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2010-2012 Roundtable Teleconversations
Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing for Shy Writers Creating a Successful Book Event | One Dozen Pitfalls and Tips for Memoir Writers Memoir as Social Legacy | Discussion about the Power of History and Personal Change in your Memoir Memoir Writing: 5 Techniques to Get Unstuck and Get in the Flow Celebrate National LifeWriting Month and Write Nonfiction in November
Title/Link to Details Expert Participants Date Download/Listen
Beth Barany February 7, 2013 Coming soon!
Patricia V. Davis January 10, 2013
Linda Joy Myers, Kate Farrell, and Amber Starfire December 6, 2012
Brooke Warner October 11, 2012
Mike O’Mary and Madeline Sharples September 13, 2012
Jerry Waxler August 9, 2012
Nina Amir July 12, 2012
Kate Farrell June 7, 2012
Naomi Rose May 10, 2012
Jonna Ivin and Denise Roessle April 5, 2012
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Brooke Warner and Linda Joy Myers March 8, 2012
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Sharon Lippincott February 8
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with Teresa LeYung-Ryan January 12, 2012
with Rachael Herron & Nicole Johns December 8, 2011
with Denis LeDoux & Nina Amir November 10, 2011
The Power Of Plot with Martha Alderson Oct 6, 2011
Writing About Times of Grief with Madeline Sharples & Eleanor Vincent September 8, 2011
Writing About Your Youth with Oksana Marafioti & Elizabeth Eaves August 4, 2011
Telling Your Family Stories, Even When It Hurts with Elizabeth Rosner & Jan Fishler July 7, 2011
Travel Writing & Memoir with Alexis Grant & Elizabeth Evans June 9, 2011
Land That I Love: Writing About Place with Tracy Seeley, Shirley Showalter & Linda Joy Myers May 12, 2011
Publicity for Memoir 101 with Kim Dower, Sharon Lippincott & Linda Joy Myers March 10, 2011
Memoir Writing, Creative Nonfiction & Being Consciously Creative with Jerry Waxler, Julia McCutchen & Linda Joy Myers February 10, 2011
Writing Letters to Yourself as a Way to Help you Write Your Memoir with Amber Lea Starfire, Kay Adams & Linda Joy Myers January 13, 2011
Knowing When You Are Ready to Write & Tips to Help You Stay Motivated to Move Forward with Mary DeMuth & Linda Joy Myers December 2, 2010
No Limits: Realistic Tips to Help You Turn Your Writing Into More Than Just a Hobby with Sara Morgan, Author of No Limits: How I escaped the clutches of Corporate America to live the self-employed life of my dreams & C. Hope Clark, Author and Editor of Funds for Writers November 11, 2010
How Deadlines & Blogs Can Help You Write Your Memoir with Nina Amir, Author of forthcoming book, How to Blog a Book, A Step-by-Step Guide for Writing & Publishing Your Manuscript on the Internet October 7, 2010
Evaluating Your First Page for Red Flags with Jane Friedman, Contributor Editor at Writer's Digest September 2, 2010
Myth, Meaning, and Finding the Themes in Your Story with Denis Ledoux, Sheila Bender & Linda Joy Myers August 5, 2010
The Intersection Between Nonfiction and Memoir with Nina Amir, Linda Joy Myers, Jerry Waxler & Sharon Lippincott July 8, 2010
2010-2012 Member-only Teleseminars
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| Stephanie Barko has acquired book endorsements from such bestselling authors as Douglas Brinkley, Khaled Hosseini and Mavis Leno. Stephanie promotes nonfiction & historical fiction for traditional publishers and their authors, small presses, and independently published writers. | December 14, 2012 | |
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The Secret of Writing Fast, Writing Deep: A Mini-Workshop for Memoir Writers | Matilda Butler (along with Kendra Bonnett) is the co-founder of Women’s Memoirs, an award-winning author of more than 50 articles, contributor to several anthologies, including The New Papyrus (Microsoft Press), and co-author of the award-winning Women and the Mass Media. | November, 2012 | |
| Catharine Bramkamp is a successful writing coach and author. She has published over 330 newspaper, blogs and magazine articles in publications like Modern Maturity (AARP), SF Chronicle and Santa Rosa Magazine. She contributed to two Chicken Soup books and has published anthologies of her work, non-fiction works and novels. Her work has also appeared in a number of poetry and fiction anthologies. She has experimented with the self-publishing world since 2001. | October 26, 2012 | |
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| Linda Austin wrote and published her mother’s story, Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, a WWII Japan memoir of history and culture. She is owner of Moonbridge Publications, encouraging lifewriting and educating authors on the art of successful indie-publishing. Sonia Marsh is a “Gutsy” woman who can pack her carry-on and move to another country in one day. She is the founder of the “My Gutsy Story” series, a popular contest on her blog. | September 21, 2012 | |
