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  1. eileen roach says

    May 14, 2011 at 1:59 am

    Hi Marion,

    A simply wonderful video to end a full day of writing what I know. The graphics and music complement your lilting voice with words that inspire me to write on.

    Oops, time for Blue Bloods!

    • marion says

      May 14, 2011 at 1:02 pm

      Hi, Eileen:
      Thank you so much for the glowing comment on my new video. I am delighted that you like it, and that it inspires you. Please pass it along to your friends. Let’s get the whole world writing what they know.
      Write on.

  2. Jonathan Geffner says

    May 18, 2011 at 1:27 am

    Hi Marion,

    Excellent advice, well presented, with relaxing visual imagery accompanying it…

  3. Ellie O'Leary says

    July 6, 2011 at 9:09 am

    Sometimes I fear my memor is like the proposed Seinfeld show – about Nothing. I have set it aside for awhile while it stews. working on other things will bring me back to it eventually.

    Great video, Marion. I plan to use your book as a text in a course I’ll teach this coming winter.

  4. Shirley says

    July 16, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Marion, I am writing my own memoir while educating myself on the best of what’s out there through my 100memoirs.com blog. This video says a lot in a short space. Well done! I will be sharing on Twitter. You are doing a great job of marketing your book.

    • marion says

      July 16, 2011 at 12:16 pm

      Hi, Shirley. I am delighted to read you here. A huge fan on 100memoirs.com, I’ve been reading you for quite some time. Thank you for the kind words about the video. I think we should collaborate on something. Lets’ think.

      • Shirley says

        July 17, 2011 at 7:35 pm

        I love this idea! I hope we can do something together, perhaps while I’m living in Brooklyn for the next ten months. You’ll read more at 100memoirs.

        If you teach a class in the city or have any book signings there after July 24, I will try to come.

        • marion says

          July 19, 2011 at 2:24 pm

          Hi, Shirley. And welcome to my memoir blog. I will be in Brooklyn at the fine WORD book store on August 2. Please see either the Classes and Events page on my blog, or this announcement. I’d love to see you there.

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