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National Association of Memoir Writers Spring Newsletter: March-April 2013

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Spring, with the fading of snow and cold, tips of new grew crocuses and daffodils, the bursting of blooms in the trees and in the garden, reminds me of the cycles of life, the way that nature parallels our own forays into creative energy as we write our stories. As writers, there’s an ebb and flow to how we create, from moments of silence without words, to the burst of energy and the unfolding of stories, ideas, and memories. We need to keep in mind these waves of energy and creativity, and … [Read more...]

Write a Spiritual/Healing Memoir Workshop | Spring 2013 Workshop leader Linda Joy Myers

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Workshop dates: April 11- June 6, 2013 3 PM PDT   4 PM  MDT    5 PM    CDT    6 PM EDT 9 Sessions $390.00 for NAMW members Includes audios, feedback, and handouts Included for free: a paperback copy of my new workbook Journey of Memoir--The Three Stages of Memoir Writing We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies. ~Shirley Abbott   In this … [Read more...]

February 2013 Newsletter

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Welcome to the February 2013 happenings at the National Association of Memoir Writers! In California, the flowers are starting to pop out, but many of you are still covered in snow. Spring will come soon! We have some great events at the National Association of Memoir Writers, and want you to know about them, especially some tips on how to best make use of writing conferences.   Celebrating the Art of Writing at the San Francisco Writing Conference It's hard to put into words … [Read more...]

NAMW Member Teleseminar February 22, 2013 |The Ghost in the Memoir

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  11 AM PST   12 PM MST    1 PM CST   2 PM EST Please join us for this informative teleseminar on ghost writing. Whether you want a ghostwriter for your memoir, or want to learn to ghostwrite for others, you will find useful information in this presentation by ghostwriting expert, Kim Pearson. Read what Kim has to say about this teleseminar.     It’s the nature of memoir to be full of ghosts from the past. But this discussion is about a ghost in the present. Ghostwriter, that … [Read more...]

January 2013 Newsletter | Writing in the New Year

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Plan Your Memoir Writing Goals  Welcome to the New Year at the National Association of Memoir Writers! Two weeks into the year, I am hearing a lot from writers about how they want to get their memoir done this year—which is a great goal to have. Here at NAMW, we do our best to help you achieve your goals by selecting some of the best experts in the field of writing, marketing, publicity, and publishing to talk with us at the member teleseminars and on our free Roundtable discussions.  And … [Read more...]

December 2012 Newsletter | Writing Your Way to Happiness

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Happy Holidays! "Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen   I'd like to welcome all the new and renewed members! I hope all of you are having a lovely holiday season, and I want to thank all of you who joined us this year as members and who were on the phone with us in our Roundtable discussions. We are reaching people all over the world, and it's so exciting to hear about people's … [Read more...]

Resources for Writers | Social Media Applications

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      RESOURCES FOR WRITERS Social Media Applications presented by Frances Caballo at the National Association of Memoir Writers free Telesummit, November 2, 2012. FACEBOOK: Applications to Help You Create Tabs on Your Fan Page • Customizer by GroSocial (www.grosocial.com/) • Pagemodo (www.pagemodo.com) • ShortStack (www.shortstackapp.com)   TWITTER Applications   Schedule Your Tweets Buffer (www.bufferapp.com) HootSuite (www.hootsuite.com) … [Read more...]

Your Strategic Roadmap to Getting Published | Free Roundtable Discussion for October

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  Free Roundtable Discussion October 11, 2012 Brooke Warner 4 PM PDT  5 PM MDT  6 PM CDT  7 PM EDT We're pleased to have Brooke Warner speak with us about publishing for this October Free Roundtable Discussion. Most of you want to get your book into the world, right? Please sign up to get on the list for your free audio of this discussion and join us on Oct. 11 to ask questions about your publishing path. Brooke Warner, a veteran of the book publishing industry, offers up an invaluable … [Read more...]

October 2012 Newsletter

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Newsletter October 2012  It's nearly October—the beginning of a new season of bright colors and longer nights, crisp air and the gentle winding down of the year—and what a year! The popularity of the genre of memoir has continued to grow. How has your writing year gone—did you get the writing done that  you were planning? Perhaps you finished your book, or you're already publishing your book! Whatever steps you take with your writing makes you feel good, that you are getting somewhere … [Read more...]

Writing a Healing Memoir/Spiritual Autobiography Tele-Workshop–Starts September 27!

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New Memoir Writing Workshop starting in September! Linda Joy Myers, Workshop leader If you're writing a memoir, all you can think about is where to start, is it boring, will anyone be interested. A good way to answer those questions and be received as a fellow writer is in a workshop setting. You might not think of your memoir as healing or spiritual, but I use these descriptions to talk about the journey of memoir--which does change us, it's amazingly transformative, informative, and even … [Read more...]