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August Memoir Writing Roundtable Teleconversation

July 29, 2010 By NAMW Web Team Leave a Comment
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Myth, Meaning, and Finding the Themes in Your Story. Date: Thursday August 5, 2010 Time: 4 PM PDT |5 PM MDT | 6 PM CDT | 7 PM EDT Cost: FREE FOR NAMW MEMBERS (NAMW Members, the Call-In Details are posted below for members who are logged into the site. If you are a current NAMW member and can't see the details below, please be sure to login as a member to access the details!). [private_NAMW]Telephone Conference call-in number: Telephone Conference call-in code: [/private_NAMW] Not … [Read more...]

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August 2010 NAMW Memoir Writing Member of the Month: Helen Lowry

July 29, 2010 By NAMW Web Team Leave a Comment

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NAMW Website Unavailable Through Sunday

July 29, 2010 By NAMW Web Team Leave a Comment
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The NAMW website is undergoing an upgrade over the course of the next few days.  Many areas, including the member area, will be inaccessible through Sunday. We're sorry about any inconvenience this may cause our followers and members, but are excited about the prospect of a better functioning web site! If you need any information about NAMW over the course of the next few days or if you are a member who needs to access some of our content, please email us at info@namw.org.  We'll still … [Read more...]

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Call-in Details for Friday’s Member-Only Memoir Writing Teleseminar & Audio Now Available from Last Thursday’s Memoir Writing Roundtable

July 13, 2010 By NAMW Web Team

Members Receive Access to Recordings of All Member-only Teleseminars & Member-only Roundtable Teleconversations! NAMW is excited to welcome Author, Publisher & Publishing Expert, Susan Daffron to our July Member-only Monthly Teleseminar.  Full details can be found by clicking here, including the telephone call-in details, which are now available on the NAMW website to our current NAMW members. Be sure to participate live on the call or look for an audio mp3 file that can be downloaded … [Read more...]

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Our First Roundtable Discussion: Nonfiction, Memoir, and Essays

July 12, 2010 By NAMW Web Team
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A few days ago, I enjoyed speaking with Nina Amir, Jerry Waxler, and Sharon Lippincott in our first roundtable tele-discussion. We decided to talk about the intersection between memoir and nonfiction— how to help memoirists think beyond writing a book, to think about smaller pieces that can help build both writing skills and lead toward publication long before the book is complete. Memoirists usually take years writing a memoir, but there are so many ways to get your work out into the world. … [Read more...]

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June 2010 NAMW Memoir Writing Member of the Month: Linda Missouri

July 7, 2010 By NAMW Web Team
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An Interview with June NAMW Member of the Month, Linda Lacey Missouri Linda Joy: Tell us what you are writing about Linda: I grab a memory that’s alive and wrestle it into submission! I’m writing short pieces—high points, low points, and turning points—to catch the essence and meaning of my life’s journey. Linda Joy: Who is your audience? Linda: I’m basically writing for my own self-understanding. However, I get an immediate thrill out of seeing my name in print. I was happy … [Read more...]

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2010 Harvest Retreat: Writing in Wine Country, with Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D.

July 7, 2010 By NAMW Web Team

Join us October 29th through October 31st, 2010 Schedule: Friday from 7:30 PM to Sunday 12:30 PM Location: Calistoga, CA 28 CEU units available! Reserve your space now--retreat limited to 10 participants! … [Read more...]

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NAMW Announces Dates for Fall Intermediate to Advanced Healing Memoir and Spiritual Autobiography Teleworkshops with Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D., MFT & NAMW President

July 6, 2010 By NAMW Web Team

With Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D. If you have been writing for a while and enjoy the process of understanding yourself through memoir writing, then this course is a great fit for you. 6 CEU's Available! MONDAY Course Meeting Dates: September 20, September 27, October 4, October 18, October 25, November 1, November 8, November 15, November 29 MONDAY Meeting Time: 11 AM PDT | 12 PM MDT | 1 PM CDT | 2 PM EDT OR TUESDAY Course Meeting Dates: September 21, September 28, October 5, October 19, … [Read more...]

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Memoir Writing Roundtable Teleconversation

July 6, 2010 By NAMW Web Team
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The Intersection Between Nonfiction and Memoir Date:     TODAY! Thursday July 8, 2010 Time: 4 PM PDT |5 PM MDT | 6 PM CDT |  7 PM EDT Cost: FREE FOR NAMW MEMBERS (NAMW Members, the Call-In Details are posted below for members who are logged into the site.  If you are a current NAMW member and can't see the details below, please be sure to login as a member to access the details!). [private_NAMW]Telephone Conference call-in number: (424) 203-8400 Telephone Conference call-in code: … [Read more...]

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THE DISTANT CATARACT ABOUT WHICH WE DO NOT SPEAK

July 2, 2010 By NAMW Web Team

By Mary Mackey, NAMW Member-only Teleseminar Presenter for August The air is full of drifting cottonwood seeds; the water is turning from translucent green to puddled copper; it is 105 degrees Fahrenheit; and once again I am about to sneak up on the ducks disguised as one of their own. Donning a blue baseball cap and a pair of sunglasses, I slip into the river, sink until my nose is just above the surface, and begin to do a slow, underwater breaststroke toward a flock of mallards. The water … [Read more...]

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