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Find Your Tribe; Find Your Voice (and a promotional code for Bird by Bird & Beyond with Anne Lamott)

November 8, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Bird by Bird & Beyond with Anne Lamott: Interested in learning more about personal narrative? Come join me at my event Bird by Bird & Beyond with Anne Lamott in […]

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Wild Mountain Cofounder Hosts Bird by Bird & Beyond with Anne Lamott

November 7, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Hi Wild Mountain Types, I wanted to share with you the news of an event I’m hosting: Bird by Bird & Beyond with Anne Lamott on January 18, 2014 at […]

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Retreat Faculty Theo Pauline Nestor Offers Memoir Writing Telecourse

April 19, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Interested in getting started writing memoir? Enroll in Theo Pauline Nestor’s Memoir 101 course, a five-class teleseminar that will teach you the fundamentals of memoir writing and guide you through […]

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An Interview with Lisa Dale Norton, Author of Shimmering Images

February 28, 2013by never a dull moment 1 Comment

In 2008 (that sounds so long ago), I interviewed Lisa Dale Norton about her book Shimmering Images.  I think she has some really important ideas about memoir’s potential as a […]

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For Writers Who Have Considered Memoir When the Story is Enuf: Post from Meadow Braun

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Repost:  Voice can make me fall for a memoir.  Like love, voice is very tricky to describe but undeniable when present. Like love, voice belongs to the ineffable. While I […]

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Announcing the Winner of the Writer.ly 6-Word Memoir Contest!

February 26, 2013by never a dull moment 1 Comment

Great submissions!  Thanks, everyone!  There were nearly 400 submissions. Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat is thrilled to announce the winner of the  Writer.ly Six-Word Memoir Contest. The randomly drawn winning name […]

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Cheryl Strayed: Keynote

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“Big-hearted, keen-eyed, lyrical, precise…Cheryl Strayed reminds us in every line that if defeat and despair are part of human experience, so are kindness, patience, and transcendence.” ~ George Saunders “Cheryl […]

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Meet Writer.ly, Sponsors of the Six-Word Memoir Contest

February 25, 2013by never a dull moment 1 Comment

Today I’m talking to Kelsye Nelson and Abigail Carter, the creators of Writer.ly,  the sponsors of our Six-Word Memoir Contest.  Interested in entering the contest to win a full-ride scholarship […]

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Meet the Cheryl Strayed/VIDA Memoir Scholar

February 23, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat and VIDA are thrilled to announce that Valerie Due has been selected as the Cheryl Strayed/VIDA Memoir Scholar and will be attending Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat […]

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Enter to Win the Writer.ly Scholarship to Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat

February 21, 2013by never a dull moment 1 Comment

Can you write your memoir in six words or less? If yes, you just might win. Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat is thrilled to announce the Writer.ly Scholarship, a full-ride scholarship […]

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Meet Melanie Bishop, Founding Editor of Alligator Juniper

February 17, 2013by never a dull moment 8 Comments

I’m really excited to be interviewing Melanie Bishop from Alligator Juniper today.  Alligator Juniper was one of the first places to publish my writing.  In 2002, I entered their annual […]

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Why Writing Memoir Actually Might Make You Happier

February 10, 2013by never a dull moment 6 Comments

Post by Theo Pauline Nestor: When How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed came out, people would sometimes say to me, “Writing this must have been very therapeutic for […]

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“Victory Goes to the Bold”: Erin Belieu, Cofounder of VIDA, our Scholarship Partner

February 5, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

On the heels of our announcement of the Cheryl Strayed/VIDA Scholarship last week, today I’m talking to Erin Belieu,  Co-founder of VIDA, the organization who will be choosing the scholarship […]

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Announcing the Cheryl Strayed / VIDA Scholarship

January 31, 2013by never a dull moment 8 Comments

THE APPLICATION SUBMISSION TIME HAS NOW PASSED. Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat is excited to announce a call for applications for the Cheryl Strayed/VIDA Scholarship.  This scholarship, funded by an anonymous […]

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Meet Claire Dederer, author of Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses

January 24, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Whenever Claire Dederer comes to visit my memoir class at the University of Washington, I remember the early excitement of being a new writer, of being hungry to write. She […]

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EJ Levy: “Concern for Talent Kept Me from Writing for Years.”

January 22, 2013by never a dull moment 1 Comment

Post by E.J. Levy, (retreat faculty): The essayist Pico Iyer once said that, “Writing can be learned, but not taught.” Beneath this skeptical pronouncements lies, it seems, a niggling doubt […]

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Confessions of a Connection Whore

January 21, 2013by never a dull moment 2 Comments

Post by Natalie Singer: Breast-pump malfunction, sexual fumblings, the truth about my in-laws, insecure angst: All things I have written about, for familiars and perfect strangers alike to read. For […]

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Meet Theo Pauline Nestor and Read About her Classes Here

January 17, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Post by Theo Pauline Nestor I like to think of memoir as a genre in its adolescence.  Before the publication of Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club (1995), Frank McCourt’s Angela’s […]

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Meet Ariel Gore and Read About her Classes Here

January 15, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Post by Ariel Gore: I’m thrilled to be a part of this retreat and look forward to sharing what I know about voice in memoir-writing and bringing elements of the […]

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Meet Candace Walsh and Read about her Retreat Classes Here

January 14, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Post by Candace Walsh For the past 20 years, I’ve made my living playing with words, and if you want to do the same, I will be happy to guide […]

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Meet EJ Levy & Read About her Retreat Classes Here

