Released on: September 13, 2008, 8:01 pm

Press Release Author: Linda Joy Myers

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: The National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) is hosting
the first ever telesummit on memoir writing. The free event features expert speakers
sharing the tools and knowledge memoir writers need to become published authors.

Press Release Body: The first ever telesummit especially for memoir writers, hosted
by the National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW), is scheduled to take place
October 23, 2008 and it is free to attend. In this day-long conference by phone,
expert speakers will give participants the tools and knowledge they need to become
published authors. “It doesn’t matter whether they are leaving a legacy for the
family or wanting to be tapped by New York publishers,” says Linda Joy Myers,
president and founder of NAMW. “All participants will benefit from the knowledge
shared in this conference.”

The day long workshop includes the following speakers and topics:

• Building Your Brand through Writing your Book by Sheri McConnell - Sheri will
share insider secrets about the process of writing a book, the path to publishing,
and how to attract publicity for your book.

• Injecting Emotion into a Memoir Plot by Martha Alderson - The reason most people
enjoy memoirs is because reading about other people’s lives arouses our emotions. An
international plot consultant for writers, Martha will show in three easy steps how
to develop emotion as you write your memoir.

• The Path to publishing – traditional vs. Self-publishing, and everything in
between by Dan Poynter - Entering the world of publishing can seem daunting for
someone who has been sitting at a computer for years alone, writing. There is so
much to learn about—finding an agent, how the publishing world works, and how to
makes one’s way through the maze.

• How to Make Yourself Irresistible to any Agent or Editor by Michael Larsen and
Elizabeth Pomada - Every writer needs to know about how the publishing process
works, which includes learning about agents—what they do, how you can get their
attention, and how they intersect with the publishing community.

• Voice and Theme in Your Memoir by Sheila Bender - How do writers approach writing
meant to discover and share the shape of their experience? In this talk, Sheila will
lead you in: exercises aimed at developing personal writing that achieves universal
appeal; learning how to find the gold in your freewrites and first drafts; learning
tools for shaping drafts from that gold; and thinking about shaping an entire
collection of personal essays or a memoir.

“Writing a memoir requires endurance, dedication, and hours of introspection into
your life journey. To stay the course and become a published author, you need
skills, inspiration, and knowledge. There are so many paths to publishing,” says
Myers. “Even if you want to self-publish your work for a small audience, you need to
know how and why you might make certain choices so your book can be attractive,
professional, and enjoy a rich life once it makes its way into the book world. If
you want to learn how to get your book into the book world and get noticed by
professionals, this workshop is for you. Learning about plot and establishing a
workable writing life are skills all writers need to know about and put into their
tool kit.”

The event is completely free and even if you can’t attend, the NAMW is offering free
audio files for those who sign up.

About the National Association of Memoir Writers
The National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) invites memoir writers from all
over the world to connect, learn, and get inspired. The goal of our organization is
to help memoir writers feel empowered with purpose and energy to begin and develop
their life stories into a publishable memoir. For more information visit the Web
site at www.namw.org or call toll-free 1-877-ememoir.

Web Site: http://www.namw.org

Contact Details: Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D.
National Association of Memoir Writers
http://www.namw.org
1700 Solano Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94707
USA
1-877-363-6647