writing memoirs Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/tag/writing-memoirs/ Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 On Memoirs: Writing About Abuse and Difficult Topics https://booksbywomen.org/memoirs-writing-about-abuse-and-psychosis-by-author-judith-haire/ https://booksbywomen.org/memoirs-writing-about-abuse-and-psychosis-by-author-judith-haire/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:19:44 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=1269 I’d always loved writing. I’d kept journals, written poetry and short stories and had ideas for books. I’d never thought about writing my own story but there came a point where I wanted to share it to try to release myself from the past and its haunting memories. I should explain that I grew up […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/memoirs-writing-about-abuse-and-psychosis-by-author-judith-haire/feed/ 27 1269 Memoir: Agony and Relief https://booksbywomen.org/memoir-agony-and-relief-by-lav-chintapalli/ https://booksbywomen.org/memoir-agony-and-relief-by-lav-chintapalli/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:17:21 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=763 Narrating stories is as old as history itself. In writing about my childhood growing up in India, it’s mostly pain that I highlight: writing allows us to search the depths of our being – to excavate, sort, pile, discard, and heal. Writing a personal narrative comes with mixed emotions, an eclectic blend of agony and relief […]

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