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Getting It DoneBy
Dive into the depths of vulnerability with memoir writer Shanda McManus as she learns to swim away from imposter syndrome.
July 27, 2023
Getting It DoneBy
book inc Peer Artist Leader Shanda McManus began her Baldwin For The Arts residency with high expectations. But she quickly learned, she is the initiator of her distractions.
May 18, 2023
Getting It DoneBy
Shanda McManus gains insight into her memoir revisions after visiting an exhibit on Toni Morrison's creative process.
March 30, 2023
Getting It DoneBy
Peer Artist Leader Shanda McManus relates her beloved football seasons with the seasons of memoir drafting and revision.
February 23, 2023
Getting It DoneBy
Memoir writer Shanda McManus compares the differences and similarities of her children to that of her three memoirs.
January 19, 2023
Getting It DoneBy
Memoir Incubator co-leaders team up to talk about the "let down effect" they had after completing their memoir manuscripts.
December 15, 2022
Getting It DoneBy
Through writing her memoir, book inc's Peer Artist Leader Shanda McManus realizes she has much to learn about listening.
November 17, 2022
Getting It DoneBy
Memoir Incubator co-leader Shanda McManus relates her son's baby tooth extraction to her cutting "baby" prose as part of her memoir revision.
October 20, 2022
Getting It DoneBy
Our Memoir Incubator leader talks about how sharing memoirs with our writing community can feel like being a participant on Naked and Afraid.
September 15, 2022
Getting It DoneBy August 18, 2022
A couple of months ago, I was feeling sluggish. I was weary from travel, work, and a foot injury. I found myself knocked out of my usual writing schedule. I began to fret over my memoir-in-progress...
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