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| Brooke Warner is the founder of Warner Coaching Inc. and the publisher of She Writes Press, a new hybrid publishing option for women writers. Brooke is passionate about books and helping writers finish their books AND get published. Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D., MFA, is the President and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, an Instructor at Writers Digest, Co-President of the Women’s National Book Association, San Francisco branch, and past president of the California Writers Club, Marin branch. | August 17, 2012 | |
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Albert Flynn DeSilver is an internationally published poet, author, artist, teacher, speaker, and writing coach. Albert is the author of Beamish Boy: A Memoir, and several books of poetry including Letters to Early Street, and Walking Tooth & Cloud, and his work has appeared in dozens of literary journals and anthologies worldwide. | July 27, 2012 | |
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Dan Curtis is a personal historian, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, an adult educator, and a certified life coach. He assists people who want to preserve family stories so their treasured memories can be saved for future generations. He offers a wide range of services, which include creating Video Memoirs and Personal History Books as well as offering workshops on writing personal histories and ethical wills. | June 15, 2012 | |
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Journaling for Memoir Writers—A Short Course in Writing Deeply | Amber Lea Starfire is a writer, editor, and teacher with a passion to help others tell their stories, make meaning of their lives, and access their inner wisdom and creativity through writing. Author of Week by Week—A Year’s Worth of Journaling Prompts & Meditations, her work has also appeared in Wisdom Has a Voice: Every Daughter’s Memories of Mother, Enchanted Spirit, the Conscious Mind Journal, Inner Sanctum, and Voice of Adoptees. | May 18, 2012 | |
Marion Roach Smith believes that everyone has a story to tell. The author of four books, her most recent book is The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing–And Life. Under the name Marion Roach, she’s the author of The Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning and Sexual Power of Red Hair, a wild blend of memoir and history; co-author with forensic pathologist Michael Baden, M.D., of Dead Reckoning; and Another Name for Madness, the first, first-person account of a family’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. | April 27, 2012 | |
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Victoria Costello is an Emmy Award–winning science writer with articles in Scientific American MIND and Brain World. She is also a ghostwriter and has published six books as an author or coauthor. Her latest are: A Lethal Inheritance, A Mother Uncovers the Science Behind Three Generations of Mental Illness, published by Prometheus Books (Jan/2012), and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Memoir from Alpha Books (Dec/2011). Her website is MemoirMidwife.com | March 16, 2012 | Click here to download… |
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Social Media Branding for Memoir Writers: Discover how to attract raving fans | Beth Barany is the author of The Writer’s Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book, and the bestselling Overcome Writer’s Block and runs an active online community for authors who use journaling for self-development. She has been a columnist and editor at The National Networker, and a contributing author to several anthologies, including Creativity Coaching Success Stories and Full Strength Marketing: How You Can Use Your Hidden Strengths, Break Through Inner Barriers and Raise Your Profits. Beth also writes fantasy and paranormal novels. Her newest fantasy book is the award-winning young adult novel, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer. She’s working on the sequel. | February 24, 2012 |  |
Jane Vandenburgh is the author of two highly praised novels – Failure to Zigzag (1989) and The Physics of Sunset (1999). She’s also published two works of nonfiction, including one on the craft of structuring the book-length narrative, entitled Architecture of the Novel (2010). In 2009 she published her memoir, A Pocket History of Sex in the 20th Century, which included the Katherine Anne Porter prize-winning story, “The Salisbury Court Reporter.” This story was first published as fiction in 1982. Jane has taught in the graduate programs in creative writing at UC Davis, San Francisco State and Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, where she recently served as distinguished writer in residence. She also teaches a low-residency year-long course, entitled “The Architecture of the Longer Narrative,” through Fishtrap, a writers’ community in Eastern Oregon. The course begins again in July, 2012. More information can be had by contacting Fishtrap.org. | January 27, 2012 | |
