To give you an idea of what I do as a memoir consultant and developmental editor, I’ll share some about the path I helped this author take to complete his memoir and have it successfully published.
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It’s springtime in Texas, when the bluebonnets are in bloom and women from around the country come together for a conference in Austin to learn more about lifewriting. It’s the “Stories from the Heart” conference of the national organization Story Circle Network, “for women with stories to tell,” April 15
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“Girlhood in America: Personal Stories 1910 – 2010,” a book about girlhood through a century, is almost ready for release! I’ve been climbing that steep self-publisher’s learning curve and I’m finally cruising. When you sign a contract with a publishing house, you’re usually looking at two years before your pub
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://suzannesherman.com/100-years-life-production/" align="left"]Today I heard author Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul and many others) speak. This biggest-ever bestselling author — Canfield has had 47 separate titles on the New York Times bestseller’s list since 1976 — talked about growing up a coal-miner’s son in West Virginia and charting a path
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://suzannesherman.com/kickstarter/" align="left"]“Reality” – From Chapter 10 “100 Years in the Life of an American Girl: True Stories 1910 – 2010” (publishing summer 2013) “Reality” – Chapter 10 — The 2000s, Dylanne White At 10 Dylanne’s three greatest wishes were to be allowed to wear make-up, get a new pair of skinny jeans,
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://suzannesherman.com/sneak-peek-10-the-2000s/" align="left"]“Survival Rules” — from Chapter 6 in my upcoming book, “100 Years in the Life of an American Girl: True Stories 1910 – 2010” (publishing summer 2013) “Survival Rules” Johnny, Arkansas Johnny lived in town with her family on four acres. They grew or raised everything they ate: collard
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://suzannesherman.com/sneak-peek-6-the-1960s/" align="left"]“Southern Girl” — from my upcoming book, “100 Years in the Life of an American Girl: True Stories 1910 – 2010” (publishing summer 2013) Chapter 5: The 1950s “Southern Girl” Belva Carole — Savannah, Georgia Belva Carole lived in two different worlds in this part of the Old South, the
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://suzannesherman.com/sneak-peak-5/" align="left"]“Wartime Comes to the West Coast” — from Chapter 4 of my upcoming book, “100 Years in the Life of an American Girl: True Stories 1910 – 2010.” The book will be a rare view inside the lives of over 50 young girls from around the country and throughout a century. While
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://suzannesherman.com/sneak-peek-4/" align="left"]100 Years in the Life of an American Girl: True Stories 1910 – 2010 My new book will give a rare view inside: this is life in the words of young girls from around the country and throughout a century. While the book is in production, I’ve decided to share
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://suzannesherman.com/new-book-sneak-peek-3/" align="left"]“100 Years in the Life of an American Girl: True Stories 1910 – 2010,” will showcase life through the eyes of young girls from around the country with six or seven stories of girlhood in the words of the girls themselves in each chapter. Collecting these stories by submission and interview
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