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    Telling Your Story: A Guide to Writing Your Memoir Stories
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    Telling Your Story: A Guide to Writing Your Memoir Stories

    By Marva K. Blackmore

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    About this ebook

    Are you thinking about writing your memoir or your family's history? Does it seem like a daunting task? Well it doesn't have to be.

    In Telling Your Story, Marva K. Blackmore presents techniques learned from her many years as a professional storyteller to show you how to craft your stories and write a successful memoir -- stories your family, friends, and others will find interesting to read.

    Utilizing the time-honored methods and techniques of storytellers around the world, Marva shows you how to create your own memoir stories and helps you unleash your stories and capture them in writing for all to enjoy.

    Leave a legacy of the crossroads in your life that you want to share -- moments of laughter, periods of sadness, as well times of joy and astonishment.

    Marva's proven techniques will help you to succeed where others have failed, and the time to get started is now!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWeaver of Words Publishers
    Release dateJul 7, 2019
    ISBN9780993744945
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    Telling Your Story: A Guide to Writing Your Memoir Stories
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    Marva K. Blackmore

    Marva K. Blackmore lives in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. A professional performing storyteller, she has told stories internationally and at venues across Canada, delighting audiences at festivals, coffee houses and on concert stages. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Tales for the Telling, Storytelling for Adults, at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville, BC, which showcases professional storytellers from Canada and the United States performing juried programs. A Past President of the Storytellers of Canada, she has written and produced successful storytelling shows incorporating stories and music including: “W-interlude: Christmas Music in Story and Song” and “Turn Your Radio on: Gospel Music in Story and Song.” She teaches courses in Storytelling and also leads workshops in Memoir Writing Using Storytelling Techniques. Prior to moving to Vancouver Island, Marva also worked as a paralegal, an adult educator, and an evaluation researcher. She also edits manuscripts and does document formatting and production. If you are interested in having her present a workshop on Memoir Writing, she can be reached by e-mail at storyteller.marva@shaw.ca or through her websites at tellingyourstory.ca or www.wordweaver.info

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