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	<itunes:summary>Record the Stories of Your Life, tips, how-to, memoir book reviews, by Jerry Waxler</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Tim Elhajj about Writing and Publishing His Memoir</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the anecdotes in the book were ones that I tell in AA meetings or around the dinner table to entertain my kids. Telling a story doesn’t always work the same way as writing a story. You have to make certain adjustments for the page. The audience is potentially different and some things may need more explanation, or transitions to get it to all make sense, but it all came out of that one big insight that I discussed earlier, about my relationship to my son and the program. That was the key to the rest of the book. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/elhajj-interview-pt3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Memoir Interview: A Fresh, Personal Look at Twelve Steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dopefiend provides a fresh, authentic look at the influence of the Twelve Steps program, which has been written about in many other books. It's a question that arises for many memoir writers: "How do I portray my own individual perspective on a topic that has already received wide coverage?" <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/elhajj-interview-pt2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Memoir Interview: Shame, Addiction and Anonymity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don't think every story I write needs to be about my recovery or my addiction, but evaluating one's life openly and honestly, without shame or fear, is the right path for me. It's like the advice Tobias Wolff wrote to Mary Karr as she set out to write the Liar's Club. "Don't be afraid of appearing angry, small-minded, obtuse, mean, immoral, amoral, calculating, or anything else," Mr. Wolff wrote. "Take no care for your dignity." <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/elhajj-interview-pt1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Susan Weidener About Memoir Workshops Pt 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The women find themselves writing about things that had "gathered cobwebs" over the years.  Once they put pen to paper and write it, the power of that memory or that time in their lives to hurt and cause anguish is taken away.  Afterwards, they tell me they feel at peace with it.  I’m not a therapist, but I can see they feel empowered.  So the writing is a way to heal, a way to make sense of our lives.  <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-with-susan-weidener-about-memoir-workshops-pt-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Susan Weidener About Writing Her Memoir Pt 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I was intrigued by self-publishing. It is very exciting. You own the copyright to your work; royalties are a lot higher than through a traditional publisher because you take the risk.  As a deadline-oriented person, I felt it was crucial to know the book would be published and not get stuffed in a drawer.  I also wanted the book as a way to encourage others to think about writing their stories. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-susan-weidener-pt3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Susan Weidener About Writing Her Memoir Pt 2</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-susan-weidener-pt2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote at least eight drafts before I was satisfied with the final version. I gave a copy of the completed manuscript to a former colleague from The Philadelphia Inquirer and to a family therapist.  Both provided additional editing and copy editing.  Of course, I edit manuscripts myself, but there is no way you can edit your own work.  You need an objective person, a professional. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-susan-weidener-pt2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Memoir Author Susan Weidener About Honesty</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-susan-weidener-pt1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By accepting my flaws, I found a place of healing.  Why wasn’t I kinder to him at the end of his life?  That question haunted me for years.  As I wrote my memoir, I began to see how almost anyone would have reacted much like I did when confronting the loss of their dreams, the person they loved more than any other.  Chronic illness affects an entire family, not just the person going through it.  Our society has a very difficult time dealing with death.  One of my hopes with Again in a Heartbeat is that showing my imperfections and what I went through as John’s illness progressed and he pulled away from me, helps others in similar situations be kinder and more forgiving to themselves. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-susan-weidener-pt1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Memoir by Celebrity Joan Rivers Offers Lessons for Aspiring Writers</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/joan-rivers-celebrity-memoir/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The road to success is littered with the dead acts and fatigued performers who have given up before making it through the gauntlet. And that's exactly what makes Rivers and Martin so interesting, so informative, and in the end so famous - their relentless pursuit of unique excellence and their refusal to follow the herd. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/joan-rivers-celebrity-memoir/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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