Category Archives: memoir writing

In the Garden of Beasts, in the garden of your life

I arrived at Erik Larson’s author event the other night to be ushered into a small overflow room with a TV viewer. There were about 250 people total in the audiences; I did not know Larson was so popular. I … Continue reading

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Inspired by the truth – NaPoWriMo Day25

I’ve been reading some good reviews of The Bird Sisters, local author Rebecca Rasmussen’s debut novel of place and family, based on her family and her place growing up in rural Wisconsin. She wondered, “what if…” Maybe, just for fun, … Continue reading

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Say it ain’t so! Greg Mortensen exposed – NaPoWriMo Day17

So Sixty Minutes finds Greg Mortensen drank too many cups of tea. Memoir is an interesting genre – nonfiction written in the style of fiction. But don’t get carried away with the fiction part because people will find you out … Continue reading

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