“Following the Whispers” Memoirist Karen Walker Guest Blogs on Women’s Memoirs

by Kendra BonnettJuly 14, 2009
“Following the Whispers” Memoirist Karen Walker Guest Blogs on Women’s Memoirs

Karen Walker has written a guest blog for Women’s Memoirs that documents her efforts to learn her craft and publish her first book. We think you’ll find her experiences working with editors–two different editors–particularly interesting. This guest blog is in preparation for her July 22nd interview with Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler.

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Who Do You Think You Are? Memoirist Alyse Myers Guest Blog for Women’s Memoirs

by Kendra BonnettJuly 8, 2009
Who Do You Think You Are? Memoirist Alyse Myers Guest Blog for Women’s Memoirs

Alyse Myers joins us on Women’s Memoirs with a guest blog about her new book “Who Do You Think You Are?” If you have ever had any questions about how to handle a difficult or very personal subject in your writing, this is your chance to read Alyse’s thoughts on the matter and then to ask your own questions…because we’ll be interviewing Alyse on July 16th.

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Memoir Moment #7 with Jessica Bram

by Matilda ButlerJuly 5, 2009
Memoir Moment #7 with Jessica Bram

In this Memoir Moment, Jessica Bram shares insights from her work on her memoir’s opening. Once 12 pages long, it appears in her published memoir Happily Ever After Divorced as less than one page. Listen in as Jessica describes what she did and what she needed the opening to accomplish. If you don’t know about the concept of a “take away,” Jessica’s explanation will send you back to work with a new tool to help you with your opening

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Book Review of Happily Ever After Divorce

by Matilda ButlerJuly 1, 2009
Book Review of Happily Ever After Divorce

We review Jessica Bram’s memoir called Happily Ever After Divorce: Notes of a Joyful Journey. In addition to sharing some of our favorite passages, we discuss how Bram found the message for the reader in the mess of her life. Be sure to read what you will gain from this memoir.

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Jessica Bram Shares Her Thoughts about Memoir Writing

by Matilda ButlerJune 29, 2009
Jessica Bram Shares Her Thoughts about Memoir Writing

Memoir author Jessica Bram answers your questions and shares her expertise on women’s memoir writing.

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Book Review of Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry & Music

by Kendra BonnettJune 17, 2009
Book Review of Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry & Music

With the Sightlines memoir audiobook, Janet Grace Riehl has given us more than a heartfelt family chronicle. She breaks barriers for the memoir genre that should get every memoirist thinking. The writer in me is inspired to create something unique for my family. Listen to her fascinating audiobook to get your creative muse speaking.

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Author and Guest Blogger Jessica Bram Makes Editing About More than Grammar

by Kendra BonnettJune 16, 2009
Author and Guest Blogger Jessica Bram Makes Editing About More than Grammar

Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler are pleased to post a guest blog on Women’s Memoirs. Author and memoirist Jessica Bram (Happily Ever After Divorce: Notes of a Joyful Journey) provides excellent insight into getting one’s inner thoughts and true feelings into one’s writing without hurting or embarrassing family and friends. Consider this your invitation to join us for an Author Conversation with Jessica on June 25th.

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