January 13, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Post by EJ Levy: I think of writing workshops as akin to Buddhist transmission, passing along ancient wisdom about how writers can seduce audiences into empathy and out of egoism, […]

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Meet Suzanne Finnamore and Read About her Classes Here

January 10, 2013by never a dull moment 3 Comments

I am very pleased and terribly excited to be part of the Wild Mountain Memoir faculty, where I will be teaching two classes in the areas of expertise I feel […]

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Mike Medberry: Participant Spotlight Interview

January 8, 2013by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Fifteen years ago, Mike Medberry and I studied fiction writing together in the University of Washington’s MFA program.  Not long after that  Mike and another writer from our program, Doug […]

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Read the Prologue of Retreat Faculty Candace Walsh’s Licking the Spoon Here

January 7, 2013by never a dull moment 3 Comments

“…I’ve schemed and plotted to get C. into my house—inviting four other people to camouflage the architecture of my designs…” Prologue of Licking the Spoon (Seal Press, 2012) I have […]

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Retreat Faculty Suzanne Finnamore on Overcoming Rejection

January 4, 2013by never a dull moment 2 Comments

Post By Suzanne Finnamore: At the upcoming Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat, I’ll be teaching a course in Overcoming Rejection: Press On Regardless. In this class I offer tools on how to […]

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Theo’s New Year’s Resolutions for Memoir Writers

January 1, 2013by never a dull moment 11 Comments

Want to finish and publish your memoir this year?  Here are four resolutions to knock your writing up a level to create a memoir of enduring value that readers want […]

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Tim Elhajj: Participant Spotlight Interview

December 21, 2012by never a dull moment 2 Comments

What if your first published personal essay were in the New York Times?  What if your memoir proposal was snatched up by a publisher in your first round of submissions?  […]

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Wendy Staley Colbert: Participant Spotlight Interview

December 18, 2012by never a dull moment Leave a comment

A few years ago, Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat participant Wendy Staley Colbert left a corporate position to pursue her dream of writing. Transforming experiences of loss into poignant personal essays, […]

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Katy Horan: Doctor, Writer, “Modern Love Reject”

December 16, 2012by never a dull moment 2 Comments

Hi All, Most of my memoir students through the University of Washington’s Professional and Continuing Education department come to writing after having already established themselves in other fields. Katy Horan, […]

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WIN 2 hours of One-on-One Coaching from Theo Pauline Nestor

December 15, 2012by never a dull moment Leave a comment

 Recruit friends to join you at the retreat Win Two Hours of One-on-One Writing Coaching from host & writing coach, Theo To win two (2) hours of free one-on-one writing […]

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Phew, I Just Flew in From the 80s

December 9, 2012by never a dull moment 4 Comments

Hi All, I wrote this post for my blog Writing Is My Drink when I was reading Cheryl Strayed’s WILD in April.  I wanted to share it with you here […]

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Bloom: Supporting Debut Novelists Aged: 40+

December 8, 2012by never a dull moment Leave a comment

“…By the time Long for This World was published, I was 37, and I was somewhat startled to find that, according to a number of awards and other fellowships, I […]

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Author/Blogger Jen Singer Comes to Wild Mountain Seeking New Knowledge

December 6, 2012by never a dull moment 1 Comment

Hi All, Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat is open to writers of all experience levels. Some attendees will be “emerging writers” at the beginnings of their exploration of how to bring […]

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An Interview with E.J. Levy with an Excerpt from her Upcoming Memoir, How to Cook an Elk

December 1, 2012by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Click elk image to read Chapter One excerpt: Hi Readers, I’m excited to share my interview with E.J.Levy with you today.  One of the most amazing aspects of writing conferences […]

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Huff Post Interview with Retreat Faculty

December 1, 2012by never a dull moment Leave a comment

Suzanne Finnamore and Candace Walsh are  interviewed by Theo Pauline Nestor about divorce memoirs. Suzanne Finnamore later added that her memoir Split was legally vetted by the same lawyer that […]

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Sneak Peek into Theo Pauline Nestor’s Upcoming Memoir, The High Dive

November 29, 2012by never a dull moment 1 Comment

Hi Readers, I’ve been enjoying reading the works-in-progress from our teachers over the last week and was inspired to share a chapter from my upcoming memoir, The High Dive: A […]

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Interview with Ariel Gore & Sneak Peek of her Upcoming Memoir: Lung Cancer Noir

November 25, 2012by never a dull moment Leave a comment

“Everything is freedom and everything is loneliness. Make your choice and let the rest fall away.” —Ariel Gore, Lung Cancer Noir I have a very visceral memory of the weekend […]

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Sleeping Lady Hosts Local Food Growers’ Dinner

November 24, 2012by never a dull moment Leave a comment

This ICICLE TV video highlights Sleeping Lady’s commitment to local growers. The Kingfisher Restaurant, location for all the retreat meals as well as Ken our Executive Chef, can be seen […]

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Sleeping Lady’s Arty Cousin Builds Haven for Performance Art

November 23, 2012by never a dull moment Leave a comment

The Icicle Creek Center for the Arts is adjacent and somewhat indistinguishable from Sleeping Lady Resort, your retreat venue. This might have something to do with the two having been […]

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Why We Might Come to Writing “Late”

November 21, 2012by never a dull moment 1 Comment

Anyone who’s ever felt a twinge of rage when assaulted with one of those “20 under 40” lists can appreciate the sentiment behind Bloom, a new site highlighting the work […]

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