HANDLING THE TRUTH: one could be yours. announcing a few cool Beth contests (with thanks to Wendy Robards)
Saturday, June 1, 2013
And then you are blown away. Because there is Wendy Robards of Caribousmom announcing a gonzo contest involving all of your books. And you are thinking, No. Wait. She can't do that. And also. No. Wait. That sounds like fun. So you throw in a signed copy of your own to make the party just a tad splashier (though it was plenty splashy already). And then, after that, you keep thinking:
Why not throw another party a few blog doors down.
So here is what Wendy at Caribousmom is offering on her blog as part of the Armchair BEA extravaganza. Thank you, amazing amazing Wendy.
And here, on my blog, I offer this—a chance to win my second-to-last galley copy of Handling the Truth. (I want to keep the last for myself.) All you have to do is write one single sentence describing the memoir genre—what IS memoir?—and your name will be placed into the proverbial hat.
You have until June 5. Starting... now.
By the way, it just occurred to me that I should probably tell you more about this book. The early reviews and blurbs can be found here.
24 comments:
Memoir is a gift from the past, written for the future.
:) Rachel
Memoir is a gift from the past, written for the future.
:) Rachel
A memoir is experiencing the truth through another- Sister Kim
I'm so glad this book will be available to us soon!
Memoir is shining a light on a particular part of the past in a way that reflects back on the present.
I'm so looking forward to this book!
Memoir is a beam of light, filtered through the fractured windowpanes of memory.
I'm so looking forward to this book!
Memoir is a beam of light, filtered through the fractured windowpanes of memory.
Memoir is you sharing your life with me, so I can find bits of myself I never knew before.
Memoir is a recollection, interpreted in a way that makes it relevant beyond the writer.
p.s. I was at the waterworks today and waved hello to FLOW, which was on display there.
Memoir is a distillation of experience that gives the reader an intimate view of a life from the inside out.
Memoir is a way to keep the past alive so that future readers can learn and remember.
Memoir is a chronicle one person's journey through the past, resonating and informing the journeys of those who read it.
Pick me, Beth! Pick me :-D!
Memoir is the sharing of the personal in a way that strikes the universal so that we connect with others.
This may be cheating, since it's a line from one of my poems, but... memoir "lifts moon down from sky / draws it onto paper instead."
A memoir for me is a chance to walk in someone else's shoes to see how they live.
Memoir holds up a life's journey to the light, exposing the blemished facets along with the sparkling ones.
Memoir is a great act of sharing.
Memoir is a shared remembrance which begets encouragement and community.
Hmmm - stories from a life - from my life, should I choose to write. A word very dear to the french piece of my heart, and a genre that inspires me to try my hand at writing. Is it ever too late for that?
Memoir offers lessons like filtered light through a prism, generating a rainbow of emotion and experience.
Thanks for the opportunity to win your book.
Memoir is ordinary people asking extraordinary questions.
Recording a past truth in the present - a memoir
~b porreca-knecht
Cool idea, Beth. Here goes:
The memoir genre is a social shift that uses your story to heal, connect, and inspire. That's the sub-title of my new book Memoir Revolution. (I am already reading Handling the Truth and love it. If I win, pass my copy on to the next person in line.)
Best wishes,
Jerry
Memory Writers Network
Via Linda from Goodreads:
Linda I think memoir is writing about one's life, with a bit of a stretch of the imagination. Thanks Beth.
Memoir: a slice of one's heart.
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