Writing the Memoir

I just finished teaching another two-week memoir intensive. My students were fabulous and I was amazed by the amount of wonderful writing that came from it!
I’ve had a few requests to talk a little more about memoir writing and why I teach it with such a passion when I am a fiction writer. Well, for [...]

Book Club Buzz

OK, so Table Manners is still a few weeks away from its release date of August 4 (a Tuesday, in case you were wondering), but in the publishing world that is only a nanosecond away (I guess if we want to get all metaphysical about things, EVERYTHING is really only a nanosecond away, but we’ll [...]

June Newsletter!

My June newsletter is out! If you’re on my mailing list, a copy is waiting for you in your inbox.
In This Issue:

Mia Gets a Time Out!
Book Club Hurrah!
A Contest!
Write Your Memoir!
Mia on the Road!
Recipe: Pan Seared Rainbow Trout with Warm Summer Tomato-Olive-Caper Salad!

Click on this link to view as a PDF: Mia’s June Newsletter. [...]





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    April 9-10, 2010: Mia's teaching memoir at the 2010 Biennial Writers' Conference for the National League of American Pen Women (Honolulu Branch), Honolulu, Hawaii

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