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Journal Writing Sense: Writing From the Heart

by Amber Lea StarfireFebruary 5, 2011
Journal Writing Sense: Writing From the Heart

Journaling about feelings is one way to become aware of the sources and effects on our lives, as well as learn to write from the heart.

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Memoir Book Business: Build Your Brand–Here’s One Way

by Matilda ButlerFebruary 4, 2011
Memoir Book Business: Build Your Brand–Here’s One WayMemoir Book Business: Build Your Brand–Here’s One Way

Women’s Memoirs announces our February Memoir Writing Contest. All entries must be received by midnight February 28 (PDT). Want to know why you should enter contests? Then read this blog.

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Memoir Contest Winner: How My Grandmother Risked Her Life for Votes for Women … and Survived by Marguerite Kearns

by Matilda ButlerFebruary 3, 2011
Memoir Contest Winner: How My Grandmother Risked Her Life for Votes for Women … and Survived by Marguerite Kearns

A piece of suffrage history commingled with a treasured family recipe for corn and chicken soup combine to make a delicious read.

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Memoir Book Review: Azar Nafisi’s Things I’ve Been Silent About — Reviewed by Diana Y. Paul

by Matilda ButlerFebruary 2, 2011
Memoir Book Review: Azar Nafisi’s Things I’ve Been Silent About — Reviewed by Diana Y. Paul

Post #77 – Women’s Memoirs, Book & Video Raves – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler Memoir Book Review of Things I’ve Been Silent About by Azar Nafisi Reviewed by Diana Y. Paul In the prologue to her memoir Things I’ve Been Silent About: Memories of a Prodigal Daughter, the author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: […]

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Editors on Editing: Mining Your Journal for Memoir

by Matilda ButlerJanuary 30, 2011
Editors on Editing: Mining Your Journal for Memoir

Roseanne Rini, one of Story Circle Network’s editors (SCN/ES), is the first to begin sharing her thoughts for her perspective as an editor.

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ScrapMoir How To #23: Using Political Turmoil in Writing for Scrapbooks and Memoir

by Bettyann SchmidtJanuary 27, 2011
ScrapMoir How To #23: Using Political Turmoil in Writing for Scrapbooks and Memoir

Bettyann Schmidt shows us the relevance of journaling about current events as she reflects on the Tucson shooting.

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Memoir Book Review: Jennifer Finney Boylan’s She’s Not There — Reviewed by Tracy Kauffman-Wood

by Tracy Kauffman WoodJanuary 26, 2011
Memoir Book Review: Jennifer Finney Boylan’s She’s Not There — Reviewed by Tracy Kauffman-Wood

Tracy Kauffman Wood, in her review of Jennifer Finney Boylan’s memoir She’s Not There, helps memoir writers see how writing about a life secret can help others better understand how to handle their own secrets.

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