Memoir Moment #5: Action vs. Backstory

by Matilda ButlerMarch 2, 2009
Memoir Moment #5: Action vs. Backstory

This Memoir Moment, hosted by Matilda Butler, interviews Joyce Boatright, author and president of Story Circle Network. Joyce talks about advice for beginning a story that she gives when teaching and then the advice she found she had to follow when writing her own memoir.

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Memoir Moment #4: Three Rules

by Matilda ButlerFebruary 2, 2009
Memoir Moment #4: Three Rules

Memoir Moment #3 features our interview with author and writing teacher Kim Pearson. Kim outlines three rules for successful writing, including for how to handle the opening to your memoir.

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15 Burning Questions Answered

by Matilda ButlerJanuary 18, 2009
15 Burning Questions Answered

Here’s the list of 15 questions that we answered in Memoir Conversations #1.

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Memoir Moment #3: Finding Your Opening

by Matilda ButlerJanuary 5, 2009
Memoir Moment #3: Finding Your Opening

In this Memoir Moment #3 with author Betty Auchard, Matilda Butler probes for suggestions on how to find the right opening for your memoir. Join Matilda and Betty for this enlightening conversation.

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Burning Questions Answered for Free

by Kendra BonnettJanuary 3, 2009
Burning Questions Answered for Free

Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler invite your most burning questions about memoir writing as they prepare for their first Memoir Conversations, a new series of teleseminars.

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Memoir Moment #2: Start with an Attitude

by Matilda ButlerDecember 7, 2008
Memoir Moment #2: Start with an Attitude

In Memoir Moment #2, Matilda Butler interviews award-winning author Maralys Wills. Maralys, who also teaches writing, has published in six different genres, including memoir. Join them as they discuss effective memoir openings.

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Memoir Moment #1: Listen to your Inner Voice

by Matilda ButlerNovember 9, 2008
Memoir Moment #1: Listen to your Inner Voice

To begin our new series called Memoir Moments, we’ve invited Linda Joy Myers, author and founder of National Association of Memoir Writers, to share her ideas about finding the right opening for your memoir.

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