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Memoir coach and author Marion Roach

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Join My Online Class @ cafemom!

I am so very excited to invite you to come join the just-launched memoir workshop I’m doing on the fabulous -- as well as enormously-popular -- website cafemom, where (with a little prodding from … [Read more...] about Join My Online Class @ cafemom!

What To Do When a Story Line is Too Big?

I TEACH A LOT OF MEMOIR classes, and while every writer is different, many of the problems are the same.  And while I cannot predict what the stories in each class will be, I do know that one of the … [Read more...] about What To Do When a Story Line is Too Big?

Life on the Grid

I LIVE ON A GRID. I call it "The Grid." It’s a character in our lives to some extent, and everyone who knows it makes fun of it, and I’m good with that. Printed on a large white board, written in … [Read more...] about Life on the Grid

Go On, Tally Up Your Truth

HOW TRUE DO we need to be when we write memoir? That question elicits no small amount of howling when it is asked and answered in my class. And it is asked and answered – and howled over – all the … [Read more...] about Go On, Tally Up Your Truth

Turning Memoir Into Video

PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK me what to do with a piece of memoir once it's written. Should all memoir be published? Not all personal stories should be published, of course. Some should be given as gifts for … [Read more...] about Turning Memoir Into Video

Memoir Round-Up: Picks for July

MEMOIR IS ALIVE and well, I’m happy to report. Despite the rumors of the death of publishing, marvelous books continue to appear all the time, many of which are not only great reads, but are also … [Read more...] about Memoir Round-Up: Picks for July

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