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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

Simple Writing Skills

Posted on October 27, 2006 by moonbridgebooks

To make your memoirs (or any writing) more interesting to readers, try to use descriptive words. Avoid the bland and meaningless words like “nice,” or “good” or “bad.” Think about using similes or metaphors. “I loved my blanket because I … Continue reading →

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Porch Lies by Patricia McKissack

Posted on October 15, 2006 by moonbridgebooks

Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters is the latest Patricia McKissack gem. Ms. McKissack was a featured author on the Kid’s Stage at the recent St. Louis Big Read celebration of books and reading. Meant for … Continue reading →

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Many Faces… One Heart

Posted on October 6, 2006 by moonbridgebooks

A couple weeks ago in the United Methodist Reporter there was an interesting article about cross-racial clergy appointments. Apparently this assigning of a pastor of one race to a church primarily of another race is making some headway among Methodist … Continue reading →

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