Tag Archives: lifewriting

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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Becky Povich – Reminiscing smaller life stories into one big story

Posted on June 22, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

I met Becky Lewellen Povich through the St. Louis Writers Guild and found her book, From Pigtails to Chin Hairs: A Memoir and More, to be exactly what I like to encourage in lifewriting. Many people, if not most, do not … Continue reading →

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What are your earliest memories?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

A post in one of the LinkedIn groups I’m in asked what were people’s earliest memories. Surprisingly, quite a few people had toddler (pre-language) memories, and some even baby memories! Some were traumatic, as to be expected, such as discovering … Continue reading →

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