Now that I am receiving positive feedback on my memoir, I find what Greg Mckeown wrote in Effortless, to be true. On page 2020, he writes, “Read to Absorb (Rather Than to Check a Box). There are books I have technically read but I can’t tell you anything about them. On the other hand, there […]
Still feeling overwhelmed by the community response to and support for my book. I looked back at some work I did for a course on writing a book proposal for the university of Wisconsin. Here is how I imagined my target audience. ” Target AudienceThe following information supports the existence of an enthusiastic niche of
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My friend Jane manages Bagatelle in the Crowsnest Pass and for International Women’s Day, she invited me to set up a table to sell my books! This is the first time I have been at an organized event to sell the book that I, me, myself wrote! In many ways a dream come true, to
In Traveling into the Patagonian Wind: My Solo Journey to Joy, I chronicle the six-month journey from Mexico to Chile and Argentina that changed my life. My trip took me away physically, then took me away in my spirit so that I could view my life from the grand perspective first. My travels taught me
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Learning how to write a memoir involved a lot of learning, and some unlearning (ie, I am not writing a research paper anymore). Here are some notes I took, which helped me define the theme of my memoir, from “Fast Draft your Memoir” by Rachel Herron. Six-word memoir: Voiceless woman travels, returns home with voice.
