Tag: finding your voice
member name: Kendra Bonnett
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February 22, 2008 04:51 PM EST --
Okay, this is my first post, and I hope it will spark an active discussion on memoir writing. In particular, I hope we can begin a discussion about the critical relationship between the content (both text . . .
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January 02, 2009 09:26 PM EST --
What’s your goal for 2009? Start your memoir? Finish it, perhaps? Or get published? Wherever you are in the process, you probably have questions. Now’s your chance to get your most burning question answered. . . .
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February 29, 2008 10:34 AM EST --
In response to my "What is a Memoir" challenge, Sandy F. gives us excellent insight:
"I have several memoirs to write from my 67 years of life. I think "life story" . . .
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March 01, 2008 08:24 AM EST --
I couldn't stop thinking about Sandy F 's approach to memoir writing...starting with a single event. In fact, I had to write an email about memoir writing yesterday and I used Sandy's idea . . .
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March 10, 2009 03:30 PM EDT --
The best stories pull readers into the scene and immerse them in the details. You can bring your scenes to life by incorporating sights, smells, sounds, tastes and touch in your descriptions. Now you . . .
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November 18, 2008 12:57 PM EST --
Matilda Butler, my business partner and co-author on Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story has started a new feature on our Women's Memoirs blog. She . . .
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January 14, 2009 06:36 AM EST --
Your questions have been pouring in and they're interesting. This proves to be a great call tonight.
Date: January 14, 2009
Time: 5 PM PST - 8 PM EST
Phone: 712-432-0600 access code 998458# . . .
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August 31, 2008 12:45 PM EDT --
Want to break into memoir writing the easy way? Come take our Food Memoir Class. We call it "Readin', Writin', and Recipes: A memoir-able Approach to Cooking." And we're holding the . . .
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March 11, 2008 03:19 PM EDT --
I've written it before, triggers come in all forms for memoir writers (and their readers as well). I have certain scents that teleport me to places as long ago and far removed as the underground garage . . .
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February 27, 2008 09:06 AM EST --
Once upon a time...
a memoir was something you authored in your declining years because you and people around you felt your life mattered. Maybe you were a statesman, a queen, a royal in waiting, a . . .
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January 12, 2009 07:16 AM EST --
Aspiring memoir writers, don’t forget to join us on a free Women’s Memoirs Writers Conference Call. It'll be packed with information, and best of all it’s based on the questions you and . . .
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January 15, 2009 01:04 PM EST --
When Matilda and I first thought to host a Women's Memoir Writing Call, we had planned to spend about 30 minutes on the phone answering questions. Well, we were blessed with both the quality and quantity . . .
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March 31, 2009 12:41 PM EDT --
Donna VanLiere's new memoir Finding Grace is out today...and Women's Memoir has her on our site. Donna is our first guest blogger on WomensMemoir.com . She reminisces about her early writing . . .
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April 03, 2009 08:14 AM EDT --
The questions are pouring in for tonight's call. Matilda Butler and I will be answering questions about:
Handling traumatic events (such as abuse) in one's life...handling it in a way that . . .
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February 28, 2008 05:05 AM EST --
I gave you a tough assignment with my last article. You couldn't respond with a one or two word comment. You had to think and write. Sorry about that...but the results were amazing. What the article . . .
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February 26, 2008 07:55 AM EST --
I've been writing about how our book, Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story , came together. In case you are just coming into this story, I'll summarize . . .
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September 19, 2008 05:30 PM EDT --
On September 18th Matilda Butler appeared on Linda Joy Myer's National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) Teleseminar Series. The title of Matilda's topic "Sharpen Your Story Using Collective . . .
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April 07, 2009 07:58 AM EDT --
As writers, we're all always striving to sharpen our skills. Students of writing are encouraged to read and learn from other writers. This week I invite you to learn from author Susan Tweit. Her memoir . . .
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September 15, 2008 10:43 PM EDT --
Hello Everyone, I wanted to share an upcoming event:
Matilda Butler, my co-author, colleague and business partner, is the guest on an upcoming teleseminar, sponsored by National Association . . .
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April 13, 2009 09:35 AM EDT --
I'll keep this short and just point you to the interview.
Author Susan Tweit joined Matilda Butler and me for the first of our Women's Memoirs Author Conversations, and it was a great way to . . .
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