500 Words (or More): Writing Prompt #8 – Your Path

by Promptly PortlandNovember 15, 2009
500 Words (or More): Writing Prompt #8 – Your Path

Writing Prompt. Promptly Portland shares a bit of her life story and provides a memoir writing prompt to get you thinking about the types of trails you have followed in your life.

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Memoir Author Conversation: Jerramy Fine Answers Your Memoir Writing Questions

by Matilda ButlerNovember 15, 2009
Memoir Author Conversation: Jerramy Fine Answers Your Memoir Writing Questions

Author Interview: Jerramy Fine calls in from London to answer your questions. Listen as she discusses how she took on writing her memoir and the lessons she’s learned during and since its publication.

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KitchenScraps – Little Stories, Special Memories by Matilda Butler

by Matilda ButlerNovember 12, 2009
KitchenScraps – Little Stories, Special Memories by Matilda Butler

ScrapMoir: Matilda Butler explores how family stories and recipes become part of a shared experience. Be sure to try to her yummy (and healthy) Gingerbread Cake recipe.

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Memoir Book Review – Together, Alone by Susan Wittig Albert

by Matilda ButlerNovember 11, 2009
Memoir Book Review – Together, Alone by Susan Wittig Albert

Memoir Book Review by Michelle Rockwell. Michelle takes us into the sense of place that Susan Wittig Albert creates so beautifully in Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place. As a reader there is much to appreciate in this memoir and as a writer, there are lessons of craft to be learned.

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Guest Blog and Writing Prompt by Jerramy Fine: It Takes a Tough Skin to Tell a Truthful Story

by Kendra BonnettNovember 10, 2009
Guest Blog and Writing Prompt by Jerramy Fine: It Takes a Tough Skin to Tell a Truthful Story

When it comes to memoir writing, Jerramy Fine (author of Someday My Prince Will Come) believes you need to grow a thick skin if you’re going to write the truth about yourself.

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Author Conversation with Susan Wittig Albert

by Matilda ButlerNovember 8, 2009
Author Conversation with Susan Wittig Albert

Author Conversation with Susan Wittig Albert. Join us for a fascinating interview with bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert as she shares her thoughts and insights of crafting a memoir. Susan’s new memoir Together, Alone makes extensive use of the journals she has kept since 1966 and she discusses the value of keeping a journal.

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ScrapMoir How To #4: Holiday Scrapbooking, Writing, & Remembering

by Matilda ButlerNovember 5, 2009
ScrapMoir How To #4: Holiday Scrapbooking, Writing, & Remembering

ScrapMoir: The holiday season will soon be here. The scents of both anticipation and memory hang in the air. Scrapbooking expert Bettyann Schmidt shares tips on how to combine memoir vignette writing with photographs, combining the techniques of memoir writing and scrapbooking. She offers many practical tips.

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