Winners Announced; First Place Story Published

by Matilda ButlerAugust 5, 2010
July Memoir Contest Winners Announced; First Place Story Published

Read about the winners of our first-ever TableScraps contest that features the pets in our lives. In addition, we’ve published the first place winning story.

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Book Review of Robin Burnside’s The Homesteader’s Kitchen

by Matilda ButlerAugust 4, 2010
Book Review of Robin Burnside’s The Homesteader’s Kitchen

The review of Robin Burnside’s new cookbook is designed to inspire you to capture your own family recipes and stories.

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500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #33: The Kaleidoscope

by Promptly PortlandAugust 3, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #33: The Kaleidoscope

This week, Promptly Portland suggests a way to examine your life from different perspectives. Have fun turning your memoir kaleidoscope.

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Writing, Reflecting, Recounting: Sharing Natalie Goldberg’s Perspective

by Matilda ButlerAugust 2, 2010
Writing, Reflecting, Recounting: Sharing Natalie Goldberg’s Perspective

In this writing tip video, Matilda shares insights from Natalie Goldberg’s book Old Friend from Far Away. If you find yourself caught up in too much recounting and not enough reflecting, then this video may help you.

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It’s the Dog Days of the Book Business

by Kendra BonnettJuly 31, 2010
It’s the Dog Days of the Book Business

Kendra’s visits with animal shelter directors this week has highlighted the importance of building and maintaining a list of names and email addresses of friends, fans and followers.

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Memoir Contest Winner: Honorable Mention for Mom’s Winter Noodles by LaTawnia Gray

by Matilda ButlerJuly 29, 2010
Memoir Contest Winner: Honorable Mention for Mom’s Winter Noodles by LaTawnia Gray

Join us in celebrating LaTawnia Gray’s award-winning story, a remembrance of her mother’s homemade noodles that has spanned the years. Come for the story and leave with this wonderful recipe. This is a memoir vignette worth conjuring with.

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Book Review of Pat Brown’s The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers & Psychopaths

by Matilda ButlerJuly 28, 2010
Book Review of Pat Brown’s The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers & Psychopaths

Want a better understanding how a single turning point in a life can become the focus of your memoir? Read Pat Brown’s The Profiler for a better understanding of an approach to a well-sharpened memoir with defined boundaries. If you’re struggling with what to include and what to exclude in your memoir, then this book may help you.

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