Memoir Book Review – Don’t Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of Mother-Daughter Abandonment

by Matilda ButlerDecember 1, 2009
Memoir Book Review – Don’t Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of Mother-Daughter Abandonment

Author Linda Joy Myers’ memoir is a joy to read, filled with imagery. Wondering how to handle voice and tense? There are lessons in her memoir.

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500 Words (Or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #10

by Promptly PortlandNovember 30, 2009
500 Words (Or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #10

Promptly Portland gives us a writing prompt challenge and lets us think about our lives in a new way.

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KitchenScraps – Food and Love by March Bracken

by Matilda ButlerNovember 26, 2009
KitchenScraps – Food and Love by March Bracken

March Bracken shares her love of travel, adventures, and food. You’ll see how this mix influenced her life. Try her Greek lamb recipe the next time you’re thinking of a culinary adventure.

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Memoir Book Review: A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown

by Matilda ButlerNovember 25, 2009
Memoir Book Review: A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown

In this Memoir Book Rave, Tracy Kauffman Wood highlights Cupcake Brown’s A Piece of Cake by contrasting the voices the author uses at three time points in her life. What voice are you using?

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500 Words (Or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #9

by Promptly PortlandNovember 24, 2009
500 Words (Or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #9

Promptly Portland puts us in the mood for Thanksgiving with this memoir writing prompt that focuses us on a real and an imagined scene of gratitude.

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KitchenScraps – We Eat a Lot of Butter on Thanksgiving by Patricia McEwin Smith

by Matilda ButlerNovember 18, 2009
KitchenScraps – We Eat a Lot of Butter on Thanksgiving by Patricia McEwin Smith

KitchenScraps – Patricia McEwin Smith shares both her well-remembered Thanksgiving preparation story and her mother’s treasured recipe for Turkey Dressing. She takes you back to the time when butterball turkey meant you had added the butter yourself.

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Book Review: A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Kristin Chenoweth

by Matilda ButlerNovember 17, 2009
Book Review: A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Kristin Chenoweth

Book Rave: Guest blogger Kat Teraji gives us an insightful look at Kristin Chenoweth’s memoir and suggests how it can be used to better understand memoir writing and personal biography — especially if you can maintain a light and humorous take on life’s events.

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