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Publishing Your Book, and NaNoWriMo for nonfiction

November is National Novel Writing Month, when writers around the world frantically try to write 50,000 words by the end of the month to finish a first draft of their novel. NaNoWriMo, as it’s nicknamed, is a great way to … Continue reading

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Denis Ledoux on writing your memoir: What if I can’t remember?

A few weeks ago, Denis Ledoux of The Memoir Network posted an article on the LinkedIn Memoir Writers Society group that gave some good tips for capturing memories. He’s basically advocating a brain dump, the writing down of snippets of … Continue reading

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This Mobius Strip of Ifs: Essays as Lifewriting

I patted myself on the back after finishing This Mobius Strip of Ifs by Mathias Freese. I felt challenged and smarter from the brain exercise. Freese turned his philosophical essays into a book—not a memoir, but readers will know who he … Continue reading

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