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catnav-scrapmoir-active-3Post #28 – Women’s Memoirs, ScrapMoir – Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett

By Bettyann Schmidt

Each time I told my story, I lost a bit, the smallest drop of pain….I knew I wanted to tell the story of my family. Because horror on Earth is real and it is every day. It is like a flower or like the sun; it cannot be contained

I’m quoting from my current read: The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold. When I read this on the page, I realized the profundity of the statement. Life on this earth is not happiness and sunshine every day, and must we to treat it as such? In my scrapbook stories, I’ve tried to tell the truth, included the bad as well as the good, but it didn’t come easy. [click to continue…]

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Can You Match Memoir Openings with their Titles?

by Matilda ButlerJanuary 31, 2010
Can You Match Memoir Openings with their Titles?

Potpourri: Today, on Telling HerStories my blog poses a quiz. Read the opening to nine memoirs, look at the (out of order) list of memoir titles and authors and try to match then. Then answer the questions designed to get you thinking about what you just read. Finally, come to this blog to find the answer to the authorship of the nine memoir openings.

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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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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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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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The Tao of Memoir Writing: Part 3 of 6

by Matilda ButlerJuly 19, 2008
The Tao of Memoir Writing: Part 3 of 6

Read about our 3rd Tao of Memoir Writing: The journey begins at the gate or the journey begins in the middle of the garden.

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