The Greatest Story Never Told?

Greetings!

"The Greatest Story Never Told" could be yours if you shy away from the memoir genre. And who wants that? As a writer, you have a story to tell, but sometimes it's hard to figure out where to start.

Let me introduce Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler, co-authors and business partners at WomensMemoirs.com.

During the next few days, we'll be sharing Kendra's and Matilda's thoughts about the value of your story as memoir, writing ideas to get you started, and a special WOW! holiday discount on the DVD version of The [Essential] Women's Memoir Writing Workshop: 21 Steps from Planning to Publication. You'll find details here: http://knowledgeaccessbooks.com/wow_dvd_savings/.

Ladies, be sure to take advantage of this special offer. For one week only, Women's Memoirs is offering WOW! subscribers their 5-DVD Memoir Writing Workshop Set for 55% Off of the regular price. It's the perfect holiday gift for a writer friend, or yourself! And the best part is...you're also giving back. $10 of each sale will go to the Alzheimer's Association.

Here's Kendra to tell you more.

Warmest,
Angela

[Feel free to forward this e-mail to anyone you think would be interested.]

P.S. If you have any questions, please e-mail Kendra at kendra@womensmemoirs.com.

Women's Memoirs...everyone has a story to tell

Kendra Bonnett

If we all have a book in us, odds are it's a memoir.

"But my life is nothing special; hardly worthy of a memoir."

As often as Matilda and I have heard that, our reply is always the same: Whether you decide to share your story with family and friends or publish it for the world to read, it's important that you write. It's history. It's herstory. It needs to be stitched into the tapestry that is posterity.

It's also the reason we put together our list of 10 important reasons to write your memoir. You can read them here. Pay particular attention to Reasons 4 and 7.

I believe it's the simplest of stories that often have the greatest impact. Imagine knowing a great grandmother's life in her own words. That's a legacy.

My grandmother was born in Dodge City, Kansas, in 1883...the waning days of cows, gunslingers and storied lawmen. Shortly after the turn of the century, she followed her young husband to the wilds of South Dakota where she gave birth and buried six children before moving to Illinois and having my mother. It's an interesting beginning. Unfortunately, it's all I'll ever know.

Let me tell you another story.

I attended an all-girls school for 14 years. For me, it was a wonderful experience that resulted in several friendships today that date back to nursery school. We had our smart girls, our jocks, and popular girls...

We even had a couple of "mean girls," although pretty tame by today's standards. Not that it really matters because even the nicest girls have their moments when they can be pretty catty. Call it a phase. Call it self-preservation. Or just piling on and joining in...going along to get along.

It was all part of growing up...except for three girls who couldn't make it in our school. They just couldn't survive the teasing and bullying and lasted only one, two years tops.

I've thought about those girls often. They had things in common. They all cried a lot. Had funny names. Were picked on incessantly. And one more that took me years to recognize as the significant common denominator: Their mothers all had died, and their fathers hadn't remarried.

When the hazing and catty talk got rough, these girls had no one at home to turn to. No mother to help them see the silliness in the ways of other girls. And when they cried rather than laughed, they left themselves even more vulnerable.

It's a sad story. It's also a simple one. I doubt if any of these women would consider their experiences worthy of a memoir. But don't you think there are girls today who could benefit from knowing this story...knowing they are not unique or alone?

That's the power of memoir and the reason why there are no small stories, just great legacies.

Women's Memoirs and The [Essential] Women's Memoir Writing Workshop 5-DVD set will help you share your legacy. In 21 steps, we'll take you through the process...from conception to publication.

To learn more and read what our students have to say about The [Essential] Women's Memoir Writing Workshop, click here: http://knowledgeaccessbooks.com/wow_dvd_savings/

Matilda and I hope you'll write your memoir and share your legacy,

Kendra
kendra@womensmemoirs.com

P.S. With your purchase, we will give $10 to the Alzheimer's Association...to help save someone else's story, while you learn to tell your own.