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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

Letters From the Other Side of Haiti

Posted on May 6, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Jillayna Adamson was doing a booksigning at the Book House, a charismatic 150-year-old Gothic Revival house in Rock Hill (St. Louis), Missouri, that is literally stuffed with new and used books. The book store was recently served an eviction notice … Continue reading →

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No memoir? More on writing truth as historical fiction

Posted on April 21, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Last week I heard Chris Bohjalian talk about Sandcastle Girls, his novel about the Armenian genocide. A year after its release, the paperback version is out, and Mr. Bohjalian is still very excited, very passionate, about the most important book he … Continue reading →

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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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