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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>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/interview-susan-weidener-pt3/</link>
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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>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
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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>Parent&#8217;s Memoir Part 3b, Guide for Ghost Writer&#8217;s Interview</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/parent-ghost-write-pt3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, you have learned to avoid topics your parents prefer not talking about. In order to get the story,  you need to break these taboos. Consider James McBride's memoir "Color of Water." His mother had angrily told him to mind his own business whenever he asked her about his past. As she grew older, he realized her past was going to die with her and he grew increasingly insistent.  <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/parent-ghost-write-pt3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parent&#8217;s Memoir Part 3a, Guiding a Ghost Writer&#8217;s Interview</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/parent-ghost-write-pt3a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your interviewee tends to speak in terms of ideas, summaries, and overviews, their memories won't allow a reader inside their experience. To write compelling scenes, ask for more sensory information, dialog, and thought processes. "What did you see, hear, taste, touch and smell?" In addition to the senses, ask them about their introspective world. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/parent-ghost-write-pt3a/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Answering Parents&#8217; Objections to Writing Their Memoir</title>
		<link>http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/parent-ghost-write-pt2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jerrywaxler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Beneath the smiles in those photos were more complex, ambiguous feelings. Writing awakens that complexity. Perhaps fear of writing about the past is a way to try to resist the pain that might be lurking under the surface. If your parents are attempting to make hard times disappear by pretending they never happened, their strategy cannot possibly succeed. Burying emotional pain is like burying toxic waste. When it emerges from its hiding place, it is still poisonous. By writing about it, you can, help them disarm it and find embedded lessons, forgotten friendships, and the strength that carried them through. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/parent-ghost-write-pt2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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