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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Netflix, Jimmy Carter, and James Patterson. Then, stick around for a chat with Wendy Dale!
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Wendy Dale joins the LIVING THE NEXT CHAPTER Podcast to discuss memoir writing, compelling narratives, and her experiences in Peru. Memoirist/writer Wendy Dale talks about her new book THE MEMOIR ENGINEERING SYSTEM and the challenge and process of creating art out of your memories Wendy Dale joins Kevin Tumlinson on the Wordslinger podcast to discuss and break down memoir writing! So much is going on around here, my head is spinning. (Not literally. But it will if I start doing circles in my office chair, which might just happen at this point.) Grammar Girl is such a famous established podcast and I couldn't believe they invited me on! If you go to Apple podcasts, you can also catch the bonus episode where I talk about English words that have made their way into Spanish in strange ways: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-english-in-spanish-with-wendy-dale/id173429229?i=1000685141427 If you want more information about the announcement in this video, check out Write or Flight, the world's first reality show for writers here: https://www.writeorflightshow.com/ Apply by February 28, 2025. Seven lucky contestants will be flown to Cusco, Peru to compete for a publishing contract, a $10,000 book advance, and a $15,000 coaching program from Memoir Writing for Geniuses. Wendy conducts a one-on-one consultation with writer Bruna Batista, helping her to understand why she has started her book in the wrong place and how to fix it. The video includes tips of turning disconnected events from your life into plot and ideas for how all memoirs need to be structured. Who is actually telling the story in your memoir? Is it the person you are now looking back on your life? Or should you use the point of view of the person who actually lived through these events? In other words, is it the younger version of yourself telling the story? Sound complicated? It's not if you understand what function the narrator serves in your book. So many writers create a scene because there is something they want their reader to understand. They want to show what their relationship was like with their mother or how their father was abusive and cruel. The problem with this? It will get your structure off track. Writing down what you remember isn't a memoir. Instead, you need to understand scenes and transitions, the two main components you'll use to turn memories from your life into plot. Get these components wrong and your memoir won't work. |
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