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Lynn Serafinn is author of the brand new international bestseller The 7 Graces of Marketing. She understands the bias against marketing, and shows in her book how to do it well, with sensitivity and a higher consciousness. Lynn is a certified, award-winning coach and teacher, marketer, social media expert, radio host, speaker and bestselling author. Her eclectic approach to marketing incorporates her vast professional experience in the music industry and the educational sector along with more than two decades of study and practice of the spirituality of India. In her work as a promotional manager she has produced a long list of bestselling mind-body-spirit authors. Passionate about re-establishing our connection with the Earth, she supports the work of the Transition Town network in her hometown of Bedford, England. | December 16, 2011 | |
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Jason Marsh is the editor in chief of Greater Good, the online magazine published by the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. He is also a co-editor of two anthologies of Greater Good articles: The Compassionate Instinct: The Science of Human Goodness and Are We Born Racist? New Insights from Neuroscience and Positive Psychology. Previously, he was a reporter and producer at KQED Public Radio in San Franciscohas, the managing editor of the political journal The Responsive Community, and has also worked as a documentary producer and kindergarten teacher. His first documentary, Unschooled, debuted at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana. A graduate of Brown University and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, | November 18, 2011 |  |
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| If It's Just My Story Does Grammar Really Matter? | Jami Carpenter, brings a diverse background and wealth of experience to NAMW. With a bachelor’s and master’s degree, Jami taught at both the high school and college levels, served on local and state writing task forces and legislative committees, and has spoken across the country at educational conferences. She was also executive producer and host of the Las Vegas PBS talk show, Book Club, which featured interviews with local, national, and international authors. | September 16, 2011 | |
| Write Your Memoir This Year | Jennifer Lauck, author of Blackbird Jennifer Lauck is an award winning journalist and the author of the New York Times BestsellerBlackbird. Featured on The Oprah Show, Winfrey told her audience, “this should have been a Book of the Month book. Read it now!” | August 12, 2011 | |
| The Diva Doctrine: Principles Every Memoir Writer Should Know | Patricia V. Davis, author of Harlot’s Sauce: A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss and Greece Patricia’s essays, opinion articles, political/social satire, and celebrity interviews have appeared in various newspapers and magazines nationally and internationally. Holding a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing and Education, she has taught, spoken, read, and conducted seminars extensively in various venues and schools throughout the US and overseas. | July 15, 2011 | |
| Healing With Words | Diana Raab, MFA, RN, is an award-winning memoirist, essayist and poet. She teaches in the UCLA Extension Writers Program, the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and in workshops around the country. She is a journaling advocate and frequently discusses the healing power of writing. | June 17, 2011 We're Sorry, but due to a technical error, only the last 15 minutes of this event is available for download. | |
| Way of Story | Catherine Ann Jones, has played major roles in over fifty productions on and off-Broadway, as well as television and film. Disappointed by the lack of good roles for women, she wrote a play about Virginia Woolf (On the Edge) which won a National Endowment for the Arts Award. Ten of her plays, including Calamity Jane (both play and musical) and The Women of Cedar Creek, have won several awards and are produced both in and out of New York. Her films include The Christmas Wife (Jason Robards & Julie Harris), Unlikely Angel (Dolly Parton),Angel Passing (Hume Cronyn & Teresa Wright) which played at Sundance and went on to garner fifteen awards here and abroad, and the popular TV series,Touched by an Angel. | May 20, 2011 | |
