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Marion Roach Smith
Marion Roach Smith is the author of four books, the most recent of which is
The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life
(Grand Central Publishing)
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She teaches memoir online at
marionroach.com
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Don’t Write a Memoir to Get Revenge
The following is excerpted from The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life by Marion Roach Smith. It ...
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September 20, 2011
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Why Write Memoir Right Now
Writing memoir won’t fix what’s wrong. But writing what you know will give you the kind of insight that begets ...
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July 22, 2020
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