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Seattle-Area Authors: My New Class at Bellevue College Starts Next Week
I'm thrilled to share that I'll be teaching a class at Bellevue College for the very first time in Spring Quarter.
It’s called: How to Self-Publish Your Memoir. The class will be on campus, in person, and it runs for 8 weeks beginning April 17.
I'm so excited, I can hardly wait! Seattle/Eastside-area folks, please join us!
My Interview on the Book Marketing Action Podcast
I'm thrilled to share the interview I did with Becky Robinson of Weaving Influence on the most recent episode of her show, the Book Marketing Action Podcast.
I've done a lot of podcast interviews about my books and my story. This one is a little different.
John Truby: The Anatomy of Story
It wasn’t until I came across John Truby’s book, The Anatomy of Story, that I learned about the importance of story arc and character development in memoir.
An interesting — and challenging — aspect of memoir that I didn’t fully appreciate until I began writing my own was that a memoir needs many of the compelling elements that go into a good fiction story.
But, of course, you’re constrained by the truth. You can’t just make up an ally or opponent to interact with the hero (you). You can’t invent plot points to advance the story.