Author Q&A’s and More
September 29, 2022
7:00 pm Munich time
10:00 am Pacific time
Q&A with Alison Wearing – Author of Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter
We had a great conversation with Alison Wearing. We talked about her book Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter, story arc, structure, writing about trauma, the importance of publishing smaller pieces in journals, and her publishing process.
Alison Wearing is a Canadian writer, playwright, and performer. Alison is the creator and facilitator of Memoir Writing Ink, an interactive online program that guides people through the process of transforming personal stories into memoir.
July 7, 2022
Author Q&A with Kristie Robin Johnson,
Author of High Cotton
Kristie Robin Johnson is an educator, essayist, and poet from Augusta, GA. She is the current Chair of the Department of Humanities at Georgia Military College’s Augusta campus where she is an Assistant Professor of English. A graduate of the MFA Creative Writing program at Georgia College and State University, Kristie’s writing has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has received other awards and recognition including the 2020 Porter Fleming Prize for Nonfiction and the 2021 Page Prize for Flash Nonfiction. Her work has been published in numerous literary magazines, journals, and anthologies. Her first book, High Cotton, was released in 2020 by Raised Voice Press and was recognized as the finalist in the memoir category for 2021 Georgia Author of the Year.
May 6, 2021
Memoirist Panel Discussion – Overcoming the Fear of Writing about Yourself and Others
One of the big obstacles we face as memoirists is fear. Fear of being too vulnerable. Fear of being judged. Fear of offending others. Fear of lawsuits. We hope to diminish the fear of the unknown with this panel discussion.
Five published authors, including New York Times Best selling author, Joni Rodgers, will share their knowledge and experiences on topics such as:
–Pen Names
–Changing names and details of people
–Overcoming fear of writing about others
–Legal implications of writing about others
–Personal experiences with positive and negative feedback
–Whether and when to consult “characters” in your memoir
–Where to draw the line between fact and fictional elements
–Recreating memories and dialogue
–Fading memories
–Overcoming fear of vulnerability
–Writing about painful events
______📚About the Authors📚_______________________________
📖Wendy Dale is the author of “Avoiding Prison and Other Noble Vacation Goals” (Crown) and is a sought-out memoir-writing teacher. She is also the co-writer of the Emmy-nominated TV special, The New Adventures of Mother Goose. Her essays and articles have appeared in Utne Reader, Mental Floss, Public Radio International, and the Writer’s Digest website. She currently lives with her husband and two bunnies in Cusco, Peru.
For more information on her memoir-writing classes, visit www.geniusmemoirwriting.com .
📖Nellwyn Lampert is a freelance writer, editor, and book coach, and is the author of “Every Boy I Ever Kissed” (Dundern Press). Nellwyn has a degree in playwriting from York University and went on to get her master’s degree in Creative Nonfiction at the University of King’s College.
She teaches online writing courses and works one-on-one with aspiring writers to help them turn their big ideas into beautifully polished manuscripts. She is a Nonfiction editor at The Puritan, a writer at BookRags, the editorial assistant at MUSICultures, and a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association. https://www.nellwynlampert.com/
📖Lee Parsons lives in Bristol, England. He published his memoir, “Supernatural: Lost Boy Found”, in 2014. He just published his first novel, “Creed: Hunt for the Spectre”, in March of 2021. Lee first became interested in writing in 2002 during his study of Physics at Oxford University, where he conceived the idea for the series of novels “Creed” and his memoir. Lee writes with an empathic angle, so people feel understood and drawn into the emotions of the storyline.
📖Joni Rodgers is a New York Times bestselling author, a critically acclaimed novelist, and sought-after ghostwriter who specializes in compelling memoirs, message-driven nonfiction, and screenplay-to-novel adaptations. She used chemo downtime to write two novels. Her memoir, “Bald in the Land of Big Hair” (HarperCollins), is an international bestseller and book club favorite.
She’s a publishing industry pro known for her top-drawer craft skills, dedication to deadline, and nurturing collaborative style. She has ghost-written memoirs for Rue McClanahan, Ndaba Mandela, Kristin Chenowith, Justin Bieber, and more. https://www.jonirodgers.com/
Joni runs a writing retreat on the gorgeous coast of Washington state. https://www.lighthousewriter.com/
📖For Jackie Skingley, adventure has been her quest since childhood. Life in the British army allowed Jackie to live all over the world and gain a huge appreciation for different cultures and customs. Since 1999, Jackie and her husband have lived in the Charente region of South West France where Reiki, jewelry making, painting, and mosaics, writing, and leading the Charente Creative Writing Club keep her fully occupied.
Her first memoir, “High Heels & Beetle Crushers” (Chronos), was published in 2019. She is currently writing her second memoir, “Burnt Eggs & Caviar”.
February 11, 2021
7pm Munich time
10:00am Pacific time
January 10, 2021
7pm Munich time
10:00am Pacific time
Author Q&A with Lisa Yarger,
Author of Lovie, The Story of a Southern Midwife and an Unlikely Friendship
July 2, 2020
