Writing as Healing & Finding Your Memoir with Diana Raab YouTube video by Angle on Writing and Selling Your Story

On this week's podcast memoirist, poet, essayist, and thought leader Diana Raab talks about the deeply personal and transformative power of writing.

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Put your characters at the table.

Who serves? Who speaks? Who stays quiet? Power and tension show up.

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Whether you’re working on fiction or nonfiction, this class provides a structured environment for momentum, insight, and support.

Thursdays, April 16th - May 14th
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I Remember is a memory-driven writing exercise that unlocks personal or fictional recollection one sentence at a time. Begin with that phrase at spark.thestoryshack.com #MemoirWriting #CreativeWriting #WritingPrompt

Improve your word economy by cutting the fluff and adding the vivid details that bring your story to life. 📖 #ShowDontTell #WordEconomy #WritingAdvice #MemoirWriting #WritingMentor

Masterclass Writing Tips from Antonio Michael Downing. The Writing Community Chat Show. How do you turn the rhythm of a song into the heartbeat of a novel? In this episode of The Writing Community Chat Show, we sit down with the multi-talented Antonio Michael Downing—a writer, musician, and "creative force" whose work spans critically acclaimed memoirs like Saga Boy and his stunning new debut novel, Black Cherokee. Antonio shares a perspective on the craft that is as soulful as it is practical. We dive deep into his "sensory hypnosis" ritual—why he writes every first draft longhand with a "sacred" fountain pen—and explore his "gardening mindset" for productivity, which might just change the way you look at your daily word counts forever. In this episode, we discuss: - The Economy of Words: What novelists can learn from hip-hop legends and the tight structure of a three-minute song. - Ritualising the Flow State: How to use physical objects to "hypnotise" your brain into writing mode. - Writing What You Don't Know: The meticulous research and radical empathy required to write across culture, gender, and history. - Reverse-Engineering Emotion: How to study the books that move you to figure out exactly how the "magic" works. - The 1990s & The "Trail of Tears": Why Antonio chose a pre-cellphone era to explore the history that "never stays in the past." Whether you’re an indie author struggling with your first draft or a seasoned pro looking for a fresh spark of inspiration, this conversation is a masterclass in staying curious and finding your own unique "fingerprint" on the page."Your job is to be available... to create the conditions so that tomatoes can grow. Then the tomatoes will naturally grow." — Antonio Michael Downing. Connect with Antonio: - Website: http://antoniomichaeldowning.com - Instagram: @antoniomichaeldowning Join the WCCS Community: Don't forget to like, subscribe, and check out our upcoming community project, "The 100," where we’ll be writing 80,000 words together starting this May! Visit https://substack.com/@thewccs for more.

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Worry digs a well for tomorrow’s thirst, but drinks from the water meant for today.

It exhausts the strength needed for the present by obsessing over a future it cannot control.

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Stillness is not a failure of ambition.

Stop thrashing around like a drowning rat and watch the answer float up to the surface.

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"We spend so much time trying to polish our stories until they’re perfect, but the magic is actually in the mess." :sparkles:
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Step into two powerful stories.

Read extracts from our Memoir Award winners, Alinah Azadeh and Dayna Bateman.

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Learn how to shape your life story with clarity and purpose — the ultimate guide to structuring an autobiography for meaningful impact. #AutobiographyGuide #WritingTips #StoryCraft #LifeStories #MemoirWriting #WriteYourStory

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Delighted to share extracts from our Memoir Award winners Alinah Azadeh and Dayna Bateman on our website.

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Every memoir begins with a question:
Where do I start?

If you're thinking about writing your memoir, this workbook will help you begin.

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Memoir feels big? Start with the personal essay. Join a Personal Essay Studio Session and build the skills to write, publish, and grow into book-length work.


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Memory is layered. Writing is excavation.

Join Q.M. Zhang for “Like a Person Digging,” a MemoryWorks masterclass on transforming personal memory into powerful narrative.

