How to Write Your Memoir

Memoir All-Day Conference at NAMW–Audios Still Available!

October 28, 2011 By NAMW Web Team

We have been ringing bells all week at NAMW celebrating the fabulous response to our Telesummit last week! People from all over the world signed up to join us or have access to the amazing conference that featured Dinty W. Moore, Jennifer Lauck, Robin Hemley, Elisabeth Eaves, Anna Mitchael, Nicole Johns, and Penny Sansevieri. I captured a few ideas and quotes about the day to share with you. Remember, you can still sign up for the Telesummit and receive the audio downloads. Dinty: … [Read more...]

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FREE Preview for Mini-Workshop Teleseminar: Top Three Reasons to Write Your Memoir as a Story

October 28, 2009 By NAMW Web Team

NAMW Honors National Life Writing Month and Family Story Month Date: Tuesday November 3, 2009 Time: 3 PM PST | 4 PM MST | 5 PM CST | 6 PM EST Call Focus: Top Three Reasons to Write Your Memoir as a Story Cost: FREE November is an exciting month at NAMW as we honor National Life Writing Month and Family Story Month. NAMW has developed a special Memoir Mini-Workshop Teleseminar for the month of November. This two session workshop teleseminar will be held on November 10th & November … [Read more...]

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About the National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW)

The National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) is a membership organization that invites memoir writers from all over the world to connect, learn and become inspired about writing their stories. The goal of our organization is to help memoir writers feel empowered with purpose and energy to begin and develop their life stories into a publishable memoir, whether in essay form, a book, a family legacy, or to create a blog. » Learn More

Testimonials

[The Power of Memoir by Linda Joy Myers] “With a gentle spirit and a clear voice, Linda Joy Myers creates a safe place for writers. With her 8 Step Program, Myers guides writers through the dark places of the heart, to ultimately arrive at a place of power and grace.”

Sue William Silverman, author, Fearless Confessions: A Writer’s Guide to Memoir and Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You

[The Power of Memoir by Linda Joy Myers] “Myers makes a compelling case for the power of words as a form of healing and growth.”

James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D., professor of psychology, The University of Texas at Austin and author, Opening Up and Writing To Heal

[The Power of Memoir by Linda Joy Myers] “A powerful and unique writing guide—one that will lead any writer straight to the heart of their richest material, help them heal, and then teach them how to shape it into literature. Destined to become a classic!”

Jordan E. Rosenfeld, contributing editor, Writer’s Digest magazine and author, Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time

Upcoming Workshops & Classes

The Choices We Make & Writing About Others: The Price We Pay | Free Roundtable July 11, 2013 4 PM

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 [...]

From First Time Memoir Writer to Award Winning Author | Free Roundtable June 6, 2013

We are pleased to have as our guest a non-native English speaker and writer who began writing a memoir with the burning desire to write his story. With the help of coaching, networking, and a lot of hard work, his book Lost Decency just became a finalist in the the prestigious Ben Franklin Awards competition [...]

From Blah to Brilliant: How to Write Compelling Description | Memoir Member Teleseminar

May 24, 2013 11 AM PDT 12 PM MDT 1 PM CDT 2 PM EDT Sharon Lippincott, our May Member Teleseminar presenter, will illuminate us with tips about how to write great and compelling descriptions–a skill that makes our writing shine. Please join us! Have you ever felt like your writing is a [...]

Memoir All-Day Conference at NAMW–Audios Still Available!

FREE Preview for Mini-Workshop Teleseminar: Top Three Reasons to Write Your Memoir as a Story

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Don't Call Me Mother

by Linda Joy Myers

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