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About moonbridgebooks

Co-author of Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, a WWII Japan memoir of her mother's childhood; author of Poems That Come to Mind, for caregivers of dementia patients; Co-author/Editor of Battlefield Doc, a medic's memoir of combat duty during the Korean War; life writing enthusiast; loves history and culture, poetry, and cats

To publish or not to publish your memoir

Posted on March 6, 2010 by moonbridgebooks

It is very difficult for a new writer to get noticed these days by agents and the big traditional publishers. Agent Rachelle Gardner receives hundreds of queries a week from hopeful writers jockeying for her attention. Gardner recently wrote a … Continue reading →

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Journeying through spiritual beliefs in memoir

Posted on February 27, 2010 by moonbridgebooks

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cherrybloss03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0306818043&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBrenda Peterson spent her childhood in the wilderness, growing to love nature with her park ranger father but influenced by her family’s strong Southern Baptist belief that the world was just a temporal realm until they were taken away in The … Continue reading →

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Remembering stories? Just write!

Posted on February 14, 2010 by moonbridgebooks

At church today, Pastor Sue told one of her wonderful stories about her grandparents’ farm in West Virginia. Sue is a great storyteller, so I could just see the big, plodding white horse, “Old Dick,” standing patiently while being harnessed … Continue reading →

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