Ask the Author: Marilyn Boehm
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Marilyn Boehm
Just "force" yourself to sit down and write. Let the ideas flow without judgment. You can edit later.
Marilyn Boehm
The feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction from seeing your work in a published book. Also, if you can encourage others to begin a book of their own or if your experience helps with their lives.
Marilyn Boehm
Surround yourself with supportive people, particularly writers. Never stop believing in yourself!!!
Marilyn Boehm
I'm hoping to write a fictionalized novel next.
Marilyn Boehm
Set a day and time to sit down and write, a chapter at a time. I also enrolled in critique groups that required us to submit a chapter every couple of weeks to be reviewed by the other participants. That's a HUGE incentive!
Marilyn Boehm
I started writing this memoir after I completed a Life Story Writing class for seniors. My then husband, a Vietnam vet, was struggling with primary brain lymphoma which developed from his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. I was his sole caregiver. We'd met in a country western bar years before and had fallen "into love" as only alcoholics do. Our love story spanned almost 30 years as we sobered up, had a child, and grew up together. The writing of the book helped me deal with our story, one that included humor as well as pain.
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