by Memoir Mentor on January 25, 2011
The thought of sitting down at my computer and writing my entire life story from birth-to-now makes me want to take a nap. It’s not that I don’t think writing a personal history is important: You know I do. It’s my current raison d’être, after all. Nevertheless, I would NEVER counsel anyone to approach personal [...]
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by Memoir Mentor on January 19, 2011
My thanks to personal historian Dan Curtis for including my blog in his list of “Top Personal History Blogs of 2010.” Visit Dan’s site HERE to see what other blogs received this fine distinction. As long as I’m making announcements, I’d like to mention two useful books I’m currently reading. Despite the fact that I [...]
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