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What we have for you

Memory and Imagination

Helen Fremont and Linda Joy Myers, October 22

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The Times They Were a-Changin’

Writing group for women, 8 Tuesdays from September 22

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This week from Linda Joy

I’m so thrilled that so many inspiring events are happening at NAMW this month—and I’m especially honored to host our Tangled up in Blues Panel on October 14! So many writers I speak with struggle with how to write the secret stories, the stories that won’t leave them alone. They are tangled up in the threads of the positive and the challenging memories that surge up as they write their memoir. These authors show you how it can be done—each of them presenting insights and ideas that have helped them with their memoirs. Nicole Walker, Mimi Nichter, and Laraine Herring have all taken that deep dive and we have their amazing memoirs and words of wisdom to help us with ours.

Linda Joy

Workshops and Classes

The Times They Were a-Changin’: Writing Group for Women

An eight week writing group for women who lived through the ’60s and ’70s. Gather your photos, journals and music, and write the stories only you can tell, with Linda Joy Myers.