http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog Hundreds of Essays and Interviews to Help You Read and Write Memoirs Tue, 15 May 2012 12:09:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2006-2007 jerrywaxler@yahoo.com (Jerry Waxler) jerrywaxler@yahoo.com (Jerry Waxler) Self-help 1440 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/LearnMemoirCoverFront-small.jpg http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog 144 144 Reading and writing memoirs. Record the Stories of Your Life, tips, how-to, memoir book reviews, by Jerry Waxler memoir, writers, self-help, book-reviews, essays Jerry Waxler Jerry Waxler jerrywaxler@yahoo.com no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/philosophy-of-labels/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/philosophy-of-labels/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:43:09 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=945 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/philosophy-of-labels/feed/ 0 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-commune-civic-engagement/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-commune-civic-engagement/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:24:03 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=524 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/memoir-commune-civic-engagement/feed/ 7 0:08:33 Frank Schaeffer's memoir reminds me that the solution may already be locked away in the memories of millions of boomers who at one time were an idealistic bunch, trying to find new ways to work together to solve the world's problems. By resurrecting[...] Frank Schaeffer's memoir reminds me that the solution may already be locked away in the memories of millions of boomers who at one time were an idealistic bunch, trying to find new ways to work together to solve the world's problems. By resurrecting our former passion for groups, we may be able to solve Robert Putnam's civic disintegration as well as the boomer drain on society. 60's, Boomers, Philosophy Jerry Waxler no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/zen-memoir-motorcycle/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/zen-memoir-motorcycle/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:39:07 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=426 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/zen-memoir-motorcycle/feed/ 6 0:07:23 The one rule he didn't break was to put a finite time period on his memoir. He did this precisely. Mark Richardson's wrapper story covers the couple of weeks during which he rode his motorcycle from Minneapolis to San Francisco. It's tight, except f[...] The one rule he didn't break was to put a finite time period on his memoir. He did this precisely. Mark Richardson's wrapper story covers the couple of weeks during which he rode his motorcycle from Minneapolis to San Francisco. It's tight, except for the strange fact that the material actually covers decades. It's a feat of literary legerdemain. Philosophy, reading, travel Jerry Waxler no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/are-memoirs-true-or-false/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/are-memoirs-true-or-false/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:38:04 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/?p=329 Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/are-memoirs-true-or-false/feed/ 7 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/be-here-now-by-writing-a-memoir/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/be-here-now-by-writing-a-memoir/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:39:26 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/be-here-now-by-writing-a-memoir/ Continue reading →]]> http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/be-here-now-by-writing-a-memoir/feed/ 6 0:05:45 When I first heard the phrase "Be Here Now" in the early seventies, it was from the title of a book by Ram Dass. According to the book, the best way to live a full life is to savor your direct experience, whether smelling a flower, watching a sunset[...] When I first heard the phrase "Be Here Now" in the early seventies, it was from the title of a book by Ram Dass. According to the book, the best way to live a full life is to savor your direct experience, whether smelling a flower, watching a sunset, or even when experiencing the sadness of a loss. By paying close attention, you can penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos. As a hippie, I was already ignoring lessons from the past and plans for the future, so I didn't think Ram Dass offered me any value. Philosophy, Spirituality/Transcendence Jerry Waxler no no