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Many published authors eventually write their memoirs.

Annie Dillard entertained us with her eccentric parents in An American Childhood. In A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway gave us a glimpse of 1920s Paris and the life of the expatriate. We gained insight into Chinese-American culture in Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior, while Stephen King showed us the making of an author in On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Matilda Butler
Matilda Butler
Hello, I'm Matilda Butler, Kendra's co-author and business partner at Women's Memoirs. And let me tell you. You don't need to be a famous author to try memoir. It's the perfect genre for all writers.

Writing memoir removes one of your biggest challenges. Finding a subject. Your memoir is the one story that ONLY YOU can write. And you're not going to have to worry about how the story comes out. You already know! As an added bonus, you'll have the opportunity to reflect on your life so far. You may even gain insights that will help you grow and guide your future.

With the subject settled, you're free to focus on your writing. Through almost 8 hours of video discussion, The [Essential] Women's Memoir Writing Workshop: 21 Steps from Planning to Publication will take you through the process...with an emphasis on writing.

You'll establish a clear theme and message for your memoir and give it a laser-sharp focus. Together, we'll consider the right tone for your work. Is it humorous? Tragic? Perhaps it's adventurous or mysterious. Remember, each tone requires an adjustment in writing style.

And speaking of style...you want to keep your readers engaged. No bland writing here. I'll show you how to use dialogue and dramatization to bring your writing to life. And when you add the five senses to your descriptive detail, you'll place your readers in your scenes. http://knowledgeaccessbooks.com/wow_dvd_savings/

How will you organize your memoir? For fun, consider a device. In No Place Like Home: A Memoir of 39 Apartments, playwright Brooke Berman tells her story while she leads readers on a fascinating chase through the neighborhoods of New York, all the while looking for "home"...home being a metaphor for happiness.

If you love fashion, you'll appreciate Allison Houtte's organizing device in Alligators, Old Mink and New Money: One Woman's Adventures in Vintage Clothing. Allison's fast-paced, breezy style tells her story as the ex-model who owns a vintage-clothing store.

Food writer Fuchsia Dunlap wrote Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China to tell her story about travel and culinary study in the Sichuan province. While she writes about all that she saw and experienced in a rapidly changing China, she organizes her story around food and cooking.

Are you beginning to sense that learning to write a memoir is not only educational, it's fun? http://knowledgeaccessbooks.com/wow_dvd_savings/

I'll close with the beginning...opening sentences. I don't care what you write. If you don't grab a reader in the first few pages (if you're lucky) or the first few lines (if you're not)...well, let's just say you've probably lost a sale. I'll share some killer openings with you, and I encourage you to study the opening sentences in every book you pick up. Here's a tip: You can learn as much from bad openers as you can from good ones.

While experienced authors enjoy the freedom of memoir writing, memoir is the perfect crucible for the first-time writer and aspiring author eager to publish. Make The [Essential] Women's Memoir Writing Workshop your guide. And right now you can save 55% off the regular price. You can own the $132, 5-DVD set for just $59. Click Here. (This price is good for one week only.)

Women's Memoir Writing Workshop DVD Set

********** YOU'RE ALSO HELPING OTHERS **********
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.

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The videos will make you feel as though you're part of one of my classes, which makes this even more fun.

I look forward to "seeing you" in my class!

Matilda
matilda@womensmemoirs.com

P.S. Own a set of The [Essential] Women's Memoir Writing Workshop DVDs while you still can. When they're gone, they'll be gone forever.

P.P.S. Do you have another writer on your holiday list? Order an extra DVD set and surprise her. You save an additional $15 on two sets!