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Carl T. Rowan, Journalist Extraordinaire
by, Audrey Arnold
February 12, 2019

As many of you may know, February is Black History Month. President Gerald Ford recognized it during the celebration of the United States Bicentennial in 1976, urging Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Today, we at Swenson Book Development would like to take time to recognize one outstanding man,… [Read More]

Filed Under: Autobiography, Biography, Black History Month, Breaking Barriers, Carl T. Rowan, Civil Rights Movement, Cuban Missile Crisis, Jackie Robinson, Madeleine Albright, Minneapolis Tribune, Oberlin College, President John F. Kennedy, Project Excellence, Thurgood Marshall, University of Minnesota, World War II
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Ready to Write Memoir?
by, Jill Swenson
May 2, 2017

It can be intimidating to think about writing your life story. Relax. Memoir isn’t your entire life story. It’s a slice of life, not birth to death. Don’t confuse memoir with autobiography. Today the only autobiographies which find publishers are those written by presidential candidates, retired statesmen, and superstars. And typically written by authors who don’t trust biographers to paint their portrait in a flattering… [Read More]

Filed Under: Apologia, Autobiography, Confessions, Dr. James Pennebaker, Joshua Smyth Ph.D., Lisa Dale Norton, narrative arc, Orations, Shimmering Images, writing to heal
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Writing Memoir: Getting Started
by, Jill Swenson
October 13, 2012

Where to begin? Getting clarity on the genre of memoir is a good start. Then writing one memory. It can be intimidating to think of writing your life story beginning at your birth. So, don’t write autobiography. The classical forms of autobiography are called apologia, oration, and confession. Apologia are written as self-justifications for one’s actions. Orations are written to document one’s literary talents in… [Read More]

Filed Under: Apologia, Autobiography, Biography, Confessions, Ego, genre, Id, memoir, narrative arc, Orations, Superego
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