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Creating a Successful Book Event | One Dozen Pitfalls and Tips for Memoir Writers | January 10, 2013

Patricia V Davis

  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...]

Memoir as Social Legacy | Discussion about the Power of History and Personal Change in your Memoir

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  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...]

News from the National Association of Memoir Writers–the Successful Telesummit; Free Roundtable Discussion |Publishing Choices

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  When we write memoir, we are passionate to get our book out into the world, and we need to find a way that works best for the kind of book that we have, and a way that works with our budget, our goals, and our audience. As everyone knows, the publishing industry is exploding with many choices these days, and by next week no doubt there will be more. At the Telesummit last week, we heard such terrific tips and information from Mark Coker of Smashwords, Dan Blank, WeGrowMedia.com, Tessa Smith … [Read more...]