http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog We'll help you get motivated to write your memoirs! Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:25:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Memoir Writers: Go Through Your Stuff! A recent newspaper story about former Chicago Cultural Affairs Commissioner Lois Weisberg ends with the information that the octegenarian is working on her memoirs. She was quoted in the Chicago Tribune article as saying that to “aspire to write a book at my age is ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/memoir-writers-go-through-your-stuff/ Valentine’s Day and Love in Memoirs Since today is Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about love and romance! This can be a sticky topic in a memoir. How much information is too much? Consider your audience and your goal. If you’re writing your memoirs primarily for your children, grandchildren and friends, you may ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/valentine%e2%80%99s-day-and-love-in-memoirs/ Two Write My Memoirs FAQs The email we get from our members and also non-members who are browsing various memoir sites reveals a few common concerns. So for those who have wondered: Q: This can’t really be free. Where are the hidden charges? A: This can really be free—and it is! You will ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/two-writemymemoirs-faqs/ I happen to be in Florida today, the day of the state's primary. As you might expect, the local airwaves have been flooded with political ads. They contain a lot of "he said, he said" statements. It makes me wonder why these candidates never penned a memoir to document their ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/political-autobiographies-play-a-role-in-elections/ Checking In: Still Motivated to Write Your Memoir? It’s late January, and your New Year’s Resolution to write that memoir may be melting faster than snow in sunshine. A blogger at zenhabits.net zeroes in on two secrets to staying motivated with any goal: 1) enjoying the task, and 2) answering to ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/checking-in-still-motivated-to-write-your-memoir/ Attend a Memoir-Writing Retreat You might want to consider attending an upcoming Memoir Writing Conference 2012, where you can join people like you who are looking for information and motivation to help them write their life stories. This event takes place Saturday, April 28, in Bethlehem, PA, and costs $225 plus ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/attend-a-memoir-writing-retreat/ We hope you've been enjoying the additions to our website. We've tried to come up with ways to keep you writing if you get stuck. You probably have noticed the button, "Don't know what to write about?" If you click on that, you'll pull up hints about topics that you might ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/new-features-on-writemymemoirs/ How to Keep Your Memoir-Writing Resolution If you’re here at WriteMyMemoirs because you made a New Year’s Resolution to either start or work harder on your memoir, listen up! Statistics show that 4 out of 5 of us will probably abandon our New Year’s Resolutions within just a couple of weeks. ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-memoir-writing-resolution/ A Lifetime Can’t be Summed Up in One Letter “As I near age 80, I feel that the story I have carried in my heart since childhood should be written,” begins a letter to the Chicago Tribune published last week. The letter goes on to summarize the writer’s happy childhood, which ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/a-lifetime-can%e2%80%99t-be-summed-up-in-one-letter/ For Memoir Research, You Can Go Home Again We’re all so mobile these days! Many of us have moved several times since birth and today live nowhere near what we’d identify as our hometown. As seniors, we often relocate to wherever our children’s whims have taken them! Maybe as you write ... http://www.writemymemoirs.com/blog/for-memoir-research-you-can-go-home-again/