Archive for September 28, 2007

Friday’s Writer Links Sites

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Writing definitely becomes much easier to perform if you have several resources available for assistance. I always turn to sites on the net when I am looking for information regarding my creative nonfiction writing. As I have dwelled mostly on writing the memoir in this week posts, I share here with you five sites that I have found to be very helpful in writing creative nonfiction.

These sites cater mostly for those who interested to write creative nonfiction like a memoir, essay or autobiography as well as writing fiction.

    1. www.creativenonfiction.org– The journal devoted exclusively to the creative nonfiction genre. I haven’t subscribed to this journal yet, but I have read two of the founder’s books about writing: The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality
    and Creative Nonfiction.

    2. www.kporterfield.com – Lives Your Creative Vision. I find this site fascinating because there are so many articles written by this established author about tips in getting your writing done.

    3. www.capturingmemories.com/tips-s.html – Helping you capture the memories of a lifetime. This site has a list of writing tips for the memoirist. As a beginning memoirist, I’ve found it to be very helpful.

    4. www.memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/ – Record the stories of your life by Jerry Waxler. Jerry’s blog about writing is an inspiration to many beginning writers like me and he also has many links to other writing sites.

    5. www.teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/memoir/ – Find your voice. Develop your craft. Publish your work. Scholastic, the largest publisher and distributor for children’s books, has this site dedicated to the young writer. It is very impressive that at such a young age, children and young adults are already on their way to establishing themselves as authors. This site provides an insight about what teenager’s like to write about.

    Happy writing and have a great weekend. I will see you Monday.

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About my writing

Pheww! I’ve been writing a lot lately about tips to start and continue to write. Now I just want to share with you a brief episode in my writing experience. When I was writing, I remember how much I enjoyed it that oftentimes I forgot to eat!

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On writing a memoir: Should the writer cut corners?

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I am still on the element of writing a memoir. Since this creative nonfiction genre is something new to me, one of the elements of writing the memoir that intrigue me is about telling the truth of what happened as accurate as you remember it. My question is how far do you need to tell the truth to consider it as a real truth when you write your memoir?

The saga controversy over James Frey’s memoir titled “Million Little Pieces” which is categorized as creative nonfiction had sold millions when in the very beginning he tried to sell it as fiction, has prompted me to dig more about this very issue on telling the supposed truth when writing a memoir. After reading several opinions on this controversy, I can list several reasons why writers sometime ‘cut corners’ when writing their memoir.

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Book Review: Writing as a way of healing

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While perusing for books in the writing category, I found the book titled “Writing as a way of healing” by Louise De Salvo, Ph.D. As the title says, the book is on how writing can help the writer to heal their psychological wounds. I picked up this book because one of my friends is currently going through a difficult time in her life due to the ordeals in her marriage. I encouraged her to write about her psychological trauma and hopefully this will help her to find relief – other than just whining about how to get herself out of her predicament. This book divided by three parts and an epilogue.

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Creative nonfiction: memoir. How to write a memoir?

While I am familiar with writing fiction – like novels, short stories, etc. – writing creative nonfiction like a memoir is something new. As I have found out, a memoir is a very popular genre nowadays. A memoir is written not only by popular figures, but by many who’ve already established themselves as fiction writers.

So, what exactly is a memoir? A memoir is an essay, about an important part of the narrator’s (writer) life that she or he wants to share. In this case, then, a memoir is no different than an autobiography, right? You probably questioned it as I did when I read the definition of the memoir. No, there is a difference according to the book I am currently reading titled Writing the Memoir by Judith Barrington.
Here is how she differentiates the autobiography from the memoir:
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Writer’s Links: Writing sites

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Every Friday, I will list several sites for you to help ignite your writing and help you to write everyday. I have personally bookmarked these sites and visit them whenever I need more information about writing. Here are my favorite sites this week:
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5 tips how find out who your target audience are for your blog

When you just started to write for your blog, did you ever think about the audience or online visitors reading your blog?
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For those who’ve already been blogging for quite a while, maybe they eventually figured out who are their visitors through the statistics on their blog or through the list of subscribers.

Why is it important to know my audience you may ask? I think by knowing who are your readers, you can become better prepared to write the best content. So, for those who just started to blog, like me, here are five tips to find-out or predict your audience.
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How to use music or songs to accelerate your writing

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Writers have many techniques to help them to write quicker. Some will like to hole up in their room and never come out until the chapter is complete. Some will go to busy public areas – like Starbucks or Borders to write. Some like a quiet environment to get their writing flowing endlessly on the screen or papers. Others like to have music in the background to make their creative juices flow. So, which one is applicable to you? Do you prefer a quiet place to write or busy place with loud music? For me, I use both. I like it quiet as well as having my favorite music and songs playing in the background.
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Words Fail Me by Patricia T. O’Connor

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I stumbled upon this gem titled “Words Fail Me” when I was looking for guide books on writing. The title perks my curiosity because it summarizes my feeling when I am writing. So, I got the book and it became one of my favorite books. The author, Patricia T. O’Conner wrote in a humorous and refreshing style. When I read it felt like it was written by someone I know. Her advice is very straightforward without any ‘beating around the bush’ type of how to.

The contents are divided into 3 parts with each containing several chapters:
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6 tips to gather cheerleaders to motivate you to write

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So, have you decided to write a novel, a short story or an article? Now all you need is the right attitude and inner motivation to begin writing. You also have your editorial calendar and plan to write every day before you. Is there any more you can do to motivate you to complete your writing task?

What about your best friends? Or people who are closest to you? What about the writer’s community in your town or online? Here are six tips to locate and get cheerleaders to motivate you to write everyday.
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