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June Roundtable Discussion--Free for all With Kate Farrell, editor of Wisdom Has a Voice, and guests June… [more]
Journaling for Memoir Writers—A Short Course in Writing Deeply
Member Teleseminar with Amber Lea Starfire May 18, 2012 11 AM PDT; 12 PM MDT; 1 PM CDT; 2 PM … [more]
Memoir Writers Workshop | Story Crafting: Tools, and Techniques for Success
Memoir writers need to be consummate storytellers, grabbing for our craft toolbox the techniques that… [more]
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How to Create a Memoir Anthology | FREE–June Roundtable Discussion
June Roundtable Discussion--Free for all With Kate Farrell, editor of Wisdom Has a Voice, and guests June 9, 2012 4 PM PDT 5 PM MDT 6 PM CDT 7 PM EDT Creating an anthology of memoirs is a wonderful way to gather voices and diverse themes—and you as the editor can choose your themes, authors, and the voices you want to showcase. Many writers don’t yet have a full memoir completed, but they have amazing stories—and perhaps you do too. Creating an anthology—why, how, and … [Read More...]
Year of the Memoir — Tips and Events | NAMW May 2012 Newsletter
Welcome to spring! The roses are blooming all over! Fragrant scenes, birdsong, and blossoms, all shades of green, wafting soft breezes, happy earthworms—spring has sprung! Our minds melt a bit with all this fecundity going on, new life, birth, the fruits of the harvest to come are set. All this growth and new life stimulates our creativity, reminding us to dig into the treasures of our hearts and souls as we write our memoir. First, I want to say that it was indeed a festival of … [Read More...]
Journaling for Memoir Writers—A Short Course in Writing Deeply
Member Teleseminar with Amber Lea Starfire May 18, 2012 11 AM PDT; 12 PM MDT; 1 PM CDT; 2 PM EDT We write before knowing what to say and how to say it, and in order to find out, if possible. ~ Jean-Francois Lyotard ~ Journaling can support your memoir writing in so many ways. We are happy to present our guest Amber Lea Starfire for our May 18 National Association of Memoir Writers Teleseminar for a short course in giving your writing more depth and power using journaling … [Read More...]
Memoir Writing Roundtable | Naomi Rose: The Riches and Rewards of Writing a Memoir
At NAMW this month, we are so happy to welcome Naomi Rose, author of MotherWealth: The Feminine Path to Money. Naomi is a coach, author, publisher, and wise woman who will talk with us about the value and importance of writing our stories. Here is what she has to say about her presentation: A memoir can be a way not only to make sense (and even art) of your life, but it also can so anchor your relationship to the deeper strata of your true existence that, years later, re-reading your book can … [Read More...]
Memoir Writers Workshop | Story Crafting: Tools, and Techniques for Success
Memoir writers need to be consummate storytellers, grabbing for our craft toolbox the techniques that make all stories great: well rounded characters, an interesting plot, scintillating scenes that make us feel, see, smell and taste. We have to translate our inner world of memory to that of story. At NAMW, we are so pleased to offer this workshop on Story Crafting with our own popular teacher, Jerry Waxler. Teleclass 4 weeks starting April 23, 2012 Mondays, April 23, 30, May 7, May 14 … [Read More...]
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Journaling Your Way to Memoir | Amber Lea Starfire
May 18 Memoir Teleseminar–Learn about Journaling with Amber Lea Starfire 11 AM PST; 12 MST; 1 CST; 2 EST If you keep a journal, you are already aware of the powerful benefits of a journaling practice—catharsis, emotional healing, clarity, stress reduction, and enhanced creativity, to name a few. But are you aware of the many ways you can use journaling techniques to enhance your memoir writing practice? Develop character, setting, and reflection You can use a variety of journaling … [Read More...]
Catching a Glimpse of Your Soul: The Gift of Vulnerability in a Memoir by Naomi Rose
There are so many possible reasons for writing a memoir. You may have had a very interesting life and want to record it. You may want to grapple with some issues that have been hard to pin down. You may even want to use the trials of your life as a message to others, or even a way of sparing them the pain that you went through. But the one that most calls to me, these days, is the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the soul. As someone who has written about my life since … [Read More...]
Memoir Writing Tips | Story Midwives
Writing memoir is hard work and often messy. Some stories get stuck halfway out. Or they may not get out at all. We feel them stirring within, writhing and turning, kicking to get out, but the harder we try, the harder we push, the more tightly they stick in their spot. Sometimes we need help. I’d be terminally discouraged if I kept track of all the stories I’ve begun and eventually deleted because they just didn’t work. More often I am able to finish them, but only with considerable … [Read More...]
The Landscape of Memoir | The Window of your Story
When we write a memoir, we are looking through a particular lens for each vignette or chapter. We find a way to focus that lens on the important moments, images, details, feelings, and action--which is a kind of meditation on time, a meditation on vision, seeing, knowledge. When you take a photograph, your image is framed, and this framing brings it to the fore, it makes you see the world in a different way than you would if you were not using that lens as a way to frame your comment on the … [Read More...]
A Great Writing Class for Free
Looking at the pile of books awaiting return to the library, I realize that trips to the library constitute a top notch, life long learning, self-directed writing class, and I've been enrolled for decades. I especially love reading memoirs. I’m a sucker for the details of other people’s lives. I read for fun and to learn, but I’ve also learned to read with a writer’s eye. I pay attention to the way the content is structured, and I’m always on the lookout for elegant wording. I also … [Read More...]
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