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Memoir Writing Tip: Memoirs Have Characters, Too

by Kendra BonnettFebruary 19, 2012
Memoir Writing Tip: Memoirs Have Characters, Too

If you want to engage your readers, bring the power of character to your memoirs. Real people are characters…in life and on the page. Learn from the masters of the craft: fiction authors.

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A Call for Writers: Large Online Magazine Offers You Publishing, Publicity and Platform Building Opportunities

by Kendra BonnettOctober 10, 2010
A Call for Writers: Large Online Magazine Offers You Publishing, Publicity and Platform Building OpportunitiesA Call for Writers: Large Online Magazine Offers You Publishing, Publicity and Platform Building Opportunities

An important call for writers: Build your visibility among women readers (ages 20-60) by writing for DivorcedWomenOnline.com. This fast-growing e-magazine is an outlet for a wide range of articles and will help you get your work noticed…key if you’re looking for an agent or publisher for your memoir.

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500 Words (Or More) Writing Prompt #34: Jigsaw Puzzle

by Promptly PortlandAugust 10, 2010
500 Words (Or More) Writing Prompt #34: Jigsaw Puzzle

Promptly Portland gets you thinking about ways that others can (and could) contribute to your writing.

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Memoir Writing Book: Fearless Confessions by Sue William Silverman

by Kendra BonnettMay 5, 2010
Memoir Writing Book: Fearless Confessions by Sue William Silverman

Sue William Silverman is a powerful memoirist. Her books are honest, raw, and always well written. In “Fearless Confessions” she shares her insight and experience writing memoir. A must-read for every aspiring memoirist.

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Book Review of Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis by Amy Ferris

by Kendra BonnettApril 7, 2010
Book Review of Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis by Amy Ferris

In her memoir Marrying George Clooney, Amy Ferris comes to a point of peace and understanding about her relationship with her mother. Ferris finds the humor in life as she deals with raging hormones, in the full throes of menopause, and her 88-year-old mother disappears into dementia. The result is a bittersweet, often raw and outrageously candid, look at mothers and daughters.

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Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Memoir Writers

by Matilda ButlerJanuary 2, 2010
Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Memoir Writers

Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett highlight 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Memoir Writers. See how many belong on your list.

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Memoir Book Review – Don’t Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of Mother-Daughter Abandonment

by Matilda ButlerDecember 1, 2009
Memoir Book Review – Don’t Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of Mother-Daughter Abandonment

Author Linda Joy Myers’ memoir is a joy to read, filled with imagery. Wondering how to handle voice and tense? There are lessons in her memoir.

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