May 9 / Free Memoir Roundtable Discussion 4 PM PDT 5 PM MDT 6 PM CDT 7 PM EDT For a large part of the story of Replacement Child, I was not present, or even alive yet. A crucial portion of the story, including the plane crash that took my sister’s life, happened two years before I was born. This posed an immediate problem for me as I began to write, as I know it does for other memoir writers who struggle with how to convey parts of their story that they did not witness or … [Read more...]
If you’re like most memoirists, you struggle to find the time to promote your book. You have to make the time for book promotion, though, if you want anyone to discover and read your story. This is especially important if you’re self-published, because you don’t get even the minimal promotional support that a traditionally published author receives. When you’re self-published, it’s up to you and you alone to get the word out – but you’ve known that all along. Still, … [Read more...]
11 AM PST 12 PM MST 1 PM CST 2 PM EST Please join us for this informative teleseminar on ghost writing. Whether you want a ghostwriter for your memoir, or want to learn to ghostwrite for others, you will find useful information in this presentation by ghostwriting expert, Kim Pearson. Read what Kim has to say about this teleseminar. It’s the nature of memoir to be full of ghosts from the past. But this discussion is about a ghost in the present. Ghostwriter, that … [Read more...]
Most writers struggle ways to juggle promoting themselves and their upcoming books while getting their manuscripts written at the same time. Today, one promotional activity provides the solution to this problem: blogging. You can use your blog as a way to write your story while promoting yourself and your forthcoming book. In other words, you can blog about your book or you can blog your book. In either case, you can use your blog as your promotional hub. A Blog Serves All Your Needs … [Read more...]
We are so pleased that Madeline Sharples is making a stop with us on her blog tour for her memoir Leaving the Hall Light On: A Mother’s Memoir of Living with Her Son’s Bipolar Disorder and Surviving His Suicide. She answers some of the important questions about writing a healing memoir. A memoir about the tragedy in her family's life of mental illness and suicide is a long journey, and her story offers all of us important information about writing, society's attitude toward … [Read more...]
“What is the meaning of life? That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead, there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one.” ― Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse Woolf wrote extensively about Moments of Being, the daily miracles of life. A moment of clarity achieved by multiple match strikes in a dark … [Read more...]
October NAMW Member Teleseminar October 26, 2012 11 AM PST 12 PM MST 1 PM CST 2 PM EST Catharine Bramkamp "The whole world is a work of art [and] we are parts of the work of art. Hamlet or a Beethoven quartet is the truth about this vast mass that we call the world. But there is no Shakespeare, there is no Beethoven; certainly and emphatically there is no God; we are the words; we are the music; we are the thing itself." ― Virginia Woolf, Moments of Being Woolf wrote … [Read more...]
Sonia Marsh, the author of Freeways to Flipflops, has enjoyed great success in getting endorsements for her book. I'm looking forward to the Member Teleseminar with her and Linda Austin September 21. Please join us! In this guest blog Sonia tells us how to find those important endorsements that make a difference in how your book is received. Most of us are afraid to ask a bestselling author for an endorsement. Why? Because we are afraid-- They won't respond. I'm a nobody. … [Read more...]
Member Teleseminar Friday September 21, 2012 11 AM PDT 12 PM MDT 1 PM CDT 2 PM EDT There are many choices when publishing your memoir or collection of life story vignettes. The National Association of Memoir Writers Teleseminar offers an overview of publishing methods, tips for producing a professional-looking book, and a look at the pros and cons of using Amazon’s CreateSpace self-publishing program vs. Lightning Source’s digital printing and … [Read more...]
Session One 10 AM PST 11 AM MST 12 PM CST 1 PM EST Mike O'Mary Mike O’Mary started Dream of Things in 2009, focusing on memoirs and anthologies of creative nonfiction. During this session, Mike will tell you what he looks for when he’s reading a new manuscript, including the three things that a memoir MUST have before he will offer you a publishing contract. You’ll also learn about libel and invasion of privacy concerns in memoirs – and steps you can take to … [Read more...]
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