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An Afternoon With The Cracker Queen
I spent my allotted writing time yesterday with the incomparable Lauretta Hannon, who is truly a genuine voice in these often phony times. I don’t regret it for a second. I’d heard of her, of course, because of her bestselling book, The … Continue reading
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Tagged bestselling memoir, Cracker Queen, enabler, honesty, humorist, instructor, Lauretta Hannon, lecturer, memoir, NPR, Southern writer, storytellling, truth
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Aw geez, another textbook?
Another textbook? Yeah. Another one. And one that makes me pretty damned proud. I spend a great deal of time with folks my age and older, and the one thing many of us have in common is the desire to leave … Continue reading
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Tagged grandkids, kids, life story, memoir, publish, storytelling, truth
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Audio memoir–Part four
We’ve reached the final installment of the audio memoir topic of recording gear. If you’re not satisfied with basic, entry-level audio for your recorded memoir, you’re in good company. What, after all, is the point of putting in all the time … Continue reading
How to drive readers away. Cover fails…
Good covers help sell books; bad ones almost never do. I say “almost” because you might find a cover are so utterly awful, amateurish or dumb that you’re tempted to buy it to see if the writing is just as bad. This is like hitting your … Continue reading
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Tagged bad cover, bigfoot, book cover, design, ebook, fonts, gummy bears, memoir, novel, photos, typeface, ZZ Top
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The Great Skippy Peanut Butter Factory Massacre
For too many memoir writers, the task is about recounting a life and nothing more. What these folks miss is the opportunity to share life lessons from a more mature perspective. I’m not talking about Monday morning quarterbacking. There’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, early TV shows, Howdy Doody, Lakers, lessons, life, memoir, Minneapolis, Skippy
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Sometimes…
…you’ve just gotta resist temptation. And most especially if you’re writing a memoir. Trouble is, there are several temptations which often crop up during the writing of a memoir, and in almost every case, caving to any of them will … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Lamott, booboos, do your best, ego trip, manage expectations, memoir, mistakes, names, pot shots, Write Naked!, write right
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Saving your family’s words of wisdom
I touched on this topic a couple years back, but it bears repeating, especially for those working on a memoir. For many of us, there are precious words of wisdom tucked away in our memories. Odd and typically quirky, these folksy … Continue reading →