Women's Memoirs

Memoir Moment #7 with Jessica Bram

Matilda Butler — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:55:44 +0000

In this Memoir Moment, Jessica Bram shares insights from her work on her memoir's opening. Once 12 pages long, it appears in her published memoir Happily Ever After Divorced as less than one page. Listen in as Jessica describes what she did and what she needed the opening to accomplish. If you don't know about the concept of a "take away," Jessica's explanation will send you back to work with a new tool to help you with your opening

Book Review of Happily Ever After Divorce

Matilda Butler — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:32:42 +0000

We review Jessica Bram's memoir called Happily Ever After Divorce: Notes of a Joyful Journey. In addition to sharing some of our favorite passages, we discuss how Bram found the message for the reader in the mess of her life. Be sure to read what you will gain from this memoir.

Jessica Bram Shares Her Thoughts about Memoir Writing

Matilda Butler — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:18:01 +0000

Memoir author Jessica Bram answers your questions and shares her expertise on women's memoir writing.

Book Review of Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry & Music

Kendra Bonnett — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:41:44 +0000

With the Sightlines memoir audiobook, Janet Grace Riehl has given us more than a heartfelt family chronicle. She breaks barriers for the memoir genre that should get every memoirist thinking. The writer in me is inspired to create something unique for my family. Listen to her fascinating audiobook to get your creative muse speaking.

Author and Guest Blogger Jessica Bram Makes Editing About More than Grammar

Kendra Bonnett — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:24:52 +0000

Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler are pleased to post a guest blog on Women's Memoirs. Author and memoirist Jessica Bram (Happily Ever After Divorce: Notes of a Joyful Journey) provides excellent insight into getting one's inner thoughts and true feelings into one's writing without hurting or embarrassing family and friends. Consider this your invitation to join us for an Author Conversation with Jessica on June 25th.

Author Conversation with Janet Grace Riehl

Matilda Butler — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:08:14 +0000

Author Janet Grace Riehl shares her experiences in creating an enhanced audio version of her memoir Sightlines. The CD set includes story poems as well as the music of her family.

Book Review - Sixtyfive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir

Matilda Butler — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:08:28 +0000

Book Raves - Heather Summerhayes Cariou's memoir Sixtyfive Roses shows the refined craft of memoir writing. There are lessons on every page about how to express your story. This is a real treasure that belongs in your collection of memoirs to read and to study.

Story Poems as Memoir

Kendra Bonnett — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:13:11 +0000

As part of her blog book tour for her new audio version of her memoir Sightlines: A Poet's Diary, we invited Janet Riehl to guest blog on Women's Memoirs. Janet has given us a lot to think about as she expands our thinking about new media for memoir. Janet wrote her memoir as a series of story poems, which are now put to music in her new CD. Be sure to join us live for our interview with Janet on June 11th (see details on blog) and please post your questions for Janet. We'll be sure she answers your questions.

Heather Summerhayes Cariou discusses SixtyFive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir

Matilda Butler — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:27:36 +0000

Author Heather Summerhayes Cariou spoke with Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett about her memoir SixtyFive Roses: A Sister's Memoir. In addition to talking about her writing life, she answers questions posed by 12 memoir writers.

Writing Memoir, and “Sixtyfive Roses”

Kendra Bonnett — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:52:29 +0000

In preparation for the May 22nd Author Conversation live call with memoirist Heather Summerhayes Cariou ("Sixtyfive Roses"), we invited her to guest blog on our site. The result (her insight into the memoir-writing process) is posted on Women's Memoirs. It's one of the best explanations we've read of memoir and what it takes to write one. Plus the writing prompt she includes as a bonus will get you to writing right away. Don't forget to post your questions for Heather and get call-in information so you can listen to our conversation with Heather on Thursday.