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Second time through. I had some questions I did not think of the first time so I'm re-reading it to see what I missed.

When you publish your memoir, you will make it clear to your readers that your material is REMEMBERED experience, not verified facts. Amen sister.

She's terrific. She's got me writing everyday. I know she uses Peter Elbow's Freewriting as her basis -- and that's ok because Elbow tells you it is all about facing the blank page and just writing. I have found writing on looseleaf — i can throw it out and act like it never happened -- works for me. I've tried expensive (Tomoe River, Maruman and Designworks) and cheap journals - zip.