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500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #13 on Bridging Experiences

by Promptly PortlandDecember 22, 2009
500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #13 on Bridging Experiences

Promptly Portland gives you an opportunity to think and write about your personal bridges — life transitions where friends or your own personal values have helped you cross into new territory.

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Guest Blog and Writing Prompt by Susan Wittig Albert Is Guaranteed to Get you Journaling

by Kendra BonnettNovember 3, 2009
Guest Blog and Writing Prompt by Susan Wittig Albert Is Guaranteed to Get you Journaling

Author, memoirist, educator and founder of Story Circle Network shares her perspective on memoir and the power of journaling–both as a gift to oneself and an invaluable tool to the memoir writer.

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Memoir Book Review – The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd

by Matilda ButlerOctober 14, 2009
Memoir Book Review – The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd

Book Review – Sue Monk Kidd’s memoir, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, has both content and craft of interest to women writing their memoirs. From her opening that emotionally grabs you to her skillful use of language and to her ability to weave research into the story, you’ll find much to appreciate.

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“The Possibility of Everything” Memoirist Hope Edelman Writes About What NOT To Publish in Her Guest Blog and Writing Prompt for Women’s Memoirs

by Kendra BonnettSeptember 8, 2009
“The Possibility of Everything” Memoirist Hope Edelman Writes About What NOT To Publish in Her Guest Blog and Writing Prompt for Women’s Memoirs

Writers, regardless the genre, will find our guest blogger Hope Edelman’s writing advice something to take to heart. In celebration of her new memoir “The Possibility of Everything,” she shares her Post-It technique for keeping herself on topic and out of the quagmire of off-point detail.

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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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Interview with Karen Walker – Author of Following the Whispers

by Matilda ButlerJuly 27, 2009
Interview with Karen Walker – Author of Following the Whispers

How do you reshape a personal story of lost parental custody into a memoir of learning to listen to one’s inner whispers? Listen as Karen Walker, Following the Whispers, shares her experiences with us.

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