Laura Davis This roundtable discussion will explore the ethical, practical and emotional issues that we face when we write about real people in our lives, all of whom are bound to have strong feelings about the way they are depicted on the page. Evaluating our own ethical and artistic choices, and coming to terms with their responses (as well as our fear of potential responses), becomes more pressing as we move from personal writing toward publication. Our Roundtable, with … [Read more...]
May 9 / Free Memoir Roundtable Discussion 4 PM PDT 5 PM MDT 6 PM CDT 7 PM EDT For a large part of the story of Replacement Child, I was not present, or even alive yet. A crucial portion of the story, including the plane crash that took my sister’s life, happened two years before I was born. This posed an immediate problem for me as I began to write, as I know it does for other memoir writers who struggle with how to convey parts of their story that they did not witness or … [Read more...]
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...]
March 22, 2013 11 AM PST 12 PM MST 1 PM CST 2 PM EST Sandra Beckwith Writers tend not to want to market or promote, or they think they can't. Getting “out there” and talking about your book can be downright painful for shy people or those who prefer to write, not talk. Then there are those who aren’t shy, but aren’t comfortable in situations where they’re the center of attention. Still others are afraid they will be labeled as “shameless self-promoters.” Can … [Read more...]
Roundtable: 4 PM PST 5 PM MST 6 PM CST 7 PM EST We're so pleased to have Suzanne Sherman talk with us during this Free Roundtable discussion about developing your characters in a memoir. We know that they're "real people" yet we have to bring them alive so others can know them too. In fiction, writers give focused attention to creating characters that carry the plot forward. Character motivation is a continuing consideration as they reveal the central and secondary characters … [Read more...]
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...]
Member Teleseminar January 18, 2013 11 AM PST 12 PM MST 1 PM CST 2 PM EST Carolyn Howard-Johnson Too many memoirists and others who write in literary genres like poetry have come to believe that marketing or promotion won't work for them. Worse, that it can't be done. Worse still, that it is counter to their artistic intent. How do you feel about marketing? Does it make your heart beat harder? It's time to get in the flow of positive thinking about getting your … [Read more...]
Free to All--January Roundtable Discussion January 10, 2013 4 PM PST 5 PM MST 6 PM CST 7 PM EST Patricia V. Davis At the beginning of this brand new year, you may be imagining reaching "The End" of your book. Yay! Of course, there is much to do after that, but it's not too soon to learn how to polish your professional persona. How about visualizing yourself before a bunch of happy readers at your book launch, holding your book in your hands and presenting a polished … [Read more...]
Skill Building for Memoir Authors: NAMW Member Teleseminar December 14, 2012 11 AM PST 12 PM MST 1 PM CST 2 PM EST For many authors, finding endorsers and writing the dreaded query letter can be daunting, but as independent authors and writers, it's a skill we need to have. It's not too soon to start building your list of potential endorsers. Join us at this workshop with publicist Stephanie Barko to learn more about how, when, and who to contact to get some major buzz going about … [Read more...]
Free Roundtable Discussion December 6, 2012 4 PM PST 5 PM MST 6 PM CST 7 PM EST Linda Joy Myers, Kate Farrell, and Amber Starfire, editors When we write memoir, we're capturing not only setting, characters, and significant events, we're also creating a legacy of the times we lived in: we're creating personal history that is part of the larger fabric of that era, much like women pioneer diaries offer us now 150 years after they crossed the United States on foot. Kate Farrell, Linda … [Read more...]
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