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Layers of Truth in Mary Karr’s Lit

August 6, 2010 By NAMW Web Team Leave a Comment

During our online workshops and discussions, the subject of how much truth to reveal comes up frequently, and we consider various published memoirs as examples. What confounds many memoir writers is not only how much truth is revealed, but how to find the language to tell the tale. On of my favorite examples is Mary Karr's Lit--the third in her memoir series that began with The Liar's Club. I recommend all three books, not because we should imitate them or try to write like Mary, but to see how … [Read more...]

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Writing Your Memoir — Inspiration & Education

April 15, 2010 By NAMW Web Team 1 Comment

Hi Writers! I just returned from speaking at the National Association of Poetry Therapy conference in Washington, DC--all fired up about the love of writing! There's nothing like a shot or two of poetry to enliven my sensibilities about language, story, imagery, metaphor, and meaning. Whew, that is a mouthful, but the truth is that writing your memoir stories and capturing a moment in a poem are not so different. In each memoir story, you're looking at a moment that created change and transformation … [Read more...]

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[June 18, 2009] Sheila Bender

May 16, 2009 By NAMW Web Team
Shiela Bender

Essay, Memoir, Creative Nonfiction—what are they? Guest Speaker: Shiela Bender Date: June 18, 2009 Times: 11 am Pacific | 12 noon Mountain | 1 pm Central | 2 pm Eastern Note: This teleseminar is an exclusive free benefit for NAMW members. If you wish to participate in all the 2009 NAMW teleseminars and receive other various membership priviledges, please click here to register. Annual registration fee is $127.00. In the area of nonficition prose and writing from personal experience, there … [Read more...]

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