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Book Review of War Orphan in San Francisco by Phyllis Helene Mattson

by Matilda ButlerSeptember 9, 2009
Book Review of War Orphan in San Francisco by Phyllis Helene Mattson

Explore author Phyllis Mattson’s memoir, War Orphan in San Francisco, to consider your voice. How close or how far do you need to be to tell your story? What types of source documents do you have? How will you use them?

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Book Review of Dancing in My Nightgown: The Rhythms of Widowhood by Betty Auchard

by Matilda ButlerSeptember 2, 2009
Book Review of Dancing in My Nightgown: The Rhythms of Widowhood by Betty Auchard

Author Betty Auchard begins writing after her husband’s death from cancer. Little by little, she finds the writing is an important part of the healing process. How will writing your memoir change your life?

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Book Review of Making History: How to Remember, Record, Interpret and Share the Events of Your Life by Kim Pearson

by Matilda ButlerAugust 26, 2009
Book Review of Making History: How to Remember, Record, Interpret and Share the Events of Your Life by Kim Pearson

Author Kim Pearson’s Making History is both reference book and memoir prompt. Check out what Kendra Bonnett writes about this important resource.

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Book Review of Following the Whispers by Karen Walker

by Matilda ButlerAugust 19, 2009
Book Review of Following the Whispers by Karen Walker

In this book review of Karen Walker’s Following the Whispers, we discuss the use of multiple turning points in crafting a memoir.

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Book Review of Who Do You Think You Are? by Alyse Myers

by Matilda ButlerJuly 24, 2009
Book Review of Who Do You Think You Are? by Alyse Myers

Book review of Alyse Myers’ new memoir Who Do You Think You Are? Find out why this memoir provides insight into how mother-daughter relationships can be written about while accepting that the causes of the dynamics are probably unknowable. A memoir writer will find much to learn in this gripping memoir.

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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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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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