Member Teleseminar January 18, 2013 11 AM PST 12 PM MST 1 PM CST 2 PM EST Carolyn Howard-Johnson Too many memoirists and others who write in literary genres like poetry have come to believe that marketing or promotion won't work for them. Worse, that it can't be done. Worse still, that it is counter to their artistic intent. How do you feel about marketing? Does it make your heart beat harder? It's time to get in the flow of positive thinking about getting your … [Read more...]
February 24 Memoir Teleseminar--Learn about Social Media from Beth Barany 11 AM PST; 12 MST; 1 CST; 2 EST __________________________________________________________ Write a good book, we're told. Yes, absolutely! And now it's time to tell others who don't yet know about you about your book. That's marketing. Yes, even unpublished authors can and need to start marketing for a successful career now. Yes, starting now. But where do we begin? Many authors think all you need to do is get … [Read more...]
I wasn’t shocked when James Frey’s memoir A Million Little Pieces turned out to be a falsification of the facts of his life. It didn’t surprise me because I hadn’t believed much about the book in the first place. Why? Because the writer right away failed one of the most basic of storytelling tests: Are these events even plausible? Frey’s book, in fact, was so riddled with such over-the-top events and unlikely coincidences that … [Read more...]
NAMW Roundtable Discussion FREE for ALL December 8 4 PST 5 MST 6 CST 7 EST with Rachael Herron & Nicole Johns Topic: The Gift of Memoir Rachael Herron Join us in a discussion of how to frame memory into something more than just an off-the-cuff dinner party story. The truth, retold, can be liberating, entertaining, educational, and amusing -- sometimes all at the same time. Writing memoir is about finding your own truth and expressing it in the clearest, most … [Read more...]
Writing Nonfiction in November: Styles of Nonfiction Writing Date: October 16, 2009 Guest Speaker: Nina Amir Times: 11 am Pacific | 12 noon Mountain | 1 pm Central | 2 pm Eastern Cost: Free for NAMW Members Become A Member of NAMW Today to download the audio file of this teleseminar! See a list of all of the NAMW member seminars currently available for download Nina Amir, an author, journalist, nonfiction editor/coach/consultant and founder of Write Nonfiction in November, will chat … [Read more...]
Plot for Memoir Writers: Martha Alderson NAMW Teleseminar October 16th 11AM PDT Martha Alderson, M.A. I invite writers to experience the freedom of structure. http://www.blockbusterplots.com http://plotwhisperer.blogspot.com/ Martha Alderson employs two strategies to help writers develop plot. A memoir generally focuses on a specific time period to bring some sort of thematic significance to the writer's life that might benefit others. Memoir writers struggle with what parts of their … [Read more...]
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