Memoir Writers Discussions - Authors.com2024-03-28T21:12:40Zhttp://www.authors.com/groups/group/forum?groupUrl=memoir-writers&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhy do you need a.... BRAND BUMPER?tag:www.authors.com,2014-01-30:3798404:Topic:1809712014-01-30T17:08:30.488ZDr. Marina Kostinahttp://www.authors.com/profile/DrMarinaKostina
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<p>Oak Tree Press is holding its first memoir contest. Entry fee is $25 and the deadline is Sept. 30. First place is publication in both trade and e-book formats. So far, we've had few entries. Although the memoir contest is not listed, rules are the same as the Dark Oak mystery contest. The only difference is the extended deadline and the book can be as short as 40,000 words. <a href="http://www.oaktreebooks.com/DarkOak2001.htm">http://www.oaktreebooks.com/DarkOak2001.htm</a></p>
<p>Oak Tree Press is holding its first memoir contest. Entry fee is $25 and the deadline is Sept. 30. First place is publication in both trade and e-book formats. So far, we've had few entries. Although the memoir contest is not listed, rules are the same as the Dark Oak mystery contest. The only difference is the extended deadline and the book can be as short as 40,000 words. <a href="http://www.oaktreebooks.com/DarkOak2001.htm">http://www.oaktreebooks.com/DarkOak2001.htm</a></p> Should I Disguise Characters in My Book Or Memoir?tag:www.authors.com,2011-10-03:3798404:Topic:964532011-10-03T21:03:04.065ZKay Elizabethhttp://www.authors.com/profile/Kay
<p>Thorny question and it's beautifully answered here by Stephanie J. Hale when she shared this with my readers.</p>
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<blockquote><p>Writers often ask me if it’s ok to write about people they know. Sometimes they’re writing a memoir or autobiography. Or perhaps they’re writing a novel with a hero or villain based on someone they know.</p>
<p>There are various little tricks you can use to make sure that people don’t recognize themselves. You can change physical appearance – stature, hair…</p>
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<p>Thorny question and it's beautifully answered here by Stephanie J. Hale when she shared this with my readers.</p>
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<blockquote><p>Writers often ask me if it’s ok to write about people they know. Sometimes they’re writing a memoir or autobiography. Or perhaps they’re writing a novel with a hero or villain based on someone they know.</p>
<p>There are various little tricks you can use to make sure that people don’t recognize themselves. You can change physical appearance – stature, hair length, eye colour, etc. You can also change gender, profession, or location. Or you can blend two or more different people together to create a different character.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, the chances are most people won’t recognize themselves. I say this as someone who has both written about other people and been written about as a character.</p>
<p>When I have created characters based on people I know, they have never spotted themselves! Never. Not once. Similarly, I failed to recognize a thinly disguised portrait of myself in a Booker-shortlisted novel. Thankfully, the portrait was a flattering one. Though I won’t tell you the name of the book – that’s a little secret between me and the author!</p>
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<p>What's your approach? </p> Memoir writers, introduce yourselves!tag:www.authors.com,2011-10-03:3798404:Topic:963472011-10-03T20:55:19.518ZKay Elizabethhttp://www.authors.com/profile/Kay
I wanted to kick off this brand new group and give all our memoir writers a thread where they can say howdy and a little about their memoir writing. Welcome one and all and thanks to Authors.com for creating this Group! :)
I wanted to kick off this brand new group and give all our memoir writers a thread where they can say howdy and a little about their memoir writing. Welcome one and all and thanks to Authors.com for creating this Group! :)