| Mastering Writing Anxiety | Eric Maisel, author of Mastering Creative Anxiety and numerous other titles. Eric is widely known as a creativity expert who coaches individuals and trains creativity coaches through workshops and keynotes nationally and internationally. He blogs on the Huffington Post and WholeLiving.com and writes columns for ArtBistro and Art Calendar Magazine. Visit him online at http://www.ericmaisel.com. | April 15, 2011 | |
| Spirituality & Memoir | Mark Matousek, International Best-selling Memoirist and author of soon to be released Ethical Wisdom: What makes us good? | March 18, 2011 | |
| The Business of Being an Author | MJ Rose, Author of 11+ Novels and Expert on the Business of Being an Author | February 18, 2011 | |
| How an Author Marketing Consultant Can Help You at Each Step of Writing Journey | Michelle Vandepas, Author Marketing Consultant | January 21, 2011 | |
| Getting Noticed–Tips on Polishing & Submitting a Winning Writing Contest Entry | B. Lynn Goodwin, Experienced Contest Judge, Author and Editor of Writer Advice | December 10. 2010 | |
| LIVE! Writing Q&A--with Chuck Sambuchino! | Chuck Sambuchino, Editor of GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS and Author of FORMATTING & SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT | November 19, 2010 | |
| Angling for Plot: Find the Angle of Your Autobiographical Piece | Adair Lara, Award Winning Columnist, Author of 10 plus books including Naked, Drunk & Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay & Writing Instructor | October 22, 2010 | |
| Standing in Your Truth: Finding the Courage to Claim the Story You Need to Tell | Heather Cariou, Author of “Target Stores Recommended Read,” Sixty-Five Roses: A Sister’s Memoir | September 17, 2010 | |
| Your Incredible Life: Exploring The Role Poetry Can Play In Developing And Contributing To Memoir | Mary Mackey, New York Times Best Selling Author | August 13, 2010 | |
| I Have a Memoir, Now What? | Susan Daffron, President of Logical Expressions, Inc., and author of the multiple-award-winning book, Publishize: How to Quickly and Affordably Self-Publish a Book That Promotes Your Expertise. | July 16, 2010 | |
| Use What You Know to Build Fame: Fun & Simple Steps for Memoir Writers to Thrive | Teresa LeYung Ryan, Writing Career Coach | June 18, 2010 | |
| Journaling as Part of the Memoir Writing Toolkit | Ruth Folit, President and Founder of the International Association of Journal Writers | May 14, 2010 | |
| The Power of Platform: Overview of Tools and Keys to Success to Help Authors Promote Themselves and Their Work | Staci Motherwell, Strategic Marketing and Social Media Consultant with 15-plus years' experience in traditional and digital marketing | April 23, 2010 | |
| Who Needs Editing? No, Really… with Brooke Warner | Brooke Warner, Senior Editor at Seal Press and a writing coach and publishing consultant with ten years’ experience in book publishing | March 12, 2010 | |
| Finding Your Literary Voice in Memoir | Sue Silverman, Author of Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir and author of two memoirs. Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You, which won the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award Series in Creative Nonfiction. Her memoir, Love Sick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual Addiction, was made into a Lifetime TV Original Movie | February 19, 2010 | |
| Agents and Memoir Writers—Who, What, When, Why, and How | Michael Larson & Elizabeth Pomoda, Literary Agents at San Francisco's oldest literary agency. Elizabeth, who represents commercial and literary fiction plus narrative non-fiction, and Michael, who handles prescriptive non-fiction, have sold hundreds of books to more than one hundred publishers. They are also the co-founders of the San Francisco Writers Conference and the Writing for Change Conference. | January 22, 2010 | |
2009 Member-only Teleseminars
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| Planning and Publishing In Spite of Ourselves | Rebecca Lawton | December 11, 2009 | |
| Tap Into Your Creativity | Mary E. Knippel | November 13, 2009 | |
| Writing Nonfiction in November: Styles of Nonfiction Writing | Nina Amir | October 16, 2009 | |
| Critiquing Memoir: Being Professional with the Personal | Becky Levine | September 11, 2009 | |
| Make a Scene: Learn to master the miracle tool of good fiction writing for your memoir | Jordan Rosenfeld | August 7, 2009 | |
| Writing the Truth | Maureen Murdock | July 15, 2009 | |
| Essay, Memoir, Creative Nonfiction—what are they? | Sheila Bender | June 18, 2009 | |
| What to do if you can’t find an agent… and even if you do | Kendra Bonnett | May 14, 2009 | |
| Creativity as a Spiritual Journey | Emily Hanlon | April 16, 2009 | |
| Understanding Your Publishing Choices | Susan Daffron | March 12, 2009 | |
| How to Create a Winning Platform | Verna Dreisbach | February 19, 2009 | |
