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Heather Marsten commented on Brooke Warner's article Tinted Memoir Writing---and Why You Should Do It

January 2013

Thank you, this is true. In editing my memoir, I'm cutting scenes that don't advance the main theme. Have a blessed day.

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Heather Marsten commented on Brooke Warner's article Memoir Is Not the Trauma Olympics

January 2013

I think that memoir has to speak to many people and the best language is hope - it is important to share your story, but not emotionally bleed all over the page. If a reader is to keep reading they need to know the story is going somewhere. I'm...

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Heather Marsten commented on Kamy Wicoff's article I Got Out of Writing Shape! My Plan To Kick My Own Butt.

September 2012

I got derailed this summer with three kids home - two from college and one for a week of vacation from his job down south. No writing got done and I went off diet. Well, all are back in school, no more excuses. Thanks for posting this. Glad to...

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Heather Marsten commented on Meghan Ward's article [NETWORKING FOR INTROVERTS] Hashtags: How to Use Them Without Abusing Them

August 2012

Thanks for the list of hashtags - still getting used to twitter. Hoping your day is blessed.

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Heather Marsten commented on Kate Clisby's article A New Approach to Writing My Memoir~

May 2012

Kate, thank you for reading my first chapter. I may soon put up a second one. I was touched by this post of yours because it is true - how we look at our past changes as we grow and change. What seemed incredibly hopeless or poor choices as young...

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Heather Marsten commented on Kendra Bonnett's article Reach Out and Touch a Reader: Using Emotions in Your Writing

May 2012

I appreciated this article. It's something I'm learning to do as a novice writer. Currently I'm writing a memoir of healing from abuse - writing in first person. It presents challenges to show the feelings, not tell, but also in the voice of a...

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Heather Marsten commented on Ellen Cassedy's article Who Cares About Your Family Story? Ten Tips to Ensure Readers Will Care

May 2012

What a helpful list of tips for memoir. Thanks for posting them. During my editing I'm realizing a lot of my story needs to be dropped for it is fun and interesting for me, but doesn't move the plot along. Have a blessed day.

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Heather Marsten commented on Maria Murnane's article When you cut a scene, you like, save it!

April 2012

I do that all the time - makes cutting easier, and who knows - could be fodder for another story. Thanks for sharing this.

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Heather Marsten commented on Caroline Bock's article What We Talk About When Talk About Book Titles

April 2012

I love my working title and hope that my agent and publisher, when I acquire them, love it too. My WIP memoir is titled, "Tell Me What He Did". The title has a double meaning, sort of like your LIE. It is a memoir of healing from abuse. When my...

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Heather Marsten commented on Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg's article Writing About Real People: The Ethics of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

April 2012

Thank you for this post. I am working on my memoir, and some of the family members are still alive. While they hurt me in the past, I don't want to cause them or their children pain - I have to figure out how to tell the truth in love.

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