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Personal essay is to memoir what short story is to novel.
If you want stronger memoir, start by strengthening the building blocks: scene, reflection, structure, and meaning.

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Grateful to the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing for supporting my work with a Poet & Author Fellowship!

I loved attending my first writing residency last summer. MVICW will be my first writers’ conference—any tips for a newbie?
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Your memoir is revised. Your essays are tightened. Now the real work begins.

Workshop your #CreativeNonfiction with peers who'll push your prose further than you can alone.

Summer I & II 2026 applications are open.

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Compton Creek #11: Argiope aurantia, Archilochus colubris, and Impatiens capensis | Joz Varlo aka MX Kelly Get more from Joz Varlo aka MX Kelly on Patreon

NEW Compton Creek #11: Argiope aurantia, Archilochus colubris, and Impatiens capensis. Things I meditate on, not necessarily in Latin. #spiders #birds #flowers #wildlife #nature #memoir #memoirwriting #memoryofplace #comptoncreek #naturememoir
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This five-week course includes: writing in community, lessons on craft, and the opportunity to share and revise your narratives.

Thursdays, March 12h - April 9th
6:00 - 8:30pm PT. Via Zoom.

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Exclusive Interview with B.C. Author Eleanor Deckert: How a Laura Ingalls Wilder Book Has Impacted Her Life Available from Friesen Press, Google Play, Apple Books and Amazon I’m pleased to welcome author Eleanor Deckert to Novel News: What is the significance of your book’s title? I was liter…

Have you ever wanted to live off-grid in a log cabin? My guest author, Eleanor Deckert, and her husband were newlyweds in 1978 and headed west to do exactly that.
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NEW Chapter of Compton Creek Requiem is LIVE. #10: A Hole in the Ground. #memoir #memoirwriting #comptoncreek #comptoncreekrequiem #holeintheground #memories #childhoodmemories #childhood #memoryofplace #nature #naturewriting

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Redefining Success When Life Looks Different - Jimmy Mulzet Redefining Success When Life Looks Different through faith, resilience, disability empowerment, and purpose-driven living beyond limitations.

How do we define achievement when life looks different?

This reflection explores disability, faith, and independence in steady, realistic terms.

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Discover how writing a memoir can empower your voice, heal your past, and inspire others — a journey worth exploring. #MemoirWriting #Empowerment #WritingCommunity #Inspiration #ShareYourStory #LifeStories

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Resilience Through the Eyes of Disability Story - Jimmy Mulzet Discover Resilience Through the Eyes of Disability through a powerful cerebral palsy success story of faith, independence, and overcoming...

Resilience Through the Eyes of Disability explores independence, employment, and identity beyond diagnosis.
Full context: www.jimmymulzetstory.com/resilience-through-the-eyes-of-disability

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Compton Creek Requiem #8: A Helicopter, the First Homeschool Experiments, and a Box Full of Fun | Joz Varlo aka MX Kelly Get more from Joz Varlo aka MX Kelly on Patreon

NEW MEMOIR POST: Compton Creek Requiem #8: A Helicopter, the First Homeschool Experiments, and a Box Full of Fun. The Great Blizzard of 1978. #memoir #MemoirWriting #naturewriting #nature #history #greatblizzard #greatblizzardof78

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Untethered The Free Fall

Untethered Unbound : Part 3 on Substack now.

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Meet Claire, the AI Valentine who pretends to be a literary editor, doling out vague memoir advice to a journalist. Curious how a chatbot can double as a digital editor? Dive into the quirky AI‑dating experiment. #LiteraryAI #MemoirWriting #ChatbotInteraction

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Your first line sets the story in motion. We’ll discuss openings and practice with prompts.

Friday, Feb. 13th, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM PST. Via Zoom.

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Act Fast! Grab the last ticket for Wednesday Memoir with Susan Hodara! This class sells out, take this chance to join in on the magic.

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🗓️ Wednesdays • Feb 11-March 25
🕰️ 3-5 pm ET
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