Tag: storytelling
group name: bookofmyself
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February 23, 2006 04:05 AM EST --
Mark P. was my best buddy. We grew up in Chicago but were both from the deep south. We were preachers' kids (PKs). I met Mark in first grade at six years old—and we are still . . .
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March 19, 2006 05:23 AM EST --
As I kid, I knew my favorite actors by their screen names. In most cases, I didn't even know their real names. I grew up in a tough neighborhood and dreamed of getting out. When I . . .
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May 25, 2009 03:35 AM EDT --
Book Of Myself: If I Had Any Trouble With Dad...
original blog post
...Growing Up, It Was In This Area:
Hmm, not much to report here. As my dad was away a lot it was great to see him, and he was . . .
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June 01, 2009 03:50 AM EDT --
Since it's almost Father's Day, I will answer this question from my DIY autobiography book. If I had any trouble with my father while I was young it was in this area: My dad . . .
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March 02, 2006 05:22 AM EST --
Mrs. DeMars was my teacher in third grade, and I was in love. I was ten and she was about thirty-five. She was tall, blond and wore skirts just above her knees. I had an unbelievable . . .
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March 10, 2006 03:50 AM EST --
As a PK, or preacher's kid, I figured I'd be a minister like my dad and grandpa. Even my mother attended seminary. That's where my parents met. It was destined that I would . . .
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January 13, 2007 05:56 AM EST --
Memoir, Biography & Autobiography, The Book of Myself, and Struggling Writers & Artists Gather Group members,
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: I have just updated our The . . .
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April 03, 2006 03:05 AM EDT --
My father had an infuriating way of disappearing into his own private place, where he couldn't hear a word I said, even when I stood right beside him. He was usually studying for a sermon . . .
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May 31, 2006 04:11 AM EDT --
J. was my first mentor in the software business in the early 1980's and became a true friend over the years. He was a marketing genius and about twenty years my senior. We traded roles . . .
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July 04, 2006 03:47 AM EDT --
Dad said it is important to have beliefs and to share them with others, but he was willing to accept new information that might change his previous beliefs. For example, when he found out my two . . .
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October 19, 2006 02:55 AM EDT --
My friends nicknamed me "Monkey Man" because I used to scale our apartment building four stories high hanging by my fingers from the brick ledge. I remember people called me a daredevil . . .
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April 25, 2006 05:46 AM EDT --
Note from David Marshall: This entry is from "Just a Country Boy," the original memoirs from my grandfather Carl E. Marshall that inspired us to co-write "The Book of Myself". . . .
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April 15, 2006 02:53 AM EDT --
I applied to Harvard Business School in early 1985. In April a thin envelope arrived from Cambridge. Not a good sign. Only thick packages offer admission. But it wasn't an outright . . .
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August 06, 2008 07:42 AM EDT --
If you don't know about the writer's group Story Circle Network (SCN), I encourage you to check it out at http://www.storycircle.org. This is a rich resource, especially for women interested in . . .
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December 27, 2006 01:29 AM EST --
A Night At Boulder Creek
My dad was always up to something that was exciting and fun. As a result not one of us kids turned down the suggestion of playing hooky from school October of 1964
I was . . .
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January 03, 2007 06:06 AM EST --
Dear members of THE BOOK OF MYSELF Gather Group:
I apologize for not publishing more questions from my book in 2006. I have been working on a new narrative non-fiction title that has been all . . .
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August 27, 2008 07:13 PM EDT --
Are you working on or thinking about starting a memoir? Well, maybe you have questions. This is your chance to get your questions asked.
My business partner Matilda Butler is leading a panel of . . .
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September 19, 2008 05:30 PM EDT --
On September 18th Matilda Butler appeared on Linda Joy Myer's National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) Teleseminar Series. The title of Matilda's topic "Sharpen Your Story Using Collective . . .
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August 31, 2008 12:45 PM EDT --
Want to break into memoir writing the easy way? Come take our Food Memoir Class. We call it "Readin', Writin', and Recipes: A memoir-able Approach to Cooking." And we're holding the . . .
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September 15, 2008 10:43 PM EDT --
Hello Everyone, I wanted to share an upcoming event:
Matilda Butler, my co-author, colleague and business partner, is the guest on an upcoming teleseminar, sponsored by National Association . . .
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