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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

The 2011 bad first line contest winners and your memoir

Posted on July 31, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

The Bulwer-Litton Fiction Contest winners for 2011 have been chosen, and the grand prize inflictor’s entry is rather disgusting. There was no memoir category (what!?), but the winner’s entry will do. This contest picks the worst first line of a (fake) novel … Continue reading →

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Karen Walker’s Do’s and Don’ts of Memoir Writing

Posted on July 24, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Karen Walker, author of Following the Whispers, a memoir of healing, has just finished a blog tour and posted some great advice for memoir writers. Do’s and Don’ts of Memoir Writing offers seven tips for those who think they will have a … Continue reading →

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Hippie from Iowa – Michael Sieleman Interview Part II

Posted on July 17, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

We’re back with Michael Sieleman, author of Hippie from Iowa, the laugh-out-loud, irreverent story of his early life and hitchhiking travels across Europe in the early ’70s as a 19-year-old. It is currently 92 degrees, feels like 98, here in St. Louis, so … Continue reading →

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