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500 Words (Or More) Writing Prompt #36: The Districts of Your Life

by Promptly PortlandAugust 24, 2010
500 Words (Or More) Writing Prompt #36: The Districts of Your Life

Promptly Portland takes us into her favorite city, Portland. She has us think about organizing our life much as Portland is organized. Be sure to try the three writing prompts.

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Research Your Characters Before You Write: Advice from David McCullough

by Matilda ButlerAugust 23, 2010
Research Your Characters Before You Write: Advice from David McCullough

This week’s Writing in Five video features David McCullough’s approach to research. His advice to “marinate the head” may just help you create vivid, believable characters. We hope you’ll watch this brief video and think about ways you can incorporate this writing tip into your work.

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Memoir Contest Winner-Honorable Mention for Nana’s Molasses Cookies by Ann Lane

by Matilda ButlerAugust 19, 2010
Memoir Contest Winner-Honorable Mention for Nana’s Molasses Cookies by Ann Lane

Ann Lane’s award-winning story is a joy to read. She lets us tag along on the child’s version of the car trip to meet her grandmother, the unexpected fun on the beach, after hours at Pioneer Village, and leaves us with her grandmother’s special Molasses Cookie recipe.

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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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Memoir Writers Get to Carnegie Hall the Same Way as Everyone Else!

by Kendra BonnettAugust 16, 2010
Memoir Writers Get to Carnegie Hall the Same Way as Everyone Else!

Ray Bradbury’s essay “Zen and the Art of Writing” is the subject of this week’s Writing in Five quick tip video. He has some sound advice on practice, work and how it will help you transcend your writing into a focus on emotion and passion, which is our ultimate objective.

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ScrapMoir How To #16: The Historic You in Scrapbooking and Writing Memoir

by Bettyann SchmidtAugust 12, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #16: The Historic You in Scrapbooking and Writing Memoir

Bettyann Schmidt returns with an entirely new topic — scrapbooking your reflections on major events. She includes pages she developed after witnessing the destruction from Katrina and other major world events. If you haven’t thought about creating ScrapMoirs — photos and memoir vignettes — with the theme of history unfolding, then her blog will be a treat for you.

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500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #33: The Kaleidoscope

by Promptly PortlandAugust 3, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #33: The Kaleidoscope

This week, Promptly Portland suggests a way to examine your life from different perspectives. Have fun turning your memoir kaleidoscope.

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