Tag: storytelling
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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October 31, 2009 11:40 AM EDT --
Happy Halloween everyone. This is one of my favorite holidays. I guess because it takes me back to my childhood and brings out the child still within.
I wrote a memoir vignette and posted it on our . . .
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December 01, 2009 06:58 AM EST --
This week is a milestone for my business partner, Matilda Butler, and me. We've been friends and business associates for 30 years. Wow, 30 years. On one hand, it seems like only yesterday when I first . . .
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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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August 06, 2008 07:42 AM EDT --
If you don't know about the writer's group Story Circle Network (SCN), I encourage you to check it out at http://www.storycircle.org. This is a rich resource, especially for women interested in . . .
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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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August 27, 2008 07:13 PM EDT --
Are you working on or thinking about starting a memoir? Well, maybe you have questions. This is your chance to get your questions asked.
My business partner Matilda Butler is leading a panel of . . .
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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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February 23, 2008 07:23 PM EST --
When I first got involved in the book project for Rosie's Daughters , Matilda Butler and I were both enamored of the content Matilda had put together. In particular, we both fell in love with 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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May 20, 2008 10:19 AM EDT --
I've emailed many of my Gather friends to tell them the good news. Matilda Butler's and my book, Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story is an IPPY . . .
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May 06, 2009 05:30 PM EDT --
Story Structure is one of those necessary evils writers must conquer. There are a lot of techniques and models out there. Some of you may be familiar with the late Jack Bickham's book Elements . . .
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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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May 20, 2009 02:31 AM EDT --
"Through the years, I went through several drafts," says memoirist Heather Summerhayes Cariou, "the pity-party draft, the agenda draft (where I vented my anger on everyone), the faux-literary . . .
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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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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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