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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

Memoir writing and publishing tips and resources

Posted on April 15, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

I’ve been working hard over the weekend to update all the writing and publishing tips on my website. Changes in the publishing world seems to happen every week, so there’s a lot to keep up with. I recently learned that website pages are … Continue reading →

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Editing your memoir, showing versus telling

Posted on April 7, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

All writers need an editor. Even editors need editors. Family-only writings can be held to looser standards, but have a few people read over the manuscript to look for typos and improper grammar and anything that does not make sense, is not … Continue reading →

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Easter: writing about death, rebirth, and other spiritual experiences

Posted on April 1, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Last weekend my sister came to visit and we had a private memorial for our mother at our local botanical garden, under the cherry trees – still tightly budded – in the Japanese garden our mother loved. I decided it was … Continue reading →

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