Michele Weldon, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/author/micheleweldon/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 08:07:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Even Your Memoir Is Not All About You By Michele Weldon http://booksbywomen.org/even-your-memoir-is-not-all-about-you-by-michele-weldon/ http://booksbywomen.org/even-your-memoir-is-not-all-about-you-by-michele-weldon/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:17:33 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=32534 Refrain from the use of “I.” That writing advice may seem hypocritical coming from the author of two memoirs and a new book of personal essays, but even in the most intimate episodes of baring your soul in your writing, readers do not need the constant reminder that it is you writing about yourself.  They […]

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