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April Memoir Contest Winners Announced; First Place Story Published

by Matilda ButlerMay 13, 2010
April Memoir Contest Winners Announced; First Place Story Published

April Memoir Contest winners are announced — first place winner and 6 honorable mentions. We also include the winning entry. Be sure to read it and try her recipe. This is a well-written story that we are honored to have received. The honorable mention stories will be published beginning in July. Congratulations to everyone. To those who did not win, and to those who did not enter, please keep writing and consider submitting again in future contests.

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500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #24: Looking for Gratitude

by Promptly PortlandMay 11, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #24: Looking for Gratitude

Promptly Portland returns this week to give us a writing prompt about gratitude. It turned my thoughts in a new way. See if it does the same for you.

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Writing in Five: William Zinsser on Writing Harmoniously

by Matilda ButlerMay 10, 2010
Writing in Five: William Zinsser on Writing Harmoniously

Writing Alchemy: This is the eighth in our Writing in Five series–practical writing tips from published authors. In her video, Matilda Butler returns to William Zinsser’s advice on. This time, she uses his chapter Unity as the inspiration for her discussion about maintaining harmony in your fiction and nonfiction writing.

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Memoir Writing Book: Fearless Confessions by Sue William Silverman

by Kendra BonnettMay 5, 2010
Memoir Writing Book: Fearless Confessions by Sue William Silverman

Sue William Silverman is a powerful memoirist. Her books are honest, raw, and always well written. In “Fearless Confessions” she shares her insight and experience writing memoir. A must-read for every aspiring memoirist.

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500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #23: It’s All Because of Popcorn

by Promptly PortlandMay 4, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #23: It’s All Because of Popcorn

Join Promptly Portland for a popping idea. This writing prompt may evoke all kinds of unusual ideas for writing.

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Writing in Five: Elizabeth Berg on What’s the Point?

by Matilda ButlerApril 26, 2010
Writing in Five: Elizabeth Berg on What’s the Point?

This is the sixth lesson in the Writing in Five series–practical writing tips from published authors. In her audio, Matilda talks about Elizabeth Berg’s advice to give your writing a point…a purpose.

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Writing in Five: Anne Lamott on Starting Small

by Kendra BonnettApril 14, 2010
Writing in Five: Anne Lamott on Starting Small

For Writing in Five Quick Tips: Anne Lamott tells us that we need to go deep and provide as much detail as possible. We need to write all we can, and to get started on your huge writing project start small. Start with a short assignment, than another one, and another one, and so on.

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