Category Archives: memoir writing

Heather Summerhayes Cariou blooms with Sixtyfive Roses memoir

Posted on May 21, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Heather Summerhayes Cariou managed to take a deep tragedy, the loss of her sister to cystic fibrosis, and turn it into a journey of healing and personal growth through the writing of a memoir, Sixyfive Roses, a play on the … Continue reading →

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What Will My Mother Say and other memoir fears

Posted on May 14, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

So you’re writing a memoir and you don’t want to lie and say everything was rosy, but you don’t want your family to send you hate mail. Whatcha gonna write? The big question is who you gonna write for? The … Continue reading →

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A Novel Thought About Fake Memoirs

Posted on May 1, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Ben Crair, assistant editor of The Daily Beast, recently mused about the state of memoirs in his article “Who’s Afraid of Fake Memoirists?” Some may speculate that this age of materialism, of the quest for fame through any means, has … Continue reading →

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