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Book Review: Memoir Star by Erika Karres and Susan Bowman

by Matilda ButlerAugust 18, 2010
Book Review: Memoir Star by Erika Karres and Susan Bowman

If you are in the early stages of working on your memoir, even just now getting started, you’ll be interested in Memoir Star by Erika Karres and Susan Bowman.

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Writing and Memoir Miscellanea for a Sunday Afternoon

by Kendra BonnettMay 30, 2010
Writing and Memoir Miscellanea for a Sunday Afternoon

Just because the people in your memoir are real doesn’t mean they shouldn’t get the same attention and development as the characters in a novel. As readers, we want to know what makes them tick.

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Author Interview with Judy Mandel

by Matilda ButlerFebruary 22, 2010
Author Interview with Judy Mandel

Post #39 – Women’s Memoirs, Author Conversations – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler Imagine a room with a desk surrounded by bulletin boards. You place pictures of yourself at various ages on the board. Next to them are photos of your parents, the sister you knew, and the sister who died before you were born.

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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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Interview with Leslie Gilbert-Lurie Provides Insights for Memoir Writing

by Matilda ButlerOctober 5, 2009
Interview with Leslie Gilbert-Lurie Provides Insights for Memoir Writing

Women’s Memoir Author Conversation with Leslie Gilbert-Lurie began with a lively discussion of the importance of a message for your memoir as it helps the author stay focused on the task and provides the reader with the reward for reading the book — a clear sense of what was being said. Be sure to listen to our interview with Leslie as she talks about her newly published memoir, Bending Toward the Sun. She thoughtfully answered questions about working with other family members, handling negative comments during the writing process, finding the right opening to your memoir, and many others.

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Interview with Bestselling Author Hope Edelman Provides Insights into Writing Memoir Openings and Using the Best of Non-Fiction Techniques

by Matilda ButlerSeptember 14, 2009
Interview with Bestselling Author Hope Edelman Provides Insights into Writing Memoir Openings and Using the Best of Non-Fiction Techniques

Interview with Hope Edelman, author of the bestseller Motherless Daughters, provides an important discussion of memoir openings and the use of creative non-fiction for memoirists. Join us as we talk with Hope about her new memoir: The Possibility of Everything.

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