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Meghan Ward

I'm a freelance writer and book editor who specializes in memoir. For more info, visit my website.

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Author Interview: Laura Fraser

This is my 200th post! To celebrate I have an interview with New York Times bestselling author Laura Fraser. Enjoy!

Laura Fraser is a San Francisco-based journalist whose latest book, All Over the Map, is just out in paperback. The book is a travel memoir, and a sequel to her 2001 New York Times bestseller, [...]

June 28th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Author Interviews, Books, Memoir, Publishing, Reading, Writing | 12 comments

Memoir Monday: Point of View

I know, I know, it’s TUESDAY, not Monday, but “Memoir Tuesday” just doesn’t have the same ring to it. It is also Memoir May here at Writerland, which means I’m editing memoirs for 30% off my regular rate while my own memoir is being marked up with red ink. (E-mail me for a free estimate!) [...]

May 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Craft of Writing, Memoir, Writing | 14 comments

San Francisco Writers’ Grotto Open House

If you’re a Bay Area writer, be sure to stop by our open house this Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. The Writers’ Grotto is opening its doors after hours for food, wine, mingling, and a showing of who’s here and what we’re up to. Drop by to hear Grottoites read from their recent books, [...]

September 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Books, Dis n Dat, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Leave a comment

Link Love

There’s been a lot of talk about slow blogging lately, including a great post from Anne Allen on why quality if more important than quantity, another from Sierra on why she’s switching from five days a week to three days a week, and yet another by Roni, who’s also switching from five days a week [...]

September 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: E-Books, Link Love, Marketing, Publishing, Social Media, Writing | 8 comments