An Interview with May 2011 Featured Member, Linda Hoye NAMW:  What are you writing? Linda: I was adopted as an infant and after my adoptive parents passed away when I was in my early twenties, I began my quest to find my birth family. In the years since I reunited with both the maternal and paternal sides of my birth family, I have learned that many adoptees share common personality traits and experience deep grief and wounding as a result of being separated from their family of origin. I … [Read more...]

An Interview with NAMW's Featured Member for March 2011, Kristine Woodworth NAMW: Tell us what you want to write about, or what you are working on. Kristine: I am working on a collection of personal essays and a bit of poetry which I hope will eventually coalesce into my life story. As a part of this project, I am also writing a Legacy Letter (also known as an Ethical Will), which is turning into a near book-length rumination on my values, life lessons and wisdom, such as it is. NAMW: … [Read more...]

An Interview with NAMW Featured Member of the Month for February 2011, Mary Knippel. NAMW: Tell us what you want to write about, or what you are working on. Mary: I’ve kept a journal since the age of 11 so my entries are full of variety. I write about everything from the weather and how tired I am of the California rain, to conversations addressing the cancer cells in my body. I am working on the final edits for my book “Creativity:  The gift of crisis.” It is part memoir and part … [Read more...]

Congratulations to our NAMW Featured Members for January, February & March 2011. To learn more about each of these members, be sure to read their NAMW memoir writing interview! January 2011 NAMW Featured Member Marjorie Webb Interview February 2011 NAMW Featured Member Mary Knippel Interview--COMING SOON March 2011 NAMW Featured Member Kristine Woodworth Interview--COMING SOON … [Read more...]

An Interview with NAMW Featured Member of the Month for January 2011, Marjorie Webb. NAMW: Tell us what you want to write about, or what you are working on. Marjorie: I am currently working on writing my life story. For the past couple of years, I have been attending Linda Joy Myers’ on-line classes. She has been a tremendous help to me in sorting through some of the major turning points in my life while making my story interesting to others. Ever since I divorced my first husband in … [Read more...]