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	<description>200 Essays and Interviews to Help You Read and Write Memoirs</description>
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		<copyright>2006-2007 </copyright>
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		<title>Answers to Frequently asked questions about &#8220;How to write a memoir&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As our days slip into the past, we toss the memories into the storage bins of mind where they grow dusty and tangled. As we look back on them in their disorganized state, naturally they look unkempt. In raw form, memories are merely a conglomeration, not a story.

When someone tells you about any event, whether a baseball game, a childhood memory, or a tour of duty on a battlefront, your interest will be generated as much by the shaping of the story as by the actual experience.]]></description>
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		<title>Lord of the Flies in Los Angeles: The terrible logic of uncivilized boys</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[William Golding's book "Lord of the Flies" created a sense of terror at the Shadow Side that lurks within the human heart. Salzman did the opposite. He showed me a glimpse of compassion where I least expected it.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Coming of Age Memoirs ought to be a genre</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But memoirs reveal more than secrets. They also reveal wisdom. In our younger years, we lacked the sophisticated thinking that would have let us make sense of what was going on. When we return to take another look, we identify the causes that tied it all together. ]]></description>
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		<title>Frequently asked questions about &#8220;Should I write a memoir?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why would anyone read about my life?
People read stories for all kinds of reasons: for entertainment, information, curiosity, and escape. Memoirs break down barriers, inviting readers to set aside their own lives for a few hours while they walk in yours. Even normal lives, when written well, can fulfill the reader's needs.
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		<title>Life&#8217;s desires create the chapters of our story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every time I finish reading a memoir, I wonder how the author turned life into a story. After years of trying, I believe I have found a simple formula. Each book follows the author from the seed of some desire, through the journey, until they achieve their goal. Now all I need to do is apply that formula to my own memories. For every desire that propelled me, I search for the path it forced me to travel.]]></description>
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		<title>Let us now praise those who serve – a new way to earn fame</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish we could base our collective admiration on qualities that run deeper. And I believe this is exactly the role memoirs could serve. Whether or not I knew the author before I started reading a memoir, by the time I finish, I feel we have grown closer, like traveling companions who have shared many miles.]]></description>
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		<title>Frequently asked questions about published memoirs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the old days, before 2000, memoirs were mainly to let people learn about famous people. Since the beginning of the Twenty First Century, definitions have changed. Now, memoirs are well-written stories, often about ordinary people. Published memoirs traverse the spectrum of human experience including Coming of Age, romance, war, family, mental and physical illness, career, religion, care giving, aging, culture clash, and the journey of self-discovery.]]></description>
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		<title>10 More Brief Book Reviews for Memoir Readers and Writers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are ten more of the memoirs I have read in my research to learn about people and their stories.]]></description>
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		<title>Memoir Interview with Mattew Polly Author of &#8220;American Shaolin&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's the old saying: "tragedy plus time equals comedy." It was ten years later. And it was hard to feel sorry for myself when so many good things came out of the sacrifice. For one, I was a stronger and more interesting person. For two, I won the Rhodes scholarship almost solely on the strength of the trip. (My grades weren't that great.) If I had written the book right after my return as I tried and failed to do, there probably would have been much more "feel sorry for me" to it.]]></description>
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		<title>Author Interview: Curtis Smith talks about publishing in Literary Journals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this year's Philadelphia Stories  Push to Publish conference,  Curtis Smith played an important role, by throwing in a few choice comments about how much fun writing is. (To read more about his comments, click here ). One of the parts of writing that seemed to be working especially well for Curtis was his regular publication in literary journals. Since he was getting so much satisfaction from that aspect of his craft, I asked him to share some tips and pointers with the rest of us. Our interview follows:]]></description>
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