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...]
May 18 Memoir Teleseminar–Learn about Journaling with Amber Lea Starfire 11 AM PST; 12 MST; 1 CST; 2 EST If you keep a journal, you are already aware of the powerful benefits of a journaling practice—catharsis, emotional healing, clarity, stress reduction, and enhanced creativity, to name a few. But are you aware of the many ways you can use journaling techniques to enhance your memoir writing practice? Develop character, setting, and reflection You can use a variety of journaling … [Read more...]
When we write a memoir, we are looking through a particular lens for each vignette or chapter. We find a way to focus that lens on the important moments, images, details, feelings, and action--which is a kind of meditation on time, a meditation on vision, seeing, knowledge. When you take a photograph, your image is framed, and this framing brings it to the fore, it makes you see the world in a different way than you would if you were not using that lens as a way to frame your comment on the … [Read more...]
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