500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #32: The Seasons of Your Life

by Promptly PortlandJuly 27, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #32: The Seasons of Your Life

Promptly Portland is back with a prompt that lets us think about the seasons of our life in a novel way. You choose which season to write about based on Promptly’s discussion. Be sure to let us know what you think about the prompt.

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Women’s Memoirs Writing Contests End July 31

by Kendra BonnettJuly 26, 2010
Women’s Memoirs Writing Contests End July 31

Time is quickly running out on Women’s Memoirs July writing contests. Hurry and enter.

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Has Memoir Jumped the Shark?

by Kendra BonnettJuly 24, 2010
Has Memoir Jumped the Shark?

Whether the memoir genre continues to grow at a fantastic pace or is beginning to ebb (as Ben Yagoda believes) you’ll need to market your work harder and more aggressively than ever. Above all, be persistent and consistent. And start early. We’ve created a brief video on the subject.

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ScrapMoir How To #15, Part 4: In Sickness and in Health/Part 4

by Bettyann SchmidtJuly 22, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #15, Part 4: In Sickness and in Health/Part 4

Bettyann Schmidt concludes her personal story of depression in this fourth part.

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A Different Sort of Memoir Writing Prompt

by Kendra BonnettJuly 20, 2010
A Different Sort of Memoir Writing Prompt

Not your conventional writing prompt. Use this post to get a link to Seth Godin’s talk to the Independent Book Publishers about the new dynamics of book publishing. It’s awesome.

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Memoir Writers, All Writers, Find Your “One True Sentence”

by Kendra BonnettJuly 19, 2010
Memoir Writers, All Writers, Find Your “One True Sentence”

This Writing in Five writing tip tells us to ever strive toward better, stronger, and simpler prose. Ernest Hemingway made this quest for One True Sentence his life’s journey; not a destination.

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Build Your Readership One Night at a Time

by Matilda ButlerJuly 16, 2010
Build Your Readership One Night at a Time

Tracy Kauffman Wood shares the most recent video from her regular memoir open mic. This story is Friday Night at Bubbe’s. As you listen, you’ll probably experience the same rush of nostalgia that I did.

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