This is an informative session on how to write and sell various forms of nonfiction writing, including magazine articles, books, editorials, travel articles, and movie/music/restaurant reviews. 

Larry Atkins is the author of Larry the Liberal Lawyer Lashes Out and (as a member) wrote a chapter on opeds and essays for The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing. He has published over 200 articles, opeds, and essays for publications as diverse as newspapers throughout the country, both general and professional magazines, and National Public Radio. He has also taught journalism as an adjunct professor at Temple and Arcadia. He is a member of the PWC Board of Directors.

Drawing on contemporary memoirs, this presentation will teach you the four steps to mine your life, and reshape vague and tangled memories into a story worth reading.

Jerry Waxler holds an M.S. in counseling psychology and specializes in helping people organize memories into stories. He has written a step by step guide for memoir writers, and a self-help book to help you "become a writer”; both are available at his website. His blog www.memorywritersnetwork.com/blog is a trove of tips, interviews, book reviews and inspirational articles. He is a member of the PWC Board of Trustees.

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