Category Archives: memoir writing

Seasons of Our Lives: Women’s Memoirs

“Each woman is a story waiting to be told,” says Susan Wittig Albert, author of Writing from Life and founder of Story Circle Network, an organization that teaches and encourages women to write and share their life stories. After writing my … Continue reading

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More on making family stories and genealogy come alive: “Yokohama Yankee”

The story begins at a funeral marking the “fading presence in Yokohama of a family that witnessed Japan’s transformation from a feudal nation ruled by samurai into one of the world’s greatest industrial powers.” Yokohama Yankee: My Family’s Five Generations … Continue reading

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Memoir writing and publishing tips and resources

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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