The Magic of Memoir Inspiration for the Writing Journey

Linda Joy Myers, PhD, is president and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers. Her memoir Don't Call Me Mother—A Daughter's Journey from Abandonment to Forgiveness was a finalist in the ForeWord Book of the Year Award, a finalist in the IndieExcellence Awards, and received Honorable Mention in the New York Book Awards. She's the author of three books on memoir writing: The Power of Memoir—How to Write Your Healing Story, Journey of Memoir, and Becoming Whole. She writes for the Huffington Post, and co-teaches the program Write Your Memoir in Six Months with Brooke Warner. Together, Myers and Warner co-authored Breaking Ground on Your Memoir. A therapist for thirty-six years, Myers speaks about memoir, healing, and the power of writing the truth.

Brooke Warner is publisher of She Writes Press, president of Warner Coaching Inc., author of What's Your Book?, Green-Light Your Book, and How to Sell Your Memoir, and the co-author with Myers of Breaking Ground on Your Memoir. Warner’s expertise is in traditional and new publishing. She is the former executive editor of Seal Press and currently sits on the boards of the Independent Book Publishers Association, the Bay Area Book Festival, and the National Association of Memoir Writers. She co-teaches the program Write Your Memoir in Six Months with Linda Joy Myers. Together, she and Myers co-authored Breaking Ground on Your Memoir. Warner blogs actively on Huffington Post Books and SheWrites.com.