Magical Memoir Moments

Community or Solitude: Are You Called By Either? Both?

By Shirley Showalter | August 5, 2015

Together or alone? Good writing benefits from both community and solitude. Sometimes a deep experience of one leads to a craving for the other.

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Want to Write a Great Memoir Query Letter? Marla Miller Can Help!

By Shirley Showalter | April 26, 2011

Meet Marla Miller, marketing expert, blogger, writer, columnist in The Writer, workshop giver, and query letter critique-er I first met Marla in 2007 when I attended the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference. I was totally new to both creative writing and marketing, so I soaked up every word of advice and made several new friends. Marla…

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100Memoirs.com Reaches 100 Posts: A Mini-Memoir

By Shirley Showalter | June 6, 2009

Time for a little history report. My first blog post ever was written for the Fetzer Institute Campaign for Love and Forgiveness website. The subject was the week-long volunteer opportunity I was given to help with Katrina recovery in New Orleans. March 24-April, 3 blog posts appeared, and USA Today published my op-ed article about…

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