Category Archives: book talk

When a memoir isn’t all about you: Jerry Waxler examines memoir-biographies

Posted on September 28, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

Jerry Waxler of the Memory Writers Network studies memoirs. He examines how they are structured, what techniques were used, what works well. I like how he comes at it from a therapist’s perspective, providing a philosophical and almost scientific look … Continue reading →

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Biography and Memoir: how important are approvals

Posted on July 21, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

The famously reclusive Harper Lee of To Kill a Mockingbird fame is in the news recently denying she approved of and collaborated with Marja Mills writing the recently published The Mockingbird Next Door, about her and her sister Alice.What happened? Marja … Continue reading →

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A memoir of overcoming: Gwen Plano and Letting Go into Perfect Love

Posted on June 29, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

Today I am pleased to feature Gwendolyn Plano, author of the memoir Letting Go into Perfect Love:  Discovering the Extraordinary After Abuse. Plenty of people have written memoirs about surviving and overcoming abuse of different types, and these are valuable … Continue reading →

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