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National Life Writing Month: Turning Memories into Memoirs

Posted on November 9, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

Yes, November is National Life Writing Month. That gets short shrift compared to NaNoWriMo. During this National Novel Writing Month, so you’ll find writers around the world sequestering themselves or hanging out at libraries or coffee shops, typing away at … Continue reading →

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When a memoir isn’t all about you: Jerry Waxler examines memoir-biographies

Posted on September 28, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

Jerry Waxler of the Memory Writers Network studies memoirs. He examines how they are structured, what techniques were used, what works well. I like how he comes at it from a therapist’s perspective, providing a philosophical and almost scientific look … Continue reading →

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Life Writing as Fiction: Ramon Calhoun’s “Blackanese Boy”

Posted on April 13, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

I have mentioned before the value of writing about your life using fiction. Ramon Calhoun did this with Blackanese Boy, recently published. I met Ramon through a Facebook group for half-Japanese people. Most of us grew up during a time … Continue reading →

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