RSS Feed- About Memoir Writing…The Love, The Challenge by NAMW Web Team
Recently I was interviewed about the reasons a national organization for memoir writers is important. This got me talking and thinking about how much I love memoirs and how important I think they are in the world. I didn’t have prepared questions, I just launched in talking about what I’m most passionate... » more
- [June 5, 2008] Dotsie Bregel by NAMW Web Team
To download, right-click on the MP3 Download icon on the right and click “SAVE LINK AS” — this will download the MP3 into your hard-drive. Listen to the live audio for this teleseminar! [audio:dotsiebregel-060508-midlife.mp3] Discovering Midlife Creativity June 5 Teleseminar Dotsie... » more
- Inviting and Quilting Your Stories by NAMW Web Team
Writing a memoir invites you to tell your story in your own voice, and it can stir up ghosts from the past. However, we learn to be in charge of how much we write and how far we go into the more challenging stories of our lives. Our writing is shaped by our intent and focus. At the same time, we are... » more
- Truth and Lies in Memoir Writing by Linda Joy Myers
There has been a lot of talk in the press about more false memoirs being published as the truth. This has the world talking, again, about the wily category known as memoir writing. There are letters on Salon.com today and in the New York Times about the fake memoirs that have been published. And there... » more
- Tips for Writing to Heal, to Become Whole by Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D. by NAMW Web Team
Freewrite regularly. Don’t take your pen off the paper—write quickly and freely. Write your truth for 20 minutes every day. Tune out the critic. Or work with it: write down what it says and answer it back. Create a dialogue where your creative voice has the last word. Discover the source of the... » more
- Writing a Memoir is a Personal Journey by NAMW Web Team
My passion is memoir writing. Writing a memoir is a challenge and an opportunity. Writing a memoir is a personal journey through memory and insight. A personal story shared with the world has the power to transform—the writer and the reader of the story. There are different goals in memoir writing,... » more
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