| Getting Noticed: Contest Entries and First Impressions to Build Your Platform | B. Lynn Goodwin | January 15, 2009 | |
2008 Member-only Teleseminars
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| Four Stages of Memoir Writing | Jerry Waxler | December 11, 2008 | |
| Memoir Writing as Myth Making/Meaning Making | Denis LeDoux | November 13, 2008 | |
| Plot for Memoir Writers | Martha Alderson | October 16th, 2008 | |
| Sharpen Your Story Using Collective Memoir Techniques | Matilda Butler | September 18, 2008 | |
| Submission Strategies for Successful Publication | Joan Gelfand | July 10, 2008 | |
| Writing Your Family Memoir | Linda Joy Myers | August 21, 2008 | |
| Discovering Midlife Creativity | Dotsie Bregel | June 8, 2008 | |
| Weaving the Threads of Story | Kay Adams | May 8, 2008 | |
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Workshop Previews & Author Interviews
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| Exclusive Interview About Demystifying Modern Publishing for Aspiring Non-fiction Writers--a New Webinar | Linda Joy Myers Interview New York Times Best Selling Author, Naomi Wolf | October 4, 2010 | |
| Your Memoir in History: What Part Did You Play in 1984 | Kim Pearson | September 17, 2009 | |
| How to Write Dynamic Dialogue | Sharon Lippincott | August 26, 2009 | |
| Read Memoirs to Help You Write Yours Preview for the "Structuring Your Memoir: the Beginning, Middle and End" | Jerry Waxler | July 28, 2009 | |
| Make Your Stories Sparkle | Sharon Lippincott | June 30, 2009 | |
| How to Transform Memories Into Stories | Jerry Waxler | January 29, 2009 | |
| Writing Yourself Into Happiness | Linda Joy Myers | January 22, 2009 | |
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Creative Nonfiction and Memoir—Craft, Ethics, and Process
Links to Audio Recordings from the National Association of Memoir Writers Spring 2011 Tele-summit
NAMW Member-only Downloadable Links
Legal and Ethical Issues in Creative Nonfiction and Memoir Robert Pimm, Attorney-at-law with more than 25 years experience in the book industry working with authors, publishers, book distribution, book production, book retailing and literary agencies
Fearless Confessions in Creative Nonfiction Sue Silverman, Author of Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir and author of two memoirs. Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You, which won the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award Series in Creative Nonfiction. Her memoir, Love Sick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual Addiction, was made into a Lifetime TV Original Movie
Creative Nonfiction in the Publishing World Brooke Warner, Senior Editor at Seal Press and a writing coach and publishing consultant with eleven years’ experience in book publishing.
Writing Creative Nonfiction and Memoir—A Journey to the Self Kathleen Adams, best-selling author, speaker, psychotherapist and visionary
Finding Truths by Writing Personal Essays Sheila Bender, writing instructor, poet, essayist, author and publisher of WritingItReal.com
Emerging Trends for Successful Writers in a Digital Era
Links to Audio Recordings from the National Association of Memoir Writers Fall 2010 Tele-summit
NAMW Member-only Downloadable Links
Being for Real: Building a Personable and Approachable Image in a Digital World Billy Coffey, Author of Snow Day 2010 FaithWords
Successfully Using Video Through Each Step of Your Literary Journey: From Defining Your Audience Through Selling Books Michelle Vandepas, Book Marketer, Social Media Enthusiast and Producer of 2 Internet TV shows
Making Meaning with Memoir While Using the Latest Tools Hyla Molander, Author of Drop Dead Life: A Pregnant Widow’s Heartfelt and Often Comic Journey through Death, Birth, and Rebirth
Blog Tours: Before & After Publication-- Reaching the World from the Comfort of Your Own Living Room Jodi Webb, Blog Tour Organizer for WOW!-Women on Writing, Author & Freelance Writer
How to Use Narrative Arc and Its Importance in a Digital Era Adair Lara, Award Winning Columnist, Author of 10 plus Books including Naked, Drunk & Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay & Writing Instructor
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| Interview with Marina Nemat | 09/01/2008 | |
| Interview Etty Seyedah: Interview Iranian sisters writing family memoir | 08/02/2008 | |
| 2009 Telesummit THE SPIRAL OF EXPERIENCE-How Story Changes Over Time by Christina Baldwin | |
| 2009 Telesummit Re-Membering Your Self: Creative Journaling for Memoirists by Dr. Lucia Capacchione | |
| 2009 Telesummit Putting Emotional Experiences into Words by Dr. James Pennebaker | |
| 2009 Telesummit Writing Through Troubled Times: Journal Your Way from Chaos to Calm by Kathleen "Kay" Adams | |
| 2009 Telesummit Writing and PTSD by Marina Nemat | |
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