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Get the Power of a WordPress Site Without Tech Headaches

August 18, 2016August 16, 2016 by Fox Emm

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Wish you could have a WordPress site without tech headaches? Look no further! Whether you are a budding entrepreneur, aspiring author, or starting freelancer – you need a solid web presence. Many companies choose to get their footing on social media first, but they should always be wary of building…

The Writing Your Memoir eBook is Now Available!

May 4, 2016May 1, 2016 by Fox Emm

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It's Here, It's Here! I'm in several writing groups online, and it happens time and time again. You want to write a memoir, but you're struggling. It's easy to come up with memories and things that are funny or interesting, but how do you string them all together? How do…

Writing a Memoir: Lesson Five – Recalling Memories

March 9, 2016April 17, 2016 by Fox Emm

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Recalling memories is often the most difficult part of writing a memoir. Often when my ghostwriting clients are trying to come up with ideas for the memoirs they narrate or email to me they'll have to come back to a particular memory or scene a half dozen times before they're…

Writing a Memoir: Lesson Four – How to Write a Book Blurb

February 19, 2016March 12, 2016 by Fox Emm

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Why Book Descriptions Matter To fully understand and appreciate this post, you'll need to think about why book descriptions matter. Often it seems like the book blurb is an afterthought. It's not the fault of the writer, after spending weeks, months, or years on producing memoir content including researching, writing, revising,…

Writing a Memoir: Lesson Three – Audience

February 10, 2016April 22, 2016 by Fox Emm

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Determine Your Audience We have talked briefly about how important it is to decide on memoir content and purpose, but you cannot escape the need to define your target audience. Every piece of writing from the ad on the bus stop bench to the poetry of e. e. cummings has an intended…

Writing a Memoir: Lesson Two – Purpose

January 27, 2016March 12, 2016 by Fox Emm

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As I mentioned in Lesson One of my Memoir Writing Resource series, an essential step to writing an effective memoir or memoir based blog post is determining what the purpose of your memoir (or post) will be. Just like any other writing piece or project, there are many reasons which can motivate a…

Writing a Memoir: Lesson One – Content

January 20, 2016March 12, 2016 by Fox Emm

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You have experienced decades worth of memories, stories, and events of your life to this point. The first step towards completing this almost impossible editing task can be accomplished during the pre-writing phase instead, you can save yourself work in the long run. There are five necessary elements that will help you to narrow…

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Writing a Memoir – A ‘How To’ Post Series

December 31, 2015March 12, 2016 by Fox Emm

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So, you'd like to begin writing a memoir... Maybe it's something you've always wanted to do, or maybe it's something you've suddenly decided to consider after the passing of a loved one or other big life change. We've pretty much all heard of memoirs and are familiar with the basic concept,…