Post #57 – Women’s Memoirs, Author Conversations – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler
Memoir Writers: You Should At Least Consider a Graphic Memoir
I know. The title of this post may make you roll your eyes. I’ve always said that I can’t even draw a stick figure. Yet after reading Barbara Slate’s book, You Can Do A Graphic Novel, I realized that I can probably create stick figures, which is all that it really takes. If you can do more than that, then you are well on your way to giving serious consider to a graphic memoir, in addition to or instead of a written memoir.
I was so impressed with Barbara’s book that I contacted her to see if she’d write a post for Women’s Memoirs. She graciously wrote a guest blog for us and included a graphic from one of her books.
Consider a Graphic Memoir
by Barbara Slate
I can’t remember when memoirs were so popular.
I recently attended a party for my 14 year old, graduating to the ninth grade, and sat beside an 88 year old woman who was writing a memoir about life in Iowa in the 1940’s. I’ve just returned from “Kids Read Comics” convention in Chelsea, [click to continue…]
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