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Comment on Fiction-Writing Techniques Improve Memoirs by Daisy

Daisy — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:21:59 +0000

I liked the original version better. It has a beautiful literary language. The edited version is too plain, primitive and therefore boring.

Comment on How Train Wreck Got Its Name by Christian

Christian — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:12:19 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I brought "Train Wreck" to work today…and my co-workers are killing me for calling it that. I'm glad to know there's something here to back me up about the name of this delicious dish.

Comment on FamSlam Guide Free Download by Rhonda

Rhonda — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:59:43 +0000

I would love a copy of this…should really help me get more organized in my thoughts…thank you!

Comment on A Fun Ancestor Activity: “My Grand Book” by Candace Jewett

Candace Jewett — Wed, 11 May 2011 13:08:40 +0000

This is awesome

Comment on Memoir Tip for People Who Hate to Write by Darrell Smith

Darrell Smith — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:25:10 +0000

Great idea! Today there are so many great tools available to record and edit. most computers have the basics. Audacity is a great tool for sure. Recording and listening to your voice also helps you develop your presentation voice.

Comment on Finding Family by martha_jewett

martha_jewett — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:48:35 +0000

Yes, he married Sophie Needle after his first wife died. So glad you found missing family.

Comment on Memoirs on Overpowering Topics by Tina

Tina — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:54:57 +0000

Hi Martha,
Your blog is so informational. I am glad I came across it. I started writing my memoir a couple of years ago and have been posting some of my writings on my blog hoping to attract readers. I would love to have your input on what I have written. I will give you a little information here about it.
When I was seventeen my sister and me were in a car accident, she was killed instantly. My mom blamed me and would say she hated me and wished I had died instead of Kimmy. Through the years I developed eating disorders and depression that I still struggle with twenty years later.
I was in an abusive relationship. I have one son who is nineteen that I have raised and by the same abusive man raping me a year after I had my son gave birth in secrecy to a little baby girl whom I placed in a loving adoptive family. My son and she are one year and one day apart.
I look forward to seeing you visit my blog.
Sincerely,
Tina

Comment on Finding Family by Barbara Myers Haines

Barbara Myers Haines — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:49:12 +0000

Not only do you have a wonderful blog, I think you helped me find some missing family! I think your friend's Saul Fleishman is related to my family (he would have been the 2nd husband of my great-aunt, Sophie). I had no information about him, and wasn' t able to find anything at Ancestry using the new search engine, but based on what you found I went back and used the 'old search'–Viola!
Thanks!
(PS, if the above information fits with your friends 'Saul', please feel free to pass on my contact information.)

Comment on Memoirs on Overpowering Topics by scholarships for women

scholarships for women — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:58:35 +0000

Keep up the good work, I like your writing.

Comment on Memoirs on Overpowering Topics by martha_jewett

martha_jewett — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:34:08 +0000

Thanks!