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Writing in Five: Quick Tip #2

by Matilda ButlerMarch 7, 2010
Writing in Five: Quick Tip #2

Listen to our five minute conversation where we discuss a writing tip from bestselling-author Rita Mae Brown.

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Interview: Writing in Five – Quick Tip #1

by Matilda ButlerMarch 1, 2010
Interview: Writing in Five – Quick Tip #1

Interview: Kendra and Matilda start a new series called Writing in Five: Quick Tips. Check out these five minute interviews and get a take-away writing idea that you can put to work immediately to improve your writing.

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ScrapMoir How To #9: Deep Connections for Memoir Writing and Scrapbooking

by Bettyann SchmidtFebruary 25, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #9: Deep Connections for Memoir Writing and Scrapbooking

ScrapMoir: Regular blogger Bettyann Schmidt returns with a story of telling it “like it was.” Too often in our memoir writing and in our scrapbooking, we show the story of how normal our lives are — the children’s birthday parties, the family gatherings, the vacations. It’s easy to leave out the trip weeks before the divorce, the childhood illnesses, the stories of being snubbed at a holiday party. But as Bettyann says, these are part of our story too and deserve to be captured just as much as the carefree happy moments. Read how Bettyann takes you through the process of connecting memories. This is a valuable blog to read and re-read often.

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500 Words (or more): Memoir Writing Prompt #18 and Words, Bonus

by Promptly PortlandFebruary 23, 2010
500 Words (or more): Memoir Writing Prompt #18 and Words, Bonus

Promptly Portland surprises us with a bonus after the trilogy of blogs on words. Three examples are chosen to illustrate the point and get you thinking. Have your own favorite memoir? Be sure to leave the name in the Comments section to share with other writers.

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500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #16 and Words, Part 2

by Promptly PortlandJanuary 26, 2010
500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #16 and Words, Part 2

Writing Promptly is back for a second look at this marvelous tool we call WORDS. See what Promptly adds to last week’s discussion and try the writing exercises. Fun.

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500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #15 and Words, Part 1

by Promptly PortlandJanuary 19, 2010
500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #15 and Words, Part 1

Writing Prompt: Promptly Portland is back. This time with the first is a brief series about WORDS. Try the exercise and see if you gain a new perspective on your choice of words.

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500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #14 and Whales

by Promptly PortlandJanuary 5, 2010
500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #14 and Whales

Promptly Portland gets us writing with this somewhat modified real story of a whale and her rescue. Not tuned to animals? Promptly has a second exercise that focuses on people who help us when we get tangled in life’s web.

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