RSS FeedSpiritual Autobiography and Healing Memoir Workshops led by Linda Joy Myers, President of National Association of Memoir Writers. New Memoir Workshops starting in March and April! You may not see your memoir as healing or spiritual, but these terms refer to the amazing process that all memoir writers go through when writing and reflecting on their lives. It does not have to mean a terrible childhood or any particular trauma, though these aspects of life touch many of us in some … [Read more...]
Memoir Writing Teleseminar–Jane Vandenburgh | Genre Bending–Will the Memoir Police Arrest You?
January 3, 2012 By 4 Comments
Member Teleseminar January 27th 2012, 11 AM PST Memoir and Fiction—Genre Bending—Will the Memoir Police Arrest You? There have been so many debates about “the rules” of memoir—with a strict notion that everything must be accurate and provable, especially since the fracas with James Frey and Oprah—though all has been forgiven by now. Yet the debate continues, with some memoir writers insisting that they ARE being completely accurate—to THEIR memory of what happened and how … [Read more...]
Build Your Writers Platform in 2012 | Free Roundtable Discussion January 12, 2012 | 4 PM PST; 5 PM MST; 6 PM CST; 7 PM EST
December 11, 2011 By 8 Comments
We have declared 2012 The Year of the Memoir, and in our first event of the year, we’re going to plant seeds to help you envision yourself as a successful published author and take steps to build your audience—your platform—as it’s called by agents and publishers. Our Roundtable Discussion leader this month is Teresa LeYung Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart and Build Your Writer's Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days. Teresa will talk with us about ways to create success in your writing … [Read more...]
Marketing with Spiritual Intent for Memoirists–Lynn Serafinn
December 5, 2011 By 2 Comments
Memoir writers are always moaning to me--I'm shy, I can't get on the radio, can't talk about my book, can't do the elevator speech, can't .... fill in the blank. We've been taught that marketing is on a par with used car salesmen and door-to-door carpet cleaners. Not even up there with encyclodpedia salesmen. But wait! Didn't you write your book to make a difference in the world? Don't you want your words to have power, to make changes, to reflect a spirit of altruism and joy? I know the … [Read more...]
Writing to Heal: Nicole Johns — the Gifts that Writing a Memoir Gives to the Writer
December 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
Nicole Johns is going to speak with Rachael Herron and me at our free monthly Roundtable Discussion. Nicole understands the process of healing through writing a memoir, and will talk about some of the points in this blog post. Thank you Nicole for telling us more about your book! Purge: Rehab Diaries originated from journal entries written between 2000-2004, while I was in college and grad school. At the time I was 19-23. I always kept a journal, and that journal became especially important … [Read more...]
Memoir Writing TeleWorkshops–Spring 2012
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Spiritual Autobiography and Healing Memoir Workshops led by Linda Joy Myers, President of National Association of Memoir Writers. New Memoir Workshops starting in March and April! You may not see your memoir as healing or spiritual, but these terms refer to the amazing process that all memoir writers go through when writing and reflecting on their lives. It does not have to mean a terrible childhood or any particular trauma, though these aspects of life touch many of us in some … [Read more...]
November 10, 2011 Roundtable Teleconversation to Focus on National Lifewriting Month
October 12, 2011 By
Everyone is invited to join Denis LeDoux & Nina Amir at this FREE Memoir Writing Tele-conversation To celebrate National LifeWriting Month and Write Nonfiction in November, a parallel to the National Novel Writing Month event that draws writers from all over the world, we want to bring our own experts to NAMW to talk about how to write quickly, freely, and A LOT to celebrate our lifestories, memoirs, and nonfiction. We are pleased to have Nina and Denis talk with us … [Read more...]
Teleseminar Video
October 11, 2011 By 3 Comments
Writing a memoir is a complex layering of memory, our view of truth, history, and what is important to us in our lives. Watch this video as Linda Joy Myers and Teresa LeYung Ryan talk about how they drew from personal experiences to write memoir and fiction. They share tips for writing your own story in whatever genre you choose. … [Read more...]
Schedule Announced for Fall 2011 Day-long Memoir Writing Tele-conference: Truth or Lie: on the Cusp of Memoir and Fiction
September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
8 Experts Join Guest List The National Association of Memoir Writers is showcasing talented authors and teachers who are experts in Creative Nonfiction and memoir for the first ever Teleconference on Truth or Lie—On the Cusp of Memoir and Fiction, for the bi-annual National Association of Memoir Writers Day-Long Memoir Writing Teleconference, scheduled for October 21, 2011. This unique conference drawing upon the expertise of well-known memoirists and teachers begins at 10 AM PDT. This … [Read more...]
September Memoir Writing Member-only Teleseminar Features Red Pen Girl: Does Grammar Really Matter?
September 9, 2011 By 3 Comments
Bothered by incorrect grammar and spelling on the web or anywhere, for that matter? It’s become rampant! Luckily, we have people like our teleseminar presenter Jami Carpenter—Red Pen Girl– to help us learn more about good grammar and ways to NOT just rely on spell check or grammar check to get us out of trouble. We'll all be better writers if we brush up on the rules and pay attention, not in the first draft but the later ones. For instance, watch out for … [Read more...]
