I’ll be teaching a workshop on Personal History and Memoir Writing at the Oregon Christian Writers Winter Conference March 16 in Salem. I’ll share specific techniques used for interviewing others and writing your own memoir. The keynote speaker at the conference is Davis Bunn, author of more than 58 book and three-time winner of the […]
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Association of Personal Historians Portland chapter
Veronika Noize, the Marketing Coach, will be speaking at the Portland chapter meeting of the Association of Personal Historians Monday, March 11,which takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ronnie will discuss a topic many personal historians face … sometimes with dread. The Secrets of Soft Selling Do you hate to sell? Sales […]
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The Seattle chapter of the Association of Personal Historians will meet Saturday, March 9, at the Shoreline Public Library, 345 N.E. 175th Street in Shoreline, just north of Seattle. Directions are simple: Coming from the south on I-5, take exit #176 onto N.E. 175th Street. Head east on 175th, and the library will appear almost immediately on your right. The […]
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When I first joined the Association of Personal Historians in 1999, I read this sage advice on the listserv: Don’t give up your day job. As I developed my personal history business, I understood why. Creating a steady income from personal history projects takes time, especially when large projects yield lucrative but sporadic paydays. To […]
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