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Getting It Done

Are You a Writer?

 imposter syndrome, memoirBy Shanda McManus

Dive into the depths of vulnerability with memoir writer Shanda McManus as she learns to swim away from imposter syndrome.

July 27, 2023

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Getting It Done

What I Learned On My First Writing Retreat

 memoir, writing retreatBy Shanda McManus

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

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Getting It Done

Lessons in Revision from Toni Morrison

 memoir, revisionBy Shanda McManus

Shanda McManus gains insight into her memoir revisions after visiting an exhibit on Toni Morrison's creative process.

March 30, 2023

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Getting It Done

Revision: Memoir in the Off-Season

 memoir, revisionBy Shanda McManus

Peer Artist Leader Shanda McManus relates her beloved football seasons with the seasons of memoir drafting and revision.

February 23, 2023

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Getting It Done

Writing Memoir Different and the Same

 memoir writing, voiceBy Shanda McManus

Memoir writer Shanda McManus compares the differences and similarities of her children to that of her three memoirs.

January 19, 2023

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Post-Partum Memoir Writing Blues

 completing a draft, memoir writingBy Shanda McManus

Memoir Incubator co-leaders team up to talk about the "let down effect" they had after completing their memoir manuscripts.

December 15, 2022

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Getting It Done

How Writing My Memoir Made Me a Better Doctor

 memoir writing, revisingBy Shanda McManus

Through writing her memoir, book inc's Peer Artist Leader Shanda McManus realizes she has much to learn about listening.

November 17, 2022

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Getting It Done

Revision in Memoir: Pulling Baby Teeth

 memoir, revisingBy Shanda McManus

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

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Getting It Done

Naked and Afraid

 being vulnerable, memoirBy Shanda McManus

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

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Getting It Done

No Decisions Post-Call

 decision-making, writing advice, writing check inBy Shanda McManus

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...

August